Led by Shreyas Iyer's scintillating half-century, a spirited Punjab Kings came up with a commanding performance to outclass Mumbai Indians in Sunday's Qualifier 2 and set up a mouth-watering final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Punjab Kings, who suffered an eight-wicket thrashing at the hands of RCB in Qualifier 1, bounced back impressively to beat the five-time champions by five wickets in a high scoring contest.
Shreyas led from the front with an unbeaten 87 from 41 balls, finishing off the match with a six, to guide Punjab Kings to their second IPL final.
Both Punjab Kings and RCB are aiming to win their maiden IPL title.
Given their recent form, RCB will be the big favourites for Tuesday's final, having beaten Punjab in two of the three matches they played this season, including a big win in Qualifier 1.
Their openers Phil Salt and Virat Kohli have been in great form, while their experienced pace duo of Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have done the damage with the new ball in the Powerplay.
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