Shreyas Iyer made a big announcement. (Photo- PTI)
The final match of the Indian Premier League 2025 was full of exciting and emotional moments. In this match played on 3 June 2025 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore won their first IPL Trophy by defeating Punjab Kings by 6 runs. After this defeat, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer expressed disappointment, but praised the performance of his team and the fearlessness of the young players. Along with this, he also made a big announcement about the next season.
Shreyas Iyer made a big announcement
Batting first in the final, RCB scored a score of 190 runs, in which Virat Kohli’s innings of 43 runs and explosive batting of the batsmen below played an important role. In response, Punjab Kings started chasing the target with a stunning debut of Josh English (39 runs) and Prabhasimran Singh (26 runs). But RCB all -rounder Krunal Pandya changed the attitude of the match with his brilliant spin bowling. After which RCB bowlers dominated the match and managed to win by 6 runs.
At the press conference after the match, Shreyas Iyer expressed pride in his team’s performance. He said, ‘There is definitely disappointment, because we were so close. But the way we performed this season and traveled to the final, the entire credit goes to our management and every player. Keeping the previous match in mind, I personally felt that the score of 200 was equal. But he bowled well. Krunal was amazing, he used his experience, this was the decisive turn. Every person in our team is proud, many youth played their first season. His fearlessness was amazing. The work is still half-incomplete, we have to win it next year. The way we faced every game were positive, they have gained a lot of experience and we can work on it next year.
Great season of Punjab Kings
Punjab Kings traveled a great journey in IPL 2025. He was not being given much attention at the beginning of the season, but Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy and the strong performance of young players brought him to the final. The Punjab Kings team topped the league stage, then defeated Mumbai and made it to the finals. But she remained one step away from the title.