MI Head Coach, Mahela Jayawardene, analyses our campaign
Paltan, a heartbreaking defeat against PBKS to conclude our campaign… But what a stellar season it has been for us.
Making a comeback after just one win in four games and making it to Qualifier 2 is, by no means, an easy feat.
Our boys gave it their all in a tightly contested encounter against PBKS, but it simply wasn’t to be.
A season full of grit, character, comebacks and big effort comes to a halt tonight. 💔
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) June 1, 2025
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In the post-match press conference, our Head Coach Mahela Jayawardene appeared to share his thoughts on the match-up against PBKS and if rain had a say on the outcome of the fixture.
“I think we probably left a bit of runs on the park with the bat and we lost our way. Those back-to-back wickets probably slowed us down a little bit, but I still thought 200 was a good score in a qualifier.
“The pressure picked up after those wickets as well up front and I think a few mistakes cost us. The execution wasn't up to what our standard is,” MJ stated.
“The wicket played pretty well in both innings. When we're batting first, after it's been in covers for a while, we needed to assess the conditions a little bit… but I thought we started pretty well. We were very positive. We put them under pressure and we had two really good top-order partnerships.
“We were going at 140 at one stage scoring 10 runs an over and then those two back-to-back wickets probably slowed us down a little bit. I thought 200 was a decent score on this wicket on this ground. It's just that we didn't execute well.” said Mahela.
Summarising the IPL 2025 for the Mumbai Indians, Jayawardene praised the team’s grit to overcome a challenging start and make it to the Playoffs.
“I think it was a good campaign for us… the way we started and how we regrouped as a team and played some really good cricket is commendable.
“We had our opportunities, getting to the playoffs and we had a few good games first up. And even today, I thought we played some good cricket except for [Punjab] Kings playing better cricket than us. They executed that pretty well,” MJ finished.
