India, June 1 -- A surprise spell of rain interrupted the start of IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Although light drizzle was reported a day prior, the weather on matchday had shown minimal threat. After Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl under a grey sky, the players lined up to take the field, only for the rain to arrive unexpectedly, delaying the contest just moments before the first ball could be bowled.

The rain eased to a drizzle and then subsided entirely within half an hour, and PBKS players took to the field in numbers shortly after. Arshdeep Singh was quick to assess the changed conditions, rolling his arm over in warm-up drills. Head coach Ricky Ponting was seen ste...