Watch: Phil Salt gives CPR to Virat Kohli and RCB with a stunning catch of Priyansh Arya

Phil Salt, on Tuesday (June 3), pulled off a stunner to give Royal Challengers Bengaluru the crucial breakthrough during the ongoing IPL 2025 final against Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Set a target of 191 runs, Punjab Kings were off to a cracking start with Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh collecting 13 runs from the first over bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The second over bowled by Yash Dayal went for 10 runs.

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Priyansh and Prabhsimran fire guns

Josh Hazlewood bowled a fine third over, conceding only 5 runs and was also close to getting the breakthrough for his team but Romario Shepherd dropped Prabhsimran at fine-leg. Bhuvneshwar Kumar also bowled a tidy fourth over and gave away just 4 runs.

With the last two overs going for only 9 runs, Priyansh decided to up the ante in the 5th over bowled by Hazlewood. He hit the Australia pacer for two fours before going for another big shot on the final ball of the over.

Priyansh nearly managed to pull off a six but was denied by a stunning effort from Phil Salt and also had to walk back as the England star completed a stunning catch. It was a short of length delivery from Hazlewood and Priayansh decided to play his trademark flick-full shot.

Salt takes an astonishing catch

Phil Salt was standing at deep backward square leg and had to cover a good distance to his right to reach the ball. The RCB opener completed the catch but the momentum was taking him over the boundary ropes.

However, he smartly threw the ball in air and crossed the boundary to regain his balance before returning to the field of play and completed a stunning catch. Priyansh departed after scoring 24 runs off 19 balls.

Watch Priyansh Arya's catch from Phil Salt

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Talking about the game, Punjab Kings were on 52/1 after 6 overs at the time of writing this report. Prabhsimran and Josh Inglis were batting in the middle for Punjab. Earlier in the match, RCB finished their innings on 190/9.