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Narendra Modi Stadium: Ahead of the IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians at Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, former India pacer Varun Aaron believes PBKS might have a slight advantage in Ahmedabad due to the nature of the pitch, which suits their top-order batters.

"I think the Ahmedabad surface, first of all, is going to suit Punjab. It'll suit both teams, but Punjab more as such, because they rely heavily on both the openers. I think it's good that they qualified in the top two. They've got that one game out. At least their young Indian contingent has seen a high-pressure, knockout kind of a game. And now they know what it's all about. What they have to do and what they don't have to do," Aaron said on ESPNcricinfo's Time Out show.

"I'm sure Ricky Ponting has been in there. And now they can reset and go into this game. Like Shreyas Iyer said (after Qualifier 1), they lost a battle but they haven't lost the war yet," he added.