Shreyas Iyer achieves a large scale milestone as PBK has defeated MI so that Cricket News reaches IPL 2025 finals
Shreyas Iyer named his name in history books on Sunday as he became only the fifth captain to register 50 wins in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Landmark came as Punjab Kings (PBK), the last five-time champion Mumbai Indians (MI) found a high-hand qualifier at Narendra Modi Stadium, sealed five wickets victory and punched his ticket in the IPL final for the second time after 2014.Iyer’s leadership journey in the IPL is no less than notable. After captaining Delhi Capital (DC), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), and now PBK, he led in 85 matches, 50 won, 50 (including two via super over) and lost to 34, with two no-resolves, they won over 57%. For DC, he won 23 wins in 41 matches, including a runner-up Finnish in 2020. In KKR, Iyer gave his third IPL title with 17 wins in 29 matches in 2023. And in his first season with PBK, he has already registered nine wins in 15 matches, leading him to the top of the table with a rate of 60% wins.In particular, Iyer is the only captain who has taken three different IPL franchisees in the finals and is only one to top the league stage with two different sides in a consecutive season (KKR in 2023 and PBKS in 2024).Quiz: Who is that IPL player?With this win, Iyer joined an aristocratic group of IPL skippers with 50+ win: MS Dhoni (136), Rohit Sharma (87), Gautam Gambhir (71), and Virat Kohli (66).Batting first, Mumbai Indians rode on a strong middle-order contribution after 203/6. Rohit Sharma fell early for 8, while Johnny Bairstow looked promising before leaving for 38 on 24 runs. Both Tilak Verma and Suryakumar Yadav scored 44S before falling on the same score of 142. A late Camo from Naman Dhir, who shut down just 18 balls, dodged 200 balls Mai-Roon.
PBK bowlers shared the loot. Azmatullah Omarjai raised 2/43, while Jamisson, Stoinis, Vyashak and Chahal pasted one wicket with appellate.In response, PBKS made an unstable start as openers Prabhasran Singh (6) and Priyash Arya (10 runs 10 runs) fell quickly. However, Josh England (38 runs 21) and Nehal Wadhera (48 for 29) re -scored the innings. Chase was sealed by captain Shreyas Iyer, who had a captain’s knock, who remained unbeaten on 87, and Marcus Stoinis, who placed his nerve at the other end. PBK chased the target in 19 overs.
