PBKS vs MI: Why Richard Gleason isn’t playing in today’s IPL 2025 Qualifying 2 Games
A high stakes encounter at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Mumbai Indians (MI) will face the Punjab King (PBK) in Qualifying 2 of IPL 2025. At the final place Royal Challenger Bengaluru On the line, both teams have made major changes to XI play. The match, scheduled for June 1, 2025, has already seen the drama with rain delays and strategic team shuffling.
Rainy Wet Red Carpet and Important Toss for IPL 2025 Qualifying
As the PBKS team set the entrance amidst a fierce fireworks, an unexpected drizzle fell, disrupting the lawsuit and threatening to add a layer of tension to an already important match. The toss has become even more important as the playoff rules allow a two-hour window before the overs, and the PBK could progress in the event of a washout due to a good league finish.
PBKS skipper Shreeyas IyerQuoting the cloudy sky and pitches stored under the cover, he chose the field first and hoped to misuse early movements for his sailors. The Kings are still supported by their return Yuzvendra Chahal Due to the injury, the MI captain saw him bounce off the 1st set break in qualifying Hardik Pandia He admitted he would prefer the bowl too, referring to Ahmedabad’s pitch flatness in recent seasons and trends in his first inning score.
The reason behind Richard Gleason’s absence
The biggest news from Mumbai Indians camp was to include a quick England left arm Reece Topleyreplaced the injured Richard Gleeson. Gleason maintained a hamstring niggle during the eliminator Gujarat Titanwas ruled out after failing to finish his spell in that match. Pandya confirmed with Toss that Topley will make her MI debut in this important knockout game.
“We had to make one change. Lease will come in place of Gleason, who has Niggle. Lease Topley will come in.” Hardik said.
Topley was acquired by MI for Rs 750,000 at the auction in 2025, bringing both international pedigree and IPL experiences that he previously played for RCB. This is his first appearance in Mumbai, but Topri has five IPL matches and five wickets in his name. The angle of his left arm is essential to exploiting early swings under Ahmedabad Light. and Trent Boulet Also, on Xi, MI’s Newball attack suddenly appears strong, especially in conditions that are expected to assist the crew.
Play MI and PBK XI For IPL 2025 Qualifying 2
Mumbai Indians: Rohit SharmaJonny Bairsstow (WK), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya (C), Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Rees Topley
Impact sub: Ashwani Kumar, KL Shrijith, Raghu Sharma, Robin Minz, Bevon Jacobs
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis (WK), Shrayas Iyer (C), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Kyle Jamieson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshadra Chahala, Arshadra Chahala
Impact sub: Prabhsimran Singh, Xavier Bartlet, Harpreet Brar, Suryansh Shedge, Pravin Dubey