Ravichandran Ashwin ignored the brilliance from Shreyas Iyer against the Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2. Ashwin picked the game changers for PBKS, who made an impact in the game, but did not receive credit for their performances.
Shreyas Iyer’s name is all over the world of cricket after his epic innings of an unbeaten 87 runs in the Qualifier 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Iyer’s knock helped his side chase 204 runs in an important knock-out game.
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Ravichandran Ashwin picked three game-changers for the Punjab Kings other than Shreyas Iyer. Ashwin also rejected the narrative around Iyer’s brilliance and highlighted three players' names who also made an impact in the chase against the Mumbai Indians and didn’t get enough credit for their performances.
Ravichandran Ashwin named Nehal Wadhera, Josh Inglis, and Priyansh Arya as the game-changers for PBKS as well because whenever the team needed boundaries in the run chase, all three players step up and smash boundaries on a regular basis.
“The game-changing batter was Josh Inglis, along with Nehal Wadhera. Iyer is popular, so the credit that needs to go to Inglis and Wadhera might not end up going. But he played a 20-run over against Bumrah in the powerplay. They got Bumrah to stop the run-scoring and get a wicket. But not only did he not get a wicket, he was also hit for 20 runs. How did he do it?” Ravichandran Ashwin stated on his YouTube channel.
Former off-spinner was in awe of Josh Inglis’ boundaries against Jasprit Bumrah as Inglis smashed 20 runs against Bumrah first over and released all the pressure from his team.
“Inglis scored a six against the slower ball on the leg side, then waited to hit one over third man. The moment that the slower one went for a six, Bumrah did not have any option. He had to go hard length into the pitch. That one particular over changed the tide of the game," Ravichandran Ashwin added.
Game-changers’ performance in Qualifier 2
Punjab were chasing a mammoth score of 204 runs, and young sensation Priyansh Arya gave a flyer start to his team in the powerplay as he scored 20 runs in just 10 balls and targeted Reece Topley in the initial overs of the innings.
PBKS lost Prabhsimran Singh early, and Josh Inglis entered the crease in the second over and changed the pace of the innings by attacking Mumbai’s best bowler, Jasprit Bumrah. Inglis smashed two fours and two sixes against Bumrah in his first over.
Inglis scored 38 runs in 21 balls, and after his departure, Nehal Wadhera arrived on the crease. Wadhera played a superb innings and built an important partnership with his skipper, Shyreas Iyer.
Wadhera scored 48 runs in 29 balls with two sixes, and he arrived on the crease in the eighth over and batted till the 16th over to ensure the victory.
Punjab Kings’ young sensation in IPL 2025
Punjab Kings have four in-form uncapped batters in their batting line-up, and thus, they have qualified for the IPL final.
The uncapped players have been the strength of Punjab this season, as their fearless approach helped their franchise in IPL 2025.
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