- June 2, 2025
If you thought IPL 2025 was just another season, you were mistaken. The Qualifier 2 match between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Mumbai Indians (MI) was not just a thrilling encounter – it was full of historic records! With PBKS claiming their first final berth in 11 years thanks to Shreyas Iyer’s blistering unbeaten 87, and an array of unbelievable records thrown in there, IPL fans will be talking of this match for a long time! So, whether you watched the match or are just a fan of analysing cricket statistics, here is yet another perspective on the Top 3 records that made this encounter so memorable.
Suryakumar Yadav: The Non-Opener Run Machine
Suryakumar Yadav is having a special season. His 44 off 26 in this match brought his season total to 717 runs in 16 games, which is the most runs ever scored by a non-opener in the history of the IPL.
He is now past AB de Villiers’ mark of 687 runs in 2016, and he has Rishabh Pant (684) and Kagiso Rabada (672) from 2018 just behind him.
What is impressive here is that non-openers come across a lot of situations in their innings where they need to stabilize a turbulent and unpredictable situation, or a situation where they are required to accelerate quickly and are often required to over-extend themselves to score, depending on the situation they are facing.
It is interesting to see Suryakumar’s consistency and ability to push the innings at the right moments, to the extent that he is irreplaceable for MI. Openers have the comfort of beginning afresh, whereas non-openers such as SKY often have to adapt to different match situations anyway, so this is even more noteworthy.
The Six-Hitting Sensation: SKY’s Power Display
IPL cricket has a lot of sixes and six-hitting. Call him the Sultan of Swat: Suryakumar’s trio of sixes tonight took him to 38 for the season—only one Indian has ever hit more in a single IPL campaign.
Only Abhishek Sharma from SunRisers Hyderabad’s remarkable IPL 2024, his 42 statistics include more sixes than Yadav’s. What is wild is just how many big hits SKY is sending over the ropes and the amount of precision and timing he’s showing, on top of just pure power.
This capability to combine power with precision has completely turned matches upside down; SKY’s barrage of big hits has made life unbearable for bowlers. Whether it be the pull, the lofted hit, or the clean swipe over long-on, superheroes hitting sixes have been pivotal in building and accelerating MI’s scores.
The Six-Fest of IPL 2025: A Record-Breaking Season
If you anticipated you would see fewer sixes, wrong. The IPL 2025 season has given sixes batters a daydream, and the Qualifier 2 match gave them even more fuel to the fire. After this match, the season now had a whopping total of 1271 sixes, breaking last year’s record of 1260 sixes.
This is more than a fun fact, it is indicative of how cricket is evolving and the increasingly shorter boundaries, the more batting-friendly pitches, and yes, some fearless batting. Today’s IPL pitches have become run-scoring theatres, and players have made full use of this, stretching what we thought was possible in T20 cricket.
And now that PBKS are back in the final after 11 long years, it gives our final a real showdown. So, cricket enthusiasts, where will a milestone come from? Is it the first person to eclipse SKY’s undertaking? Or do PBKS create some history in the final? One thing is for sure – IPL 2025 is delivering surprises of many kinds!
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