India, June 2 -- "We have lost the battle, not the war," said Shreyas Iyer after Punjab Kings' loss against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Qualifier 1. The team had everything to play for in Qualifier 2 against give-time champions Mumbai Indians and it was skipper Shreyas who led from the front to help Punjab Kings reach the IPL final for just the second time in their history.

The right-handed Shreyas Iyer played an unbeaten knock of 87 off 41 balls with the help of 5 fours and 8 sixes to help PBKS chase down 204 with five wickets in hand and six balls to spare. As soon as he hit the match-winning six off the bowling of Ashwani Kumar, wild celebrations ensued inside the Punjab Kings' dugout.

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