The second qualifier of IPL 2025 played a match between Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians. Which Punjab Kings won and have reached the finals. Batting first after losing the toss, Mumbai Indians scored 203 runs in 6 wickets. In the delayed match due to rain, Punjab chased the target and scored 207 for 5 wickets.
Punjab Kings defeated Mumbai Indians and made it to the finals after 11 years. Punjab is now to face RCB in the final on 3 June.
Punjab Kings started poorly chasing the huge score. Prabhasimran became a victim of Trent Bolt by scoring 6 runs. After this, Josh England and Priyansh Arya brought the team’s score to 50. Ashwani Kumar gave Mumbai a second success by dismissing Priyansh Arya. Hardik Pandya caught Josh England in a good rhythm.
At the same time, after losing three wickets for 72 runs, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer and Nehal Vadhera took the weight on their shoulders. The two shared an 84 -run partnership off 47 balls and Punjab returned to the match. Nehal Vadhera became the second victim of Ashwani Kumar by scoring 48 runs off 29 balls. However, captain Shreyas Iyer completed his half -century off 27 balls. Shashank Singh was run out after scoring 1 run.
Shreyas Iyer stood till the end and finished the match. Iyer scored an innings of 87 off 41 balls while being unbeaten. Punjab has reached the IPL final for the first time since 2014. At the same time, Shreyas Iyer became the first captain who has captained three different teams and made it to the finals.