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IPL 2025, Ahmedabad.
Punjab Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by five wickets in Qualifier-2 played in Ahmedabad on Sunday. With this, Punjab made their place in the title match for the second time in IPL history.
Earlier, the Punjab team had played the IPL final in 2014.
The final match of IPL-2025 is to be played in Ahmedabad on June 3, where Kings will face Royal Challengers Bangalore. The RCB team has reached the final by defeating Punjab in Qualifier-1.
This is going to happen after 9 years, when RCB will play the title match. Earlier, RCB had played the final in 2009, 2011 and 2016. It is a fact that 11 out of 14 times this has happened, when the team that won Qualifier-1 also won the title that season.
Status of the match.
Mumbai Indians, led by Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Verma, scored 203 runs for six wickets against Punjab Kings in the rain-hit second qualifier of the IPL on Sunday, not a single over was reduced in the match that started with a delay of about two and a half hours. Jonny Bairstow (38), Tilak Verma (44) and Suryakumar (44) laid the foundation for a big score for Mumbai. Naman Dhir also scored 33 runs in 18 balls to take the team past 200 runs.
Shreyas Iyer's explosive innings.
Punjab Kings achieved the target of 204 runs in 19 overs by Shreyas Iyer's innings. He scored an unbeaten 87 with the help of eight sixes and five fours.
Shreyas Iyer's explosive knock of 87 off 41 balls helped Punjab Kings beat Mumbai Indians by five wickets in the second qualifier of IPL 2025 to reach the final for the first time on Sunday. With this it was decided that the Indian Premier League will have a new champion this season.
Now on June 3, Punjab will face Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final. Interestingly, in the 18-year history of IPL, neither Punjab nor Bangalore have ever been champions.
Punjab Kings have a big celebration.
In the rain-affected match, Mumbai scored 203 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Punjab won the match by scoring 207 runs for 5 wickets in 19 overs. For that, captain Shreyas Iyer hit 87 runs off 41 balls. After the victory he was seen full of pride. Marcus Stoinis, who remained unbeaten at the crease with him, also celebrated strongly. Along with coach Ricky Ponting in Punjab's dugout, all the players were jumping in happiness. Team co-owner Preity Zinta hugged captain Iyer.
A new champion this time in IPL 2025.
Now in the final on June 3, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings are expected to clash. RCB, which is known for its strong batting and star players, is desperate to win its first title this time. At the same time, the team of Punjab Kings is also full of confidence under the leadership of captain Shreyas Iyer. The final of IPL 2025 will not only give a new champion, but also decide which team will write its name in golden letters in the pages of history.
Punjab's innings Slow start, then storm.
However, Punjab's start has not been anything special. Prabhasimran Singh (6) was out early, while Priyansh Arya (20) could not convert a good start into a long innings. But then Josh Inglis (38 runs off 21 balls) hit two sixes and two fours in one over of Bumrah to score 20 runs and boosted the morale of the team.
After 3 wickets fell for 72 runs, Shreyas and Vadhera took over the innings. Shreyas turned the tide of the match by hitting Reese Topley for three consecutive sixes in the 13th over.
Mumbai innings Tilak-Surya give a strong start.
Earlier, Mumbai Indians scored 203 runs for 6 wickets after losing the toss and batting first. The good batting of Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Verma was behind it. The two scored 44 runs each, while Jonny Bairstow (38) and Naman Dhir (33 runs, 18 balls) put on quick runs to take the score past 200.
Rohit Sharma (8 runs) who benefited from life in the last match failed this time. He must have seen a difficult catch dropped by Umarzai off Jamieson, but was caught by Visakha off Stoinis on the very next ball.
Shreyas Iyer record:
In Qualifier 2 of IPL 2025, Punjab Kings defeated Mumbai Indians (Punjab Kings vs Mumbai Indians, Qualifier 2) by 5 wickets and made it to the final. Where Punjab will face RCB on June 3.
In the final, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer made history. Let us know that Punjab batted first in the match and scored 203 runs for 6 wickets, after which Punjab achieved the target by losing 5 wickets in 19 overs. On behalf of Punjab, Shreyas Iyer played an innings of 87 runs and succeeded in winning the team. Under the captaincy of Iyer, the Punjab team reached the final. Iyer has become the only captain in IPL history who has led three different teams to the finals. Earlier, Iyer led Delhi Capitals in 2020, KKR in 2024 and now Punjab Kings to the final under his captaincy.
Rushing runs in the middle overs.
Tilak Verma hit a six on arrival and shared a 51-run partnership with Bairstow. Mumbai scored 65 for 1 in the Powerplay. Bairstow was dismissed on the very next ball after Umarzai scored 15 runs in the sixth over.
Suryakumar handled Chahal's spin attack as soon as he arrived and scored 44 runs off 26 balls, hitting 4 fours and 3 sixes. He added 72 runs for the third wicket with Tilak. Suryakumar returned with a catch in Chahal's last over, and Tilak Verma also returned to the pavilion two balls later.
Hardik Pandya scored 15 off 12 balls, but it was Dhir who did the heavy lifting to tie the score firmly in the end.
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