Shreyas Iyer make knock for the ages as he took Punjab Kings to a sensational win over Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League 2025 in the wee hours of Monday. Iyer put up a chasing masterclass of 87 from 41 balls as PBKS chased down 204 towards the five-time champions and set a final assembly with Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Shreyas Iyer History as Captain
Iyer, the IPL triumphing captain, is now one step away from winning IPL titles and taking Punjab to their maiden crown as well. He has completed a historic milestone in the direction of his knock.
Shreyas become first-ever captain in the history of this tournament to have taken three different groups to an IPL final. Shreyas led Delhi Capitals to the IPL final in 2020, emerged victorious with Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024 and now is in third final as skipper with PBKS. While Shreyas has led 3 teams into the finals now, no other captain has led a multiple teams into the IPL finals.
Punjab into 2nd IPL final
Punjab has reached their second IPL, the final and first, considering that 2014 set last time the Punjab franchise reached the playoffs of the Indian league. PBKS has been a pushover all the ones years, however this year, under Ricky Ponting and Shreyas Iyer, they seem to be on a challenge. They meet RCB in the final, as a new winner guaranteed on Tuesday, June 3.
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