James hope

Narendra Modi Stadium: Punjab Kings bowling coach James Hope praised skipper Shreyas Iyer's calmness during the run chase against Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 and called his 41-ball unbeaten 87 a "classy knock" that helped PBKS reach the IPL final after an 11-year wait.

PBKS beat five-time champions MI by five wickets in Qualifier 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday. After electing to bowl, the side led by Iyer restricted MI to 203/6. In reply, the captain led from the front, smashing an unbeaten 87 off 41 balls to get his side a solid five-wicket win with an over to spare.