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Punjab Kings have made it to the finals of IPL 2025. Narendra Modi In the second qualifier match played at the stadium on Sunday, Punjab Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by five wickets on the basis of an unbeaten 87 -run innings and made it to the finals.
Punjab Kings needed 204 runs to win
Punjab Kings needed 204 runs to win. On the basis of Shreyas Iyer’s 41 balls, with the help of eight sixes and five fours, Punjab entered the finals by scoring 207 runs for five wickets in 19 overs. Shreyas Iyer won the team by hitting four sixes to left -handed young bowler Ashwini Kumar in the 19th over. Iyer shared an 84 -run partnership for the fourth wicket with Nehal Vadhera (48), which was very important.
For the first time, Mumbai lost 200 or more runs and lost & nbsp;
Opener Priyansh Arya scored 20 off 10 balls and Josh English scored 38 runs off 21 balls. Prabhasimran Singh 6 and Shashank Singh were dismissed for 2 runs. Stonis remained unbeaten on 2 runs. For Mumbai, Ashwini Kumar took 2 wickets, Trent Bolt and Hardik Pandya took one wicket each. Jaspreet Bumrah scored 40 runs in four overs and did not get any wicket. This is the first time in the history of IPL when Mumbai Indians have lost 200 or more runs.
Shreyas Iyer created history
Shreyas Iyer has become the first captain of IPL history, under whose captaincy three teams have reached the finals. Prior to Punjab Kings, Shreyas Iyer took Delhi Capitals to the finals under his captaincy in 2020. At the same time, Kolkata Knight Riders became the champion under his captaincy in 2024.
Punjab Kings won the toss and chose bowling. Batting first, Mumbai Indians scored 203 runs for six wickets. For Mumbai, Tilak Verma scored 44 off 29 balls, Suryakumar Yadav scored 44 off 29 balls, Johnny Beireso scored 38 off 24 balls and Naman Dhir scored 37 off 18 balls. For Punjab, Ajmatullah Omarjai took two, and Kyle Jaimisson, Marx Stoynis, Vaishakh Vijay Kumar and Yuzvendra took one wicket each.
Final match at the same ground on 3 June
Punjab Kings will compete with RCB on the same ground on June 3 in the final of IPL 2025. Both teams will go to win their first IPL title. RCB has reached the final for the fourth time and Punjab Kings for the second time. This time it has been decided to get a new champion in IPL.