Paceman's yorkers are stuff of legends, but Iyer not only survived them but also opened the face of the bat expertly to get boundaries and turn the tide of the chase.
Iyer started slow but ramped up his innings with a partnership with Nehal Wadhera, guiding Punjab Kings to a thrilling 5-wicket win over MI at Ahmedabad.
Iyer was fined Rs 24 lakh as it was his team's second offence of the season under the IPL's Code of Conduct while Pandya was docked Rs 30 lakh for third time offenders MI.
Here is everything you need to know about the Indian Premier League 2025 final between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
Ricky Ponting insisted that Shreyas Iyer's nous and leadership abilities were integral for Punjab, adding that the coach did not have a real-time impact on the field.
IPL Orange & Purple Cap in IPL 2025 Update: Shreyas Iyer narrowed the lead of the top five as Suryakumar Yadav failed to secure the Orange Cap from Sai Sudharsan during the PBKS s MI Qualifier 2 match in Ahmedabad.
IPL 2025: The brilliance of Shreyas Iyer's craft even led the South African legend AB de Villiers to acknowledge the genius behind the Punjab Kings captain's shot-making against Jasprit Bumrah.
Shreyas Iyer opened the face of the bat to get a pin-point Bumrah yorker past the third-man fielder who was inside the ring. AB de Villiers later called it the shot of the IPL and it is hard to argue. A surreal shot in a surreal knock.
Punjab Kings will now face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the final on June 3 which will be a repeat of the Qualifier 1 encounter with both teams looking for their maiden title.
The Indian Premier League Qualifier 2 between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings was delayed after toss due to a rain at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.
Looking to crack the code and qualify for a possible all-red finals, the Punjabi OG super-voice wished for positive mindset for the team urging them to sweep the fight at the fair.
IPL 2025 Qualifier 2, PBKS vs MI Highlights: Earlier, Iyer won the toss and put Mumbai into bat first. On the back of cameos from Suryakumar Yadav 44(26) and Tilak Varma 44(29), Mumbai managed to post a decent 203/6 on the board
IPL 2025, Qualifier 2, PBKS vs MI Predicted Playing 11 Today Match, Full Squad: Punjab Kings will take on Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League 2025 on Sunday in Ahmedabad at 7:30 PM IST
In a must-win game five-time champions Mumbai Indians will take on perennial underachievers Punjab Kings, who are chasing their maiden IPL title.
Jayawardene also singled out Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma for praise after their respective contributions in the Eliminator.
Ever since resumption of IPL, the openers Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh haven’t combined well and batting has been brittle after Iyer.
Dinesh Karthik, who played the role of finisher for the franchise, has been made the batting coach this season.
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Titans spilled Rohit Sharma's catch twice and later opportunity given by Suryakumar Yadav
IPL 2025 Eliminator: Besides the unique record, Mumbai Indians's total of 17 sixes against Gujarat Titans was their second-best ever in an IPL match, only behind the 20 maximums they struck against the SunRisers Hyderabad in 2024.
In a humdinger clash on Friday, the match was open for both teams until MI's biggest weapon in the arsenal, Jasprit Bumrah, showed up to skew the game in Mumbai's way.
IPL 2025, GT vs MI: Former Australia all-rounder Tom Moody called out the tactical blunder from GT skipper Gill to push a natural middle-overs bowler, Prasidh Krishna, to operate with the new ball against Rohit Sharma and Jonny Bairstow.
GT were cruising with 78 needed off 39 with 8 wickets in hand, before a yorker triggered a collapse
Mumbai will now move on to Qualifier 2 to face Punjab Kings for a place in the final vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
IPL Orange & Purple Cap in IPL 2025 Update: Gujarat Titans were eliminated by the Mumbai Indians on Friday.