Preity Zinta during IPL 2025 [Source: @reenu26451/x.com]
After years of underperforming and not living upto the hopes of their fans, the Punjab Kings had a brilliant season in IPL 2025. Things started going right for the franchise from the mega auction, where they came much well planned and strategised.
This year the management concentrated on spending money on utility players and took special care to secure the services of a title-winning skipper, Shreyas Iyer. All the planning and the strategies going on behind the scenes came to the front and reflected on the field as Punjab Kings kept on giving one dominating performance after another.
Punjab Kings Dreams Shattered In The Final Of IPL 2025
At the end of the league stage, the Kings finished at the top of the table and found their way to Qualifier 1. Even though they lost the game to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, they showed the character to bounce back. In Qualifier 2, led by a brilliant knock from Shreyas Iyer, the Punjab Kings defeated the Mumbai Indians and booked a berth in the summit clash of the tournament.
The management, the players and the fans were hoping for a historic moment in the final of the tournament. They hoped that their 18-year wait for the coveted trophy would finally end on the 3rd of June, 2025.
However, in the final, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru played better cricket and defeated the Shreyas Iyer-led side winning their maiden IPL title. While a long wait got over on one side, the painstaking wait on the other side stretched further.
Preity Zinta Shares An Emotional Post Praising The Effort Of The Whole Team
Days after the defeat in the final, Preity Zinta posted on her X handle about the season. Notably, the Bollywood actress owns 23% of the franchise and has always shown her support for the team by being physically present in most of the games.
Preity Zinta's Post For PBKS IPL 2025 Journey [Source: @realpreityzinta/x.com]
She was seen getting emotional after Punjab lost the final to RCB and her emotions could be captured to some extent from the post that she made.
Zinta praised the performance and efforts of each player during the season. She also praised the leadership of Shreyas Iyer. The post concluded with her thanking every member of the team from the support staff to others involved in different capacities and also the fans, who stood by them through out the season.