Phil Salt pulled off a Suryakumar Yadav to draw first blood against PBKS in their run-chase in IPL 2025 final. Opener Priyansh Arya was on absolute fire before Josh Hazlewood struck in the 5th over. RCB set a 192-run target for PBKS to chase as both sides aim to win their maiden IPL trophies.
Salt pulls off a SKY
Arya attempted to play a big shot off the last delivery of the 5th over. Salt, who was fielding near the boundary, managed to pull the ball back in to complete a catch, similar to how Suryakumar Yadav had done so for India in the T20 World Cup.
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Phil Salt with a clutch grab under pressure
Was that the game-defining catch?
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru have posted 190/9 after being sent to bat. Virat Kohli top-scored with 43 while there were contributions from Jitesh Sharma, Mayank Agarwal and Liam Livingstone. Arshdeep Singh bagged three wickets in the final over while Kyle Jamieson scalped three wickets for 48 runs. Earlier, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl first. Both teams went unchanged with Tim David missing out for RCB with an injury.
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