Punjab Kings reached the final of IPL after 11 years. (Photo- Surjeet Yadav/MB Media/Getty Images)
IPL 2025 is going to get a new champion. This time a team will win the title which has been longing for the IPL trophy till date. The final match of this season will be played between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Royal Challengers (RCB) at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. During this match, it is expected to become the champion of Punjab Kings. The reason for this is the player who has played great cricket in the last 15 months. We are talking about Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer, who has achieved many achievements in the last few months.
What is the achievement of Shreyas?
Shreyas Iyer has achieved 6 major achievements in the last 15 months. Despite this, he was not given a place in the Test team for the tour of England, but it did not affect his performance and after 11 years he took Punjab Kings to the IPL final. Even before this, Shreyas has achieved many big achievements. He made Mumbai the champion of Ranji Trophy last year under his captaincy. After this, in IPL 2024, Kolkata Knight Riders got the title under his captaincy. Despite this, Iyer was released by KKR.
Shreyas dominated in domestic cricket
After making KKR the champion, Shreyas Iyer did not stop, he made Mumbai the champion of the Iranian Cup under his captaincy. After this, after defeating Madhya Pradesh, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy got the title to Mumbai. He also played an important role in Team India’s victory, performing brilliantly in the Champions Trophy. Now he will land at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad to make Punjab Kings champions for the first time.
Great innings played in qualifier-2
In the qualifier-2 of IPL 2025, Punjab Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets and made it to the finals after 11 years. In this match, PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer scored an unbeaten 87 runs in 41 balls with the help of 5 fours and 8 sixes. He took the winning six and brought Punjab Kings to the title match with 6 balls remaining. Now it has to be seen whether Shreyas Iyer can create a new history in the final against RCB.