Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya with coach Kieron Pollard on the eve of the IPL T20 Match against Punjab Kings at the Sawai Man Singh Cricket Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday, May 25, 2025.
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Mumbai Indians (MI) batter Will Jacks said his team is in good spirits ahead of the final league stage encounter against Punjab Kings (PBKS) here on Monday.
With Gujarat Titans, PBKS and Royal Challengers Bengaluru all dropping points this week, MI is still in with a chance of finishing in the top two. The Hardik Pandya-led side needs a win in its final game and some help from Lucknow Super Giants against RCB to play Qualifier 1.
“The camp is feeling good. We’ve been progressing nicely throughout the whole competition. Since we’ve come back [from the break], we’ve just fit back into how we were before, and obviously every team wants to finish as high as possible,” Jacks said during the pre-match press conference.
“Every game we play, we focus and approach in the same way. It doesn’t matter whether it was the first game or the last group game. We’ve prepared well for every opposition, and we’ll be doing the same for tomorrow,” he added.
MI’s formidable top-order has scored the lion’s share of the runs so far this season, restricting the batting impact of floaters like Jacks. But the Surrey batter said that he is happy to move up and down the order as required.
“We’ve got an incredibly strong batting line-up, and sometimes that means that some situations are better suited to other players. I’ve loved my time. It’s such a brilliant batting line-up to be a part of, and only positives have come out of it,” he explained.
Published – May 25, 2025 08:17 pm IST