Originally posted by: Viswasruti

Pandya, who missed the first match, will himself be at the centre of action, both with ball and bat, but a lot of attention will also be on their talisman Rohit Sharma, who had a duck in Chennai.
He will be up against the likes of Mohammed Siraj and Kagiso Rabada, and how he starts with Ryan Rickelton will determine how the match progresses. Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma and Pandya himself will have to tackle the guile and accuracy of the spin-twins - Rashid Khan and Sai Kishore - but the start will be vital to MI chances.
Despite the reversal in the first game, the Shubman Gill's side looks very dangerous with new recruits like Jos Buttler, Sherfane Rutherford and Kagiso Rabada adding to the batting and bowling prowess.
But the problem for the former champions is they were one batter short in the previous XI and their vulnerability to wide yorkers got badly exposed by Vyshak Vijaykumar in the previous game.
Unlikely that Mumbai Indians haven't noticed this. But more than planning and preparation, execution will be crucial - just like PBKS, whose bowlers executed those wide yorkers well.
When: Saturday, March 29, 2025, 7:30 PM IST
Where: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
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