Who Said What? What did Shreyas Iyer & Hardik Pandya say after PBKS vs MI, Match 69?

Punjab Kings secured a seven-wicket win over the Mumbai Indians in the 69th match of the IPL 2025 season at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Monday, May 26.

Delving into the details of the game, the Mumbai Indians were asked to bat first after losing the toss. The top-order batter Suryakumar Yadav continued his heroics, scoring 57 in 39 balls with six fours and two sixes as MI eventually posted 184/7 in 20 overs.

In the first innings, PBKS bowlers Arshdeep Singh, Marco Jansen, and Vijaykumar Vyshak scalped two wickets each. Moving to the chase, Priyansh Arya and Josh Inglis looked impressive, finding gaps quite frequently. 

While Arya smacked 62 in 35 balls with nine fours and two sixes, Inglis scored 73 in 42 balls with nine fours and three sixes to win the player of the match award. Ultimately, PBKS finished off the game in 18.3 overs with seven wickets in hand.

On that note, let’s take a look at who said what after PBKS vs MI, Match 69.

PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer

“I personally feel everyone stepped up at the right time. We have been in that mindset that we have to win no matter what situation. Kudos to everyone and the management. Ricky has been fantastic, and for me it was about gaining the trust of every individual. And that happened by winning matches, and I personally feel we need to maintain that relationship throughout. When you are down in the dumps, it is easy to backstab each other. 

(On Priyansh Arya) The way he started was fabulous. It was pleasing to the eye and every individual has been fearless. They tick the boxes in the net sessions and the reflection of it is seen on the ground. 

(On Josh Inglis) He loves playing the new ball, and I wanted him to play more deliveries. And I know he can be disruptive, he is a big match player. Hope he continues the same way. We have a camaraderie from the last few years, he (Ponting) lets me be decisive on the field, all these things have culminated in a great way. Ecstatic that everything is working.”

MI captain Hardik Pandya

“The way the wicket played, we were definitely 20 runs short. That happens, we've been playing really good cricket, this was one of the days where we really couldn't play our best cricket and that cost us. 

IPL is like that, this franchise has won five trophies, it has always been tough. Anytime if you take the leg off the accelerator, the other teams are also very keen to win the games. The message would be simple, this was just a blip, learn from this and look forward for the knockouts. 

It's too fresh, we'll identify later but as an overall batting unit, we were definitely 20 runs short. We could have capitalised either in the start or in the middle, we'll figure it out post the game. (Karn a batter choice as the Impact Player in hindsight?) Not really, I back Ashwani, we back Ashwani, that has been the plan throughout the season. We have played with the leggie and the quick. Today we felt on this wicket that it'll work, that's fine. 

(Did batting get better in the second half?) It would be the same, I don't think much difference. They really played good cricket, those two batters, the second wicket stand was outstanding. They really took on certain balls whenever we erred and I don't think as a bowling unit we were clinical, we gave some balls which they really capitalised and on certain times, they played some good shots as well. 

Overall, we were not up to the mark and that cost us. (On the Eliminator) Overall, play good cricket, bat well, bowl well, work on the plans, see what is the template which will work as a batting group. Bowlers have been doing really well throughout the season. 

Batting, we'll figure out what is the right template on right tracks and if we bat first, what is the pace we want to bat. Couple of things which we need to identify, but I don't think much panic. We knew what was at stake. Looking forward to the Eliminator.”

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