Mumbai Indians are eagerly waiting for the return of Trent Boult to complete the squad for the second half of the IPL 2025. Boult, who was struggling in the initial games, has added a lot to Mumbai's improvement in the tournament. At present, he is the highest wicket-taker in the history of IPL who won the tournament five times. The rest of the games is going to be played at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium starting from May 17. Mumbai Indians blew their budget by signing Boult the most for the 2024 season of the IPL, spending INR 12.5 crore on him. Boult has been exhibiting terrific form in the tournament and has got himself 18 wickets in 12 games with an economy rate of 8.49. The powerplay and the death overs have been the main periods where he has bowled. He shone quite brightly in the game against Sunrisers Hyderabad by securing 4 wickets, thereby giving away only 26 runs. As of now, there are no official updates regarding his return. However, the next game for Mumbai is on May 21, and it is expected that Boult will be back by then. The playoffs might prove difficult for the team due to the changes in the IPL 2025 schedule. The phase could be particularly challenging considering that the stars are not around. South Africa’s Cricket boss got in touch with Cricket SA to clear Ryan Rickelton and Corbin Bosch to only play till the 25th of May. A directive came out of their board for player availability in the IPL. The ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final is scheduled for the 11th of June where South Africa will be meeting Australia. Consequently, the management has sought a rest for all the players in that specific match. Bosch and Rickelton will be with South Africa's WTC team. On the other hand, Will Jacks got the England call for the ODI series against West Indies commencing May 29. Also Read | 10 Cricketers Who Switched Careers After Retirement By the end of the tournament, Mumbai Indians might be the fourth team on the points table. The last two matches are playing against other teams in the top four and are considered equally strong as well. If Mumbai seal both games, they will proceed to the playoffs immediately. The team faced some difficulties in the beginning but completely changed the situation by winning seven consecutive matches. Playing for Hardik Pandya, the team has a good style of play. Nevertheless, not having their top overseas players in the playoffs might cause the team to be defeated and miss the Indian Premier League 2025 final. Mumbai is scheduled to meet Delhi Capitals on May 21 and Punjab Kings on May 26 in their final league games.