India, May 27 -- Bollywood actress and Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta has been upping the glam quotient of the Indian Premier League (IPL) since its inception in 2008. Zinta, now 50, still prompts millions of hearts to skip a beat whenever she turns up to root for PBKS. Cameras rarely miss a chance to capture the ebbs and flows of her emotional roller coaster, which is directly proportional to PBKS' performance.

26 May 2025 marked another chapter in Zinta's emotional outflow in the IPL after Shreyas Iyer led PBKS to a top-two finish in the league after 11 years. PBKS beat Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets on Monday night to seal their place in the Qualifier 1 in Mullanpur. Incidentally, 2014 was the last time PBKS qualified for the playoff...