India, June 2 -- Mumbai Indians found themselves on the wrong end of one of the greatest IPL playoffs batting performances of all time, as Shreyas Iyer scored a swashbuckling 87* off just 41 deliveries to take his Punjab Kings to the IPL 2025 finals for a date between potential first-time winners against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

MI were unable to defend 204, marking the first time in franchise history that an opposition teams chased down a target in excess of 200. The end of this remarkable streak also marked the end of MI's season, and captain Hardik Pandya reflected on what went wrong for his team.

On if PBKS batting, he credited his opposite number for the way in which he handled the chase. "Yeah definitely, especially Shreyas th...