Shreyas Iyer Statement after Lost Against RCB in Qualifier 1: Punjab Kings lost in the first qualifier of IPL 2025. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Punjab Kings by 8 wickets in the qualifier. With this, RCB reached the final of IPL after 9 years. After the defeat, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer made an interesting statement. He said that we have lost the fight, not war.

After the defeat against Bengaluru, Punjab captain Shreyas Iyer said, this day is not worth forgetting, but we have to work on our strategy again. We lost a lot of wickets (in the first innings). Now there is a lot on which can be studied back. To be honest, I do not doubt my decisions. Whatever plan we planned, whatever (plan) made outside the field, I think it was right. We could not implement it on the ground. “

Iyer further said, “This defeat cannot be blamed to the bowlers, as it was a low score for rescue.

The Punjab captain further said, “We cannot give such reasons, because we are finally professional and we have to bat according to the situation and we have to perform accordingly. We have lost the battle, but not war.

Punjab is not out yet

Punjab Kings may have lost by 8 wickets in the first qualifier match, but it has not been out of IPL 2025. Punjab will get the benefit of finishing the top-2 of the points table. Now Punjab Kings will face the winner of the Eliminator match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier match.

If the Punjab team wins the second qualifier match, then it will enter the final. Then in the final, Punjab Kings will face Royal Challengers Bangalore. However, Punjab will now have to win the qualifier-2 to reach the final.

RCB in final after 9 years

RCB has made it to the IPL final after 9 years. Royal Challengers Bangalore last played the IPL final in 2016. After that Bangalore reached the playoffs several times, but could not travel to the final. The foundation of Bengaluru’s victory was laid by Suyash Sharma and Josh Hazlewood, who took 3-3 wickets. At the same time, the rest of the cancer was completed by Phil Salat, who scored an unbeaten 56 in 27 balls.