Shreyas Iyer | Punjab Kings captain and Player of the Match: (On being calm while batting) I don't know to be honest, I love such big occasions. I always say to myself and to my colleagues in the team that the bigger the occasion, the calmer you are, you get the big results. Today was a right example where I was focusing more on my breathing rather than sweating out there. (On chasing a 200+ target) All players need to be assertive and show that intent from ball one. The intent was stupendous and even for me, I had to take some time. From the other end, the batsmen were striking pretty well. I know the more time I spend on the field, the better I get and my vision also gets better.

Nehal Wadhera: I just wait for such games, couldn't be more eager to play such a knock in a crucial game like the semi-final (Qualifier 2). This will be close to my heart. I have been with MI for two years and I have played them before so I know what they could try and I changed a few things in my batting accordingly. He (Shreyas) was pretty clear that I just should see and hit the ball accordingly. (If he targetted a bowler) Nothing specific. If it was in my radar I would just go for it. I needed to convert the balls into boundaries and it turned out to be good. He (Shreyas) is a chase master and proved it today as well. Lot of learnings from him and I hope we carry forward the momentum and win against RCB as well.

Hardik Pandya | MI skipper: The way Shreyas batted, took his chances and some of the shots he played were really outstanding and I think they definitely batted really well. I think it was par, but it needed some great execution as a bowling unit which I think in these big games it really matters and as I mentioned they were really calm, put us under pressure and I think we were not able to execute the way we wanted. I will not put it on the wicket, if we had to something better it was maybe someone bowling right lengths or maybe right bowler at the right point, the result could have been a bit different. In hindsight, it would have been different (whether he should have bowled Bumrah with 41 needed of 4 overs) )and it would have been too early as well, Boom knowing the situation if even 18 balls are left Jassi can be Jassi and he can do something special and it just didn't happen today.

Stats by Deepu Narayanan

SIxth consecutive defeat for Mumbai Indians in Ahmedabad. Their only win here came against RR in 2014.

Shreyas Iyer has now led three different teams to IPL finals - DC in 2020, KKR in 2024, and PBKS in 2025. No other player has done it for more than one team.

The chase of 204 by Punjab Kings
Highest ever in IPL Playoffs/Knockout
First time ever 200+ successfully chased vs MI
Eighth time PBKS have chased 200+, the most by a team in IPL
Ninth successful 200+ chase in IPL 2025, the most in a single edition

01:41 Local Time, 20:11 GMT, 01:41 IST: Look at the celebrations from the PBKS camp.

Ashwani Kumar to Shreyas Iyer, SIX

Ashwani Kumar to Shreyas Iyer, wide, this is a wide for sure. Way way outside off, left alone even as Shreyas Iyer wanted to go for it, leaves it

Ashwani Kumar to Shreyas Iyer, no run

Most sixes by a PBKS batter in a season
38 Shreyas Iyer (2025) *
36 Glenn Maxwell (2014)
34 Chris Gayle (2019)
34 Liam Livingstone (2022)
32 KL Rahul (2018)

Ashwani Kumar to Shreyas Iyer, SIX

Ashwani Kumar to Shreyas Iyer, no run, desperation from MI and they lose a review. A low full-toss outside off, angled across Shreyas Iyer who tries to open the face

MI review for a caught behind.