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#PBKSvMI | We fought, we gave it our all… our IPL 2025 ends in a heartbreak! – As it happened

By Mumbai Indians

Thank you, Paltan! We wouldn't have reached this far without you by our side. धन्यवाद from the bottom of our hearts. Until next season, bye bye! 👋

This is it then. 16 games for us. Terrific performances day in and day out coupled with some unwavering support of our Paltan helped us in collecting a string of victories. We showed a lot of grit and passion, boys put their blood and sweat on the line... but everything fell just a little short at the end.

1:38 AM IST: Really heartbreaking this. Not the way we wanted our campaign to conclude. Our batters did a stellar job to post a challenging total. With the ball, we kept chipping in with regular wickets... pressure was building till the very end but it just wasn't meant to be.

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1:31 AM IST: Two overs to go. 23 needed. Don't go anywhere Paltan, we B.E.L.I.E.V.E.

31 needed off 18. Five wickets to go. Sorry nails, you have to face the wrath of our teeth. Can't help. 🫠

1:13 AM IST: EXACTLY WHAT WE NEEDED AT THIS HOUR! Ashwani breaks the partnership, Wadhera is back in the hut and we are right back in it! #PBKS - 156/4 (15.4 overs)

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1:03 AM IST: The equation is down to 62 off six overs. Stress ka mahol hai...

12:47 AM IST: PBKS need 102 runs in 54 balls. This is slated to be an absolute humdinger!

12:39 AM IST: The scoring pace has arguably slowed down. Let's keep at it boys!

Teesra success is here! A big spike on the ultraedge means ☝️... The dangerous-looking Inglis departs as our skipper provides much-needed breakthrough.

12:26 AM IST: PBKS are 70/2 at the end of seven overs. Game hangs in balance, with the pendulum minutely in our favour! 🤏

Priyansh Arya departs! Exactly what we needed right now after some carnage! Ashwani you beaut... 🥳 #PBKS - 55/2 (5.1 overs)

12:14 AM IST: Oi, a few boundaries. Not a good sign. Time to contain them ASAP...

First wicket, #AalaRe! Boulty gets the better of Prabhsimran cheaply and we are up and running... 😋 #PBKS - 13/1 (2.1 overs)

11:50 PM IST: Back for the second innings. Let's do this!

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Bowlers know what's on their hand - Defend a mammoth total. Mind you, we haven't lost an IPL game while defending a 200+ total. Manifesting no changes tonight! 🤞 

...And once Naman arrived in his favoured zone, he smashed the ball left, right and centre, much to the Paltan's delight!

11:41 PM IST: 20 overs done. 203/6 it is. BairSHOW set the stage ablaze with another fire knock. 🔥 Thereafter, it was all about Surya and TV collecting boundaries at will, making the opposition bowlers toil! 

Naman Dhir exploding in the death overs? It has now become a routine. Period. 😇 A magnificent 18-ball 37 to take us closer to 200. 

11:22 PM IST: Naman on the rampage...

Last four overs to go. #MI - 156/4. Let's get past that 200-run mark! ✌️

Tilak unfortunately follows Surya after a splendid 29-ball 44. HP and Dhir in the middle to continue the tod fod!

11:03 PM IST: Classsss knock re Surya! A miscued shot won't take away the terrific effort! #MI - 142/3 (13.5 overs)

Surya has now completed 700+ runs in IPL 2025, first MI batter to do so in the competiton's history! 🤟 Has been WOWWW throughout the season!

Meanwhile, the two players complete their 50 stand as well! 👏 #MI - 123/2 (12 overs)

10:53 PM IST: Surya dada is just redefining the meaning of the word "consistency". 🫡 Another 25+ score, his 16th successive time. This has been an exhibition! 

Halfway through and woh 10.00 RPO is intact! TV-Surya looking in fine touch and we have crossed 100 already... #MI - 102/2 (10 overs)

10:36 PM IST: #NowStreaming, TV show without any breaks. What a cracking six towards long off in the penultimate ball of the ninth over. 🤯 #MI - 88/2 (9 overs)

Aree, Bairstow returns to pavilion. Koi baat nahi, an entertaining 24-ball 38 knock nonetheless.

50-run partnership 🆙 एक नंबर batting by the pair yaar! #MI - 70/1 (6.5 overs)

10:19 PM IST: So far so good in the Powerplay! Despite Rohit's early wicket, Bairstow-Tilak ensured the acceleration is at max level to record 65/1.

10:10 PM IST: The boys are going about their business at 10+ RPO. Bass aise hi chalne do!

Yeh Tilak ka style hai...

No no no no no... RO heads back. An unfortunate dismissal early on.

9:51 PM IST: Stand and deliver ft. Jitendra Bhatawadekar! 🚀 Breaks the shackles and gets the first maximum of the match in the second over.

9:42 PM IST: Vibe set, baarish gone… Paltan, let’s fire up! 🔥 GANPATI BAPPA… MORYAAAA! 🔊

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9:31 PM IST: ...And the update that we all were waiting for! 🥹 A full 20-over-a-side contest with no overs lost. 

9:21 PM IST: Okay the rain has stopped, again! 🤓 The covers are coming off, again, and we shall have an update on the start time shortly...

8:59 PM IST: We are not liking this one bit. Simply frustrating. But, we hope <and believe>. 

8:34 PM IST: Rain bro, pls make up your mind and GO AWAY... 👊

8:13 PM IST: Yaar, not done, rain! 😤 Just when we were about to start, you are back. GALAT HAI!

Latest update, right from our 'X admin':

8:00 PM IST: Right then, seems like the Rain Gods have heard us! Covers are coming off and the game may begin 🔜

7:54 PM IST: FYI - We can still have a full 20-over match if the proceedings start by 9:30 PM IST. 

Rain Gods, spare this fixture pleaseeeeeee! A humble request from Paltan! 🙃

7:33 PM IST: Umm, looks like there's a bit of rain around. The covers are ON. We wait for a while!

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We have one debut tonight. Pacer Reece Topley is all set to play his maiden game in Blue and Gold! Go well, big man... 🤝

Playing XI is here guys!

7:01 PM IST: PBKS have won the coin toss and Shreyas Iyer has made the call – We will be batting first! ✔️

6:50 PM IST: It’s almost toss o’clock! Hardik’s been nailing the coin game through the season – hoping for one more! 😌

#ICYMI 👉 The graphical preview for Qualifier 2 contains some important info for y’all ahead of this juicy encounter…

Just a few days back, we faced an unfortunate defeat against this very opponent which put a halt to our surge to qualify for Qualifier 1. Nonetheless, we are MUMBAI INDIANS. 💪 We do not fear any opponent or situation. A thrilling 20-run win over GT in the Eliminator means we face Punjab again, aiming to overturn the result last time out.

6:30 PM IST: Paltan, ready for another do-or-die showdown! It’s time for Qualifier 2 and we are in Amdavad to take on PBKS for a spot in the Final. All-in-all… Match 🔛, updates non-stop – follow the MI LIVE Blog and stay hooked! 📲