Virat Kohli, Krunal Pandya go wild after sarpanch Shreyas Iyer dismissed cheaply in IPL remaining

Jun 03, 2025 10:54 PM IST

Virat Kohli and Krunal Pandya have been among the many a number of RCB gamers who jumped wildly, celebrating PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer’s wicket

Virat Kohli and Krunal Pandya have been among the many a number of RCB gamers who jumped wildly, celebrating PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer’s wicket within the IPL 2025 remaining on Tuesday. The Punjab captain, fondly referred to as ‘sarpanch’, was dismissed for 1 run in two balls, leaving his group at 79/3 as they chased a 191-run goal on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Virat Kohli and Krunal Pandya celebrated Shreyas Iyer’s wicket in IPL 2025 remaining on Tuesday(REUTERS)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar introduced in Romario Shepherd for the tenth over. The Guyanese all-rounder managed to get a skinny exterior edge off Iyer because the batter appeared to chop his size supply exterior off stump. Wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma took a cushty catch, and Iyer walked off.

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As Shreyas Iyer was dismissed, Kohli and Krunal Pandya jumped to rejoice. The latter even appeared to affix his fingers. The wicket was large for RCB because the Punjab skipper was coming off an unbeaten 87-run knock towards the Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2.

Soon, Pandya dismissed a dangerous-looking Josh Inglis for a 23-ball 39. The spinner compelled a mishit by tossing a floated supply close to Inglis’ physique. Liam Livingstone took a catch at long-on, and PBKS have been decreased to 98/4.

In the primary innings, RCB set a preventing 191-run goal for Punjab Kings. Knocks from Jitesh Sharma (24 from 10 deliveries) and Virat Kohli (43 from 35 balls) powered Bengaluru to 190/9. Arshdeep Singh (3/40) and Kyle Jamieson (3/48) led PBKS’ bowling assault.

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RCB vs PBKS IPL Final Playing 11

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarawal, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Impact Subs: Rasikh Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Tim Seifert, Swapnil Singh, Suyash Sharma.

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Josh Inglis(w), Shreyas Iyer(c), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kyle Jamieson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Punjab Kings Impact Subs: Prabhsimran Singh, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlet, Harpreet Brar