"Will celebrate on 3rd June": Suyash Sharma guarantees RCB fans IPL 2025 triumph

The 22-year-old Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) leg-spinner Suyash Sharma shone with the ball in Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 against the Punjab Kings (PBKS).

Suyash Sharma, while speaking after the match at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh, assured the fans that the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) would finally lift the trophy on June 3 and would celebrate wildly.

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RCB bowl PBKS out for 101 in Qualifier 1

Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowlers switched on their beast mode during the high-octane clash against the Punjab Kings and bundled them out for 101 in 14.1 overs.

Josh Hazlewood and Suyash Sharma bagged three wickets each, Yash Dayal got two wickets, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Romario Shepherd picked up one wicket each.

Suyash was the top performer with the ball in the innings, as in his three overs, he gave away just 17 runs and cleaned up Shashank Singh, Musheer Khan, and Marcus Stoinis.

Meanwhile, Punjab Kings' 101 is the joint third-lowest total of all-time in IPL playoffs, and 14.1 overs is the fewest overs batted by any team in the IPL playoffs.

Lowest team totals in IPL playoffs

82 - Deccan Chargers vs RCB, DY Patil, 2010 (3rd place playoff)

87 - DC vs RR, Mumbai WS, 2008 SF

101 - LSG vs MI, Chennai, 2023 Eliminator

101 - PBKS vs RCB, Mullanpur, Qualifier 1*

104 - Deccan Chargers vs CSK, DY Patil, 2010 SF

Lowest all-out totals for PBKS

73 vs RPS, Pune, 2017

88 vs RCB, Bengaluru, 2015

88 vs RCB, Indore, 2018

101 vs RCB, Mullanpur, 2025*

111 vs KKR, Mullanpur, 2025

My coaches gave me just one role, which is to hit the stumps - Suyash Sharma

Suyash Sharma won the Player of the Match award for his heroics, and speaking to Harsha Bhogle during the post-match presentation ceremony, he said that his coaches have told him to target stumps. He said:

"My coaches gave me just one role, which is to hit the stumps whether I bowl leg break, googly, flipper, or any other variation. It (googly) is my stock ball and also I got a bit of help from the wicket as well."

When the veteran broadcaster asked him how he would celebrate the Qualifier 1 victory, he replied by saying that he would directly celebrate on June 3 after Royal Challengers Bengaluru win the title. He said:

"Hum celebrate karenge on 3rd June aur bahut zor se celebrate karenge. (Not quite now (whether he will be celebrating tonight), We will celebrate on the 3rd (June), and very hard as well.")

Just tried to execute the plan by our coach - Suyash Sharma

Suyash also spoke to broadcasters during the mid-innings break, and he said that he just executed the plans made by the coaches, and the batters were unable to read his googlies. He said:

"Just tried to execute the plan by our coach. Was feeling very good today while bowling. No one wasn't able to read my googlies today, that is what I feel.

"We just tried to treat it as a normal match, never considered as if we are playing a semi-final. I have worked hard on my bowling."