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Punjab Kings (PBKs) finished his 11-year-old drought, reaching a place in the Playoffs IPL 2025 on Sunday, May 18, becoming the third team to qualify this season. Following its qualification, an old statement by Shashank Singh that expresses confidence in the team’s playoff possibilities was viral on social media.
Punjab Kings defeated Rajasthan Royals for 10 runs in Jaipur. The team led by Shreyas Iyer is currently third in the IPL 2025 standings with 17 points out of 12 games. His qualification was officially sealed that night, when Gujarat Titans (GT) won a dominant victory of 10 wicket on Delhi Capitals (DC).
Punjab Kings arrives at the Playoffs IPL for the first time since 2014
The kings of Punjab have reached the Knockout IPL phase for the first time since 2014. The team, led by George Bailey at that time, passed the league table, but was short in the final against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
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The PBKs are now in a position to compete for their first IPL title. With two league games remaining, only one more victory could get them first, giving them a second crucial opportunity to reach the final.
Above all, the Mohali franchise had puzzling campaigns in 2023 and 2024, ending the eighth and ninth respectively. During the last decade, they only approached the playoffs once, which were lost closely in 2017 with a fifth place.
Shashank Singh had supported the PBKs for first place before IPL 2025
Prior to the start of the IPL 2025, Shashank Singh had predicted that Punjab Kings reached the point table. Speaking on the Shubhankar Mishra YouTube channel, Shashank Singh supported his team to get an end to two first places depending on their potential.
“Punjab Reis no. 2025.
Watch the video of the same published by a user in X (formerly known as Twitter) below:
If trust had a face 🗿 pic.twitter.com/exxyqbs65e
– Out of context cricket (@gemsofcricket) May 19, 2025
PUNJAB KINGS gets a narrow victory over Rajasthan Royals at IPL 2025
After choosing BAT First, PBKs lost three early doctors during PowerPlay. However, Nehal Wadhera and Captain Shreyas Iyer rescued the tickets with a 67 -year -old collaboration for the fourth Wicket. Wadhera scored 70 runs only 37 balls, with five and six six, helping the team to push the impulse.
Iyer scored 30 runs of 25 balls, including five limits. Shashank Singh remained unbeaten in 59 runs of 30 balls, including five four and three six. Azmatullah Omarzai finished the tickets with fast races, bringing PBK to a total formidable of 219.
Pursuing the target, Rajasthan Royals, Yasasvi Jaiswal, and Vaibhavanshi, added 89 runs to PowerPlay. However, Harpreet BRAR launched a crucial spell, taking 3 doctors for 22 runs, which turned the tide in favor of Punjab.
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