Shreyas Iyer powers PBKS to an IPL final after 11 years

Shreyas Iyer powers PBKS to an IPL final after 11 years

Shreyas Iyer led Punjab Kings to a five-wicket victory against Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier, setting up a title clash against RCB in the IPL final.

Shreyas Iyer's 87* off 41 helped PBKS execute the first-ever successful run-chase of 200 or more against MI in IPL history. This will be Punjab's second IPL final, the first coming 11 years ago in 2014.

The game saw a thrilling chase, with PBKS making a timely recovery from their abysmal batting performance in Q1. The team remained calm and executed the chase to perfection, with Shreyas becoming the first-ever captain to lead a third franchise to the IPL final.

Here are the key highlights from the match:

• PowerPlay: Bairstow led the way with 20 off Bumrah in a flying start.
• Middle-overs: Suryakumar, Tilak power MI in the middle, with Suryakumar scoring 25+ runs for the 16th time this season.
• Death-overs: Shreyas Iyer wins it! He hit three successive sixes off Topley and smashed four sixes against Ashwani in the 19th over.

Brief Scores:

Mumbai Indians 203/6 in 20 overs (Tilak Varma 44, Suryakumar Yadav 44, Naman Dhir 37; Azmatullah Omarzai 2-43)
Punjab Kings 207/5 in 19 overs (Shreyas Iyer 87*, Nehal Wadhera 48; Hardik Pandya 1-19) by 5 wickets