Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer, who had been in good form throughout IPL 2025 with over 600 runs, had a rare failure in the crucial final. He was dismissed for just 1 run by Romario Shepherd. Iyer got an edge and went to keeper catch, and Jitesh Sharma took a clean catch in the crucial final.

It was a big moment in the match, especially because Shepherd had earlier dropped Prabhsimran Singh but made up for it with this vital wicket. Iyer had played a brilliant unbeaten knock of 87 runs in Qualifier 2, taking Punjab to the final by almost single-handedly defeating the Mumbai Indians. But in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium, things didn’t go his way.

As he walked back to the dugout, RCB players celebrated loudly, knowing how important his wicket was. Punjab openers Priyansh Arya (24) and Prabhsimran Singh (26) got decent starts but couldn’t convert them into big scores. Earlier, RCB posted 190/9 in their 20 overs. Virat Kohli scored 43 runs but with a slow strike rate of 122. For Punjab, Arshdeep Singh and Kyle Jamieson bowled well and took three wickets each to keep RCB from running away with the game.

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Fans react as Shreyas Iyer falls cheaply in Final

 

SHREYAS IYER IN FINAL:

FOR COUNTRY FOR MONEY. pic.twitter.com/yeQzhKlibs

— Ahmed Says (@AhmedGT_) June 3, 2025

 

Shreyas Iyer gone. 😱😱#ViratKohli𓃵 Happy ❣️#RCBvsPBKS #IPLFinals pic.twitter.com/Dsd95VIICh

— Tharani ʀᴛᴋ (@iam_Tharani) June 3, 2025

 

SHREYAS IYER I LOVE U, BUT NOT TODAY BROTHER NOT TODAY, NOW ITS YOUR TURN TO GO HOME

— ❥I Hate RCB 🍉 (@Daniyalj15) June 3, 2025

 

Shreyas iyer gone 😂❣️❣️
Rcb #IPLFinal
#IPLFinals #RCBvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/MNj519gLvA

— عادل وانی (@HindAlamgir) June 3, 2025

 

Shreyas iyer gone 😂❣️❣️
Rcb #IPLFinal
#IPLFinals #RCBvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/MNj519gLvA

— عادل وانی (@HindAlamgir) June 3, 2025

 

Shreyas Iyer out #RCBvsPBKS #IPLFinal

😑😑
Dil dod diya usne 😕 pic.twitter.com/OdEgv0oJvP

— जालिम पत्रकार🤡 (@jalimpatrakar) June 3, 2025

 

Shreyas Iyer Gone #RCB Dugout👇 #RCBvsPBKS | #IPLFinal pic.twitter.com/hFY2v9zSHv

— Siju Moothedath (@SijuMoothedath) June 3, 2025

 

Shreyas Iyer Gone 💔. It's Over For PBKS #RCBvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/gqwCtJIxfB

— Akash (@Akash03893128) June 3, 2025