IPL 2025 ka match #69 tha — PBKS vs MI Jaipur ke Sawai Mansingh Stadium mein. Dono teams playoffs mein pahuch chuki thi, lekin top-two finish ke liye yeh match bada hi crucial tha.
Shreyas Iyer ne toss jeetke bowling choose ki, kyunki unka team Jaipur mein pehle se 2 matches khel chuka tha. MI ka confidence high tha — pichhle 4 matches mein 3 jeete the. Aur unka sabse bada star? Bhai, Suryakumar Yadav a.k.a. SKY, jo full form mein tha — is season mein ab tak 609 runs maar chuka tha!
🔥 SKY ka Fire Show – 57 runs, Style mein
Suryakumar ne 35 balls pe 57 runs banaye — 4 chaukke, 3 chhakkas. Strike rate? 162.86! Usne flick-pull, paddle scoop, aur fine leg ke upar ka trademark shot bhi dikhaya. 34 balls mein pachaas poore kiye, aur ek T20 record bhi tod diya — Sachin Tendulkar ka koi milestone cross kiya (exact kaunsa, MI ne X pe daala tha).
MI ne 10 over mein 83/2 ka score banaya tha, jab Rohit Sharma (24) aur Rickleton (27) out ho gaye. SKY ne phir Hardik ke saath milke pace badhayi. Lekin middle order fail — Tilak Varma sirf 1 run, aur baaki koi settle nahi ho paya. SKY akele ladta raha.
🎯 Arshdeep Singh ka Final Over – Game Badal Diya
MI 190 ke aas-paas pahuch raha tha, tabhi Arshdeep Singh aaya death over mein aur full toofan macha diya.
- 20th over mein sirf 3 runs diye aur 2 wickets le liye.
- Naman Dhir ko slow ball pe out kiya, next ball pe ek aur batter ko clean bowled,
- Last ball pe SKY ko bhi out kar diya wide cutter pe — edge gaya aur Inglis ne pakad liya.
Result? MI sirf 184/7 bana paya. SKY ne baad mein bola, “10-15 runs short rahe hum.”
🧤 Baaki Players ka Contribution
- Hardik Pandya ne 15 balls pe 26 banaye – kuch chhakkas aur fours bhi maar diye.
- Naman Dhir ne 20 runs ki cameo kheli.
- Lekin Tilak Varma ka form down hai – spin ke against is season mein struggle kar raha hai.
PBKS bowlers ne plan ke mutabik bowling kiya – slow balls, cutters, grip wali pitch ka faida uthaya. Vijaykumar Vyshak ne 2 wickets liye, Rohit ko Harpreet Brar ne long-on pe catch karwaya.
🧮 Match Ka Equation – Kya Hoga Aage?
MI ne 185 ka target diya — thoda tricky par doable. Jaipur mein dew aati hai, toh batting aur easy ho jaata hai. PBKS ka opening pair — Priyansh Arya (486 runs season mein) aur Prabhsimran Singh (362) — inki form bhi tagdi hai.
4.2 overs mein PBKS ne 34/1 bana liya tha, Arya pitch pe tha. MI ka bowling attack bhi heavy hai — Jasprit Bumrah aur Mitchell Santner jaise match-winner hain.
Agar MI jeet jaata, to Qualifier 1 confirm hota. PBKS agar jeetta, to table top finish milta – pehli baar 11 saalon mein.
🕰️ Flashback – Arshdeep ne Pehle bhi MI ki Watt Lagayi thi
2023 mein bhi Wankhede pe Arshdeep ne MI ko final over mein defend karke jeet dilayi thi — 4/29 figures, middle stump tod diya tha literally! Tab bhi SKY 57 pe out hua tha, aur aaj bhi wahi scene repeat ho gaya.
🎤 Aakhri Baatein
SKY ne ek aur classy knock kheli, lekin Arshdeep ke 20th over ne pura match ka mood badal diya. MI ne solid base banaya, lekin death overs mein momentum chhod diya. Ab chase depend karta hai PBKS ke batting pe aur dew ke effect pe.
