Punjab Kings secured a five-wicket win with an over to spare in opposition to Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2 of the continuing version of the Indian Premier League. The Shreyas Iyer-led aspect will tackle Royal Challengers Bengaluru within the all-important ultimate on the similar venue on Tuesday, June 3.
MI rode on efforts of Tilak Varma (44 off 29), Suryakumar Yadav (44 off 26), and Naman Dhir (37 off 18) to achieve 203/6 on the finish of 20 overs after opting to bat first. Kyle Jamieson (1/30 in 4 overs) was the standout bowler from PBKS.
Within the chase, Iyer performed a exceptional knock (87* off 41) to take his aspect residence. Iyer was nicely supported by wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis (38 off 21), and former MI participant Nehal Wadhera (48 off 29) contributed too. Jasprit Bumrah (0/40 in 4 overs) had an uncharacteristically off day whereas Ashwani Kumar (2/55 in 4 overs) proved to be the most costly.
Key moments from PBKS vs MI, Qualifier 2 of IPL 2025:
1. Tilak-Suryakumar stand powers momentum past powerplay
Groups are inclined to decelerate a bit throughout the center section of a sport at this venue. Nonetheless, Tilak and Suryakumar ensured their 72-run stand for the third wicket was cast at a greater than first rate clip.
2. Shoddy fielding fingers MI bonus overthow runs
The ultimate supply of the sixteenth over of the primary innings noticed a comedy of errors which price PBKS 4 further runs. Hardik tapped the ball into the vacant midwicket area and instantly sprinted throughout for a twp. Wadhera’s wild throw ended escaped the attain of the fielder who was there to again the try up.
3. Inglis pummels Bumrah for 20-run over
Bumrah’s first over of the evening was dispatched for 20 runs by Inglis, in what was a really ferocious show of batting by the Australian. There have been a complete of 4 boundaries (two fours and two sixes) scored off MI’s pace-bowling spearhead.
4. Iyer delivers captain’s particular to launch workforce to iconic win
Iyer led his aspect to a memorable victory by batting his pores and skin out in a high-octane run-chase. Two standout moments from his scintillating efficiency was his assault of Topley within the left-armer’s third over and the bashing of Ashwani within the penultimate over to seal the deal.