Shreyas Iyer is the first captain to lead 3 different teams to the IPL final after PBKS has established the date of the RCB for the IPL 2025 summit shock.
12 months since the expectation of Kolkata Knight Riders for an IPL title, Shreyas Iyer will face another IPL final. Led the kings of Punjab, Shreyas led forward while PBKS eliminated the Indians of Mumbai in qualify 2 in Ahmedabad. Chasing 204 To win, the PBKS skipper broke an invainu 87, creating an IPL 2025 final confrontation against RCB on June 3.
Shreyas Iyer leads the kings of Punjab in charge of an IPL final after 11 years
The Punjab Kings played for the last time an IPL final in 2014. Come in 2025, the Faith of the Kings of Punjab in Shreyas Iyer has paid off. Iyer, who guided KKR to a victory last season, was released without ceremony before IPL 2025. The reigning champions KKR chose to make Folies RS 23.75 crore on Venkatesh Iyer, than to keep their title winning skipper.
At PBKS, Shreyas Iyer proved to be worth every penny. The second most expensive player in history, the 30 -year -old gave an example in a better career race. Shreyas has 603 points in 16 games in IPL 2025, striking at 175.80. He reached 39 six, the most by a player this season.
While Gautam Gambhir took all the praise for guiding KKR to win last year, Shreyas Iyer proved his courage as captain. He became the first player to lead 3 different franchises to an IPL final, while no other player did with two teams. When its side looks in difficulty against Mi, Shreyas cut with a captain. The Mumbai Indians had never lost defending 200+ in their history, but Shreyas and Pbks rewritten this script. Its 87 * is the second highest score of a captain in the IPL qualifiers, behind 93 * vs GL of David Warner in the qualifier 2 2016.
Not just vs Mi, Shreyas has effectively captured PBK throughout the season. He gave PBKS the contingent of non -capped strikers the freedom to play their blows. Prabhsimran Singh had a season of more than 500 points, while Priyansh Arya and Nehal Wadhera have raised vital cameos. With the ball, Arshdeep Singh was still present, and they found a way to get around the indifferent form of Yuzvendra Chahal.
Will Shreyas help Punjab end their 18-year expectations?
The battle and the Iyer captain took the kings of the Punjab at a touching distance from the end of their drought IPL. The Kings are among the three original teams never to have won the trophy. However, they will face one of these teams, RCB already in the final. Shreyas reached the conditions in Ahmedabad on Sunday and hopes to do it again on Tuesday in the IPL final.
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