At the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Punjab Kings (PBKS) won the toss and chose to bowl first against Mumbai Indians (MI) in their IPL 2025 match. PBKS made two changes, bringing in Kyle Jamieson and Vijaykumar Vyshak. MI included Ashwani Kumar in their starting XI. Hardik Pandya mentioned that his team is treating every game like a knockout.
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