Watch: Ricky Ponting arose as soon as Shreyas was dismissed, reached the dressing room and then Iyer
Ricky ponting reaction after Shreyas iyer WICKET: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 8 wickets in their fourth IPL finals in the qualifier-1 of IPL 2025 played in Mullanpur. In this match, Punjab’s batting shattered badly and the entire team was reduced to just 101 runs. After this, RCB achieved this minor target in just 10 overs at the loss of two wickets.
After the defeat in this match, a video of Punjab head coach Ricky Ponting and captain Shreyas Iyer is becoming quite viral in which it can be seen that as soon as Josh is out of Hazlewood, Iyer is out, similarly coach Ricky Ricky Ponting gets up from the dugout and goes to the dressing room in despair and talks with him as he reached the dressing room in disappointment. You can watch this video below.
Now the RCB team has reached the finals directly, while Punjab will have to field again in Qualifier-2 on 1 June, where they will compete with the winner of the Eliminator. In such a situation, the Punjab team will want the mistakes that they make in the first qualifier, do not repeat it in the second qualifier.
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At the same time, after a crushing defeat against RCB, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer admitted that the team had made a big mistake, but he had not given up hope. Iyer said that the war is not over yet and the team will have to handle itself for the next challenge. He talked about focusing on batting. Iyer, while talking in the post match present, said, “This is not to forget the day, but to think where there was a mistake. We have been losing wickets continuously. We had done good planning but could not take it on the field.”
He further said that it would be wrong to blame the bowlers as it was difficult to defend such a small score. Iyer admitted that the batting was the biggest weakness of the team and now it will have to work on it. However, Iyer’s confidence remains intact. He said, “We have lost this match but the battle of the tournament is not over yet. We have to come down with better preparation next time.”
