Shreyas Iyer’s composed fielding performance helped Punjab Kings (PBKS) draw first blood in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 final versus Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Tuesday, June 3, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
After being asked to bat first, Phil Salt gave RCB a flying start, blasting a four and a six off Arshdeep Singh’s opening over.
The England wicketkeeper-batsman struck Kyle Jamieson for a lovely boundary in the second over.
However, on the fourth ball, he attempted to knock the New Zealand bowler over the head for a maximum. Salt was nowhere near the ball’s pitch, but he passed it through using his hands. However, the ball struck the bottom half of his bat and travelled a significant distance in the air.
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Shreyas took a few steps to his right while back-tracking before turning in front to face the pitch. He got himself into a steady position and held onto a tricky catch to give PBKS a huge breakthrough. It was a massibe breakthrough as Salt, who was dismissed for a nine-ball 16, could have caused a lot of damage in the powerplay.
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