‘I was barely four hours of sleep and I am here’: Shreyas Iyer IPL 2025 opens ahead of cricket news
New Delhi: Punjab Kings, run by an inspirational 41-ball 87, not out of captain Shreyas Iyer, five-time champions Mumbai Indians were dropped by five wickets in Qualifier 2, which led to a storm in the final. As the Indian Premier League enters its 18th season, it is now crowned a new champion.Punjab Kings, who last reached the finals in 2014, will face four -time finalist Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday, June 3.It was a royal innings of Captain Iyer, who entered the Mumbai bowling attack, launched aggressive sixes to seal a title conflict with RCB.
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“I couldn’t sleep. I was barely four hours of sleep and I am here,” Iyer told reporters before the IPL 2025 finals.Punjab Kings Skipper said, “I went to my room. And then I know the next thing, I am doing PC here.”
Chasing the rigorous target of 204, Josh England (38 off 21 balls) chased Jaspreet Bumrah in a single over by 20 runs. Skipper Iyer then jointly combined with Nehal Wadhera (48 runs in 29 balls) to take PBK in a stand of 84 runs in 7.5 overs to take PBK to win a distance.Iyer finished the work with an over, characterizing several as eight sixes in his knock.Speaking of his performance, Iyer said: “The most knock I have played in the IPL.”Iyer inspired Kolkata Knight Riders to win their third title in the previous season.
