Shreyas Iyer in crisis mode, admits miserable lead-up to IPL 2025 final

Shreyas Iyer’s epic show against the Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2 was just phenomenal and revealed that he barely slept after the Punjab Kings' victory over the Mumbai Indians. Iyer remains restless ahead of his second consecutive final in the IPL.

PBKS skipper played a brilliant knock of 87* runs against MI at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Iyer also etched his name in the record books to take PBKS to their second IPL final in history.

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Restless Shreyas Iyer before the IPL 2025 final

PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer admitted that he is not at peace before the epic showdown in Ahmedabad on June 3. This will be the most important game for Iyer as his eyes are on winning two IPL titles consecutively with two different franchises as a skipper.

Shreyas Iyer spoke to the press ahead of the IPL final and revealed that when he was in the destructive zone against MI in Qualifier 2, and backed his instincts and shots. Iye’s job is not finished until his side lifts the trophy for the first time.

“When I say that I am in the zone, it starts from before the match, from the warm-up and how you plan yourself and approach the game. Once I was completely locked in, I knew how I was going to rally my players, and they did a phenomenal job in restricting them to 203. From there, I had a certain plan on how I was going to play on that red-soil surface."

"We got a beautiful start from our openers, and then Josh came in at No. 3, so I thought I would get a little bit of time. Once my eyes were set, it was all about the flow and backing my instincts. Happy, but not content,” Iyer said.

Iyer was seen as aggressive in the field during the match against MI, as he was scolding PBKS players for misfieldings. Iyer also scolded Shashank Singh after the match because of the lack of commitment on the ground.

Shreyas Iyer 4-hour sleep

After his epic knock against Mumbai, the match ended at almost 1:40 am, and the PBKS skipper revealed that he only managed to sleep four hours before getting into pre-final proceedings.

“I could not sleep. I only got four hours of sleep last night, and here I am. I went to my room. And then next thing I know, I am here doing the PC,” Iyer added.

Shreyas Iyer is also focused on the big challenge in the final, and what was going wrong in Qualifier 1 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. PBKS addressed their mistakes and played better cricket in Qualifier 2.

PBKS vs RCB

After three years, IPL will witness a new champion as PBKS will take on RCB in the final of IPL 2025. Both teams will eye to win of their maiden IPL trophy. PBKS are playing the IPL final after 11 years, while RCB are playing the IPL final after nine years.

RCB have played three IPL finals but lost all three matches, whereas this will be the second IPL final for PBKS. Both teams finished the league stage in the top 2 positions, and RCB defeated PBKS in Qualifier 1.