Ahead of the all-important match (Sunday, June 1), Punjab Kings (PBKS) co-owner Preity Zinta paid a visit to the Ambaji Temple in Gujarat. PBKS, with their one of the best dominating so far in the history of the Indian Premier League, lost against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at Qualifier 1 of IPL 2025.

Now they are ready to lock horns with Mumbai Indians at the Qualifier 2 game. The winner of the match will go through to the final and will compete with RCB, and the losing side will be knocked out of the tournament.

So, the match is set to take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, which will be ao-or-die clash for both Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians. Punjab, under Shreyas Iyer's leadership, showed an all-around team game, and as the best team of the group stage competed with RCB at Eliminator 1 at Mullanpur.

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Three teams, one title, a do or die situation 

That match was conquered by Rajat Patidar's team. If PBKS loses tonight, their IPL 2025 journey will be over. Every inch of the match will matter for Punjab; the team is in search of their first-ever IPL title. In sports, there is a well-known phrase: champion's luck. Punjab Kings perhaps needs that now. The winner of Qualifier 2 will face RCB in the summit clash on Tuesday, June 3, at the same venue in Ahmedabad.

While Punjab Kings is in search of their maiden IPL trophy, Mumbai Indians will look to become victorious in the tournament for the 6th time; that will make them the most successful franchise of the tournament. 

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