Shreyas Iyer performed brilliantly against Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings defeated MI by 5 wickets to enter the final

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MI Vs PBKS: 2 June 2025

Punjab Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets to make it to the final. Now RCB and Punjab Kings will face each other in the final of IPL 2025 on June 3. In this match, Mumbai team batted first and scored 203 runs, in response to which Punjab achieved the target in just 19 overs. This is only the second time in history that Punjab Kings have reached the final match. Shreyas Iyer played a big role in Punjab’s victory by scoring an unbeaten 87 runs.

In this match played in Ahmedabad, Punjab Kings were given a target of 204 runs. In reply, the team got off to a poor start as Prabhsimran Singh was dismissed for just 6 runs. Priyansh Arya and Josh English had just started to take control of the innings when Priyansh was dismissed after playing a cameo innings of 20 runs. Soon, Punjab lost 3 wickets at a score of 72.

Nehal Wadhara and Shreyas Iyer held the innings with a brilliant partnership of 84 runs. Wadhara scored 48 runs in 29 balls. Captain Shreyas Iyer stood strong on one side, playing an unbeaten innings of 87 runs in 41 balls, contributing greatly to Punjab’s historic victory.

Punjab Kings have played their only IPL final so far in the year 2014. In that season, KKR defeated Punjab by 3 wickets and deprived them of the trophy. Call Shreyas Iyer a magician or something else, he has fulfilled Punjab’s dream of playing in the final after 11 years. Let us tell you that this will be Iyer’s third IPL final as captain in 5 years.