Mumbai, May 26 -- Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to field first against Mumbai Indians in Match 69 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Wankhede Stadium here on Monday, setting the stage for a high-stakes contest with playoff implications.
Punjab, bolstered by the return of Kyle Jamieson and Vijaykumar Vyshak, are looking to strengthen their position in the tightly-contested league table.
"We are going to bowl first. I let the action talk more than words. It's their job to go and execute," Iyer said at the toss, underlining the do-or-die nature of the clash.
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