Salman Khan tweets Zinta’s team won kya after MI lost to PBKS
Salman Khan tweets
Zinta’s team won kya after MI lost to PBKS
After PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer steered his team to a five-wicket victory against Mumbai Indians (MI), Salman K tweeted “Zinta’s team won kya?”
Punjab Kings replied to the post on Monday.
Chasing a target of 204 in a rain-delayed IPL 2025 qualifier 2 on Sunday, PBKS, spearheaded by Iyer’s innings, studded with five fours and eight sixes, culminated in a match-winning six, catapulting Punjab to their second IPL final, scheduled for Tuesday at the same venue, the world’s largest cricket stadium.
Player of the Match amidst the post-match presentation held well after midnight said, he loves such big occasions. Further adding always reminds himself and his teammates that the bigger the occasion, the calmer you should be to achieve great results.
The final guarantees a new IPL champion, with both RCB and PBKS vying for their first title in the 18 editions. RCB had secured their place in the final by defeating PBKS in the first qualifier last week.
Punjab’s chase began with the loss of opener Prabhsimran Singh for six. However, Australian Josh Inglis injected momentum, partnering with left-handed opener Priyansh Arya to add 42 runs in 18 balls. Arya was dismissed for 20, while Inglis contributed 38 with three fours and two sixes. Iyer, alongside left-hander Nehal Wadhera (48), decisively shifted the momentum in overs 13 and 14, with Iyer striking England’s left-arm pacer Reece Topley for three consecutive sixes. Wadhera’s dismissal in the 16th over offered Mumbai a glimmer of hope, but Iyer’s composed performance ensured victory.
Mumbai skipper Hardik Pandya commended Iyer, saying, “The way Shreyas batted, took his chances, and played some outstanding shots. They were really calm, put them under pressure, that they couldn’t execute their plans as intended.
The second qualifier commenced two hours and 15 minutes late due to persistent drizzle following the toss. Punjab elected to field first, and the rain delay did not curtail the number of overs.
Mumbai, five-time champions, posted 203-6, regardless losing opener Rohit Sharma for eight in the third over. England’s Jonny Bairstow, who joined Mumbai before the playoffs (who played a crucial role in their win against Gujarat Titans), scored 38 in a 51-run partnership with
left-hander Tilak Varma.
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