At the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Punjab Kings (PBKS) defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by a margin of five wickets in the second IPL 2025 qualifier. Consequently, PBKS made it to the finals, where they will play Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Tuesday, June 3, at the same location.
In response to being asked to bat first, MI ended up scoring 203 for six in 20 overs with Jonny Bairstow (38), Tilak Varma (44), Suryakumar Yadav (44) and Naman Dhir (37) all chipping in. The Mumbai side, that needed the win, could not justify it in spite of the failure from senior players Rohit Sharma (8) and Hardik Pandya (15) with the bat. Azmatullah Omarzai, all-rounder scalped two wickets along with giving away 43 runs in his four over spell for PBKS.
In response, PBKS lost opener Prabhsimran Singh (6) cheaply in the third over, leaving only 13 runs on the board. Before dying in pursuit of fast runs, Josh Inglis (38), and Priyansh Arya (20) played aggressively and gave the innings impetus. After that, Shreyas Iyer got his side across the finish line with a spectacular knock of 87* (41) in the company of Nehal Wadhera (48), brilliantly anchoring the pursuit.
The high-scoring IPL 2025 match between PBKS and MI on Sunday night was enjoyed by fans, who expressed their feelings on X (previously Twitter). These are a few of the top memes:
I have won the trophy for KKR, they didn't give me recognition…. pic.twitter.com/g7wLNYPbT4
— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) June 1, 2025Same energy pic.twitter.com/9Q4Pv5Ns5i
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) June 1, 2025"Iyer saab phone uthao majak nhi hai ye ab" pic.twitter.com/aye6jyAyXu
— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) June 1, 2025*PBKS defeats MI to reach IPL finals*
Preity Zinta making paranthe for the team: pic.twitter.com/2cM5kp6c6V
— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) June 1, 2025Well done Shreyas Iyer 😂#MIvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/ssZWquRbBe
— Ctrl C Ctrl Memes (@Ctrlmemes_) June 1, 2025"Sir maine galti se Shreyas ki jagah Venkatesh lyer ko khareed liya" pic.twitter.com/kkPIdwepQa
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) June 1, 2025The umpire was more interested in taking the wicket of Josh Inglis than Bairstow or Pandya ☠️ pic.twitter.com/Jrfap9AghG
— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) June 1, 2025— Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) June 1, 2025 — Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) June 1, 2025 Sarpanch saab already warned ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/SdTiLUA7eV
— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) June 1, 2025Shreyas Iyer proud of big-game performance after PBKS beat MI
Shreyas Iyer, PBKS captain, was named Player of the Match for his scorching knock during the chase. During the post-match presentation, Iyer reflected on his performance and the team’s victory.
“I love such big occasions and I always say that bigger the vision, the calmer you are. I was focusing on my breathing. No as I mentioned before this IPL game, everyone needs to be assertive and needs to show the intent. It was stupendous and everyone was getting the timing going. I took some time to get in.”
Shreyas Iyer
On making a strong comeback after losing Qualifier 1, Iyer continued:
“Just throw the hiccup in the bin. One match cannot define as a team. I just let them be, I don’t ask too much of them. I love their fearless attitude and love their ideas. On such big occasions, it’s important to gain more experience from these.”
Shreyas Iyer
