Silver Patidar will come out to take revenge on Iyer. (Photo- PTI)
In the qualifier-2 of the Indian Premier League 2025, Punjab Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by performing a bang. For Punjab Kings, captain Shreyas Iyer batted in a dhundhar and played an unbeaten match winning innings of 87 runs. Not only this, with this victory, Punjab Kings have confirmed their place in the final of IPL 2025. Now the final match of this tournament will be played between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore on June 3 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
IPL 2025 finals became more exciting
Let me tell you that in this season of IPL, while Punjab Kings are captained by Shreyas Iyer, the command of Royal Challengers Bangalore was handed over to Rajat Patidar. Players of both teams have performed a bang in this season and have won the hearts of the fans. This final has become even more exciting because both teams have not yet named the IPL trophy once. Shreyas Iyer and Silver Patidar are just one step away from creating history.
SMAT was a great collision in the final of 2024
Let us tell you, the final match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024 was played in December last year between Mumbai and Madhya Pradesh at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Madhya Pradesh was captained by Rajat Patidar while Mumbai was commanded by Shreyas Iyer. In this match, Madhya Pradesh, batting first, scored 174 runs losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. On behalf of the team, captain Rajat Patidar, batting banging, contributed 81* run with the help of 6 fours and 6 sixes off 40 balls.
But Rajat Patidar had failed to win his team. Mumbai won this match with 5 wickets. Even though Shreyas Iyer has scored only 16 runs against Madhya Pradesh, but the rest of Mumbai’s players batted deadly and won their team. Now Rajat Patidar has a golden opportunity against Shreyas Iyer in the final of IPL 2025. He can take revenge on Shreyas Iyer by winning the final of Royal Challengers Bangalore. On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders won the 2024 season under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer and now the aggressive batsmen would like to play an important role in winning their first IPL trophy to Punjab Kings in 2025 season.