India, June 2 -- Lasith Malinga and Mahela Jayawardene have come under fire for their excessive involvement in the match from the dugout during the IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. In a high-scoring match, PBKS gunned down MI's total of 203 by 7 wickets, riding on captain Shreyas Iyer's unbeaten 87, to book themselves a place in the final, where the 2014 finalists will meet the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

However, as the IPL 2025 is guaranteed to have a new champion, one couldn't help but feel for MI, the five-time champions, going for a sixth. Plenty of reasons led to their defeat, including one that Harbhajan Singh feels was highly detrimental to their chances...