During the IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 match against Punjab Kings, Suryakumar Yadav played a knock of 44 runs in 26 balls. During his knock, he smashed four boundaries and three maximums. With this, he became the first non-opening batsman to score 700 runs in a single Indian Premier League season (Pic: X/@IPL)
In the second essay of the match, having needed to chase a target of 204 runs, Punjab kept losing wickets at regular intervals. But skipper Shreyas Iyer delivered a captain's knock, which in return helped the team seal the final berth. Facing 41 balls, Iyer played an unbeaten knock of 87 runs, including five boundaries and eight maximums (Pic: X/@IPL)
What must have cost 'Paltan' the match was Nehal Wadhera's dropped catch. Wadhera and Iyer were displaying great composure and resilience during the innings. MI had a chance to break the innings in its early phase, but star pacer Trent Boult dropped Wadhera's crucial catch at fine leg. The dropped catch also led to the MI owner Nita Ambani's disappointed reaction (Pic: X)
Later, the match would have tilted in Mumbai's favour after the wicket of Shashank Singh. In the all-important match for PBKS, Shashank was seen running casually between the wickets, which led to the loss of his wicket. Following the run out, skipper Iyer was seen disappointed towards the 33-year-old's casual approach (Pic: X)
Shreyas' crucial knock handed a five-wicket loss to the Mumbai-based franchise. Following the loss, MI skipper Hardik Pandya was seen dejected as he was kneeling down on the ground after reaching the Eliminator stage of the cash-rich league (Pic: X/@IPL)
Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings are all set to lock horns against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL 2025 final, which is scheduled to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium on June 3 (Pic: X/@PunjabKingsIPL)
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