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When Krunal Pandya Helped MI Win IPL Trophy With His Magical All-Round Performance

Aashay Chopade

Krunal Pandya for MI and RCB (Source: @_extracricket/X.com)Krunal Pandya for MI and RCB (Source: @_extracricket/X.com)

Krunal Pandya has been in great form in IPL 2025 and has delivered performances in crunch situations. He has provided the balance to the RCB unit with his all-round skills, and in the final, he has come up with a match-winning spell where he gave away 17 runs and picked two wickets in his four overs.

His performance went a long way in RCB winning the trophy. However, Krunal Pandya is not new to performing in the final of IPL. He did it seven years back for Mumbai Indians, delivering a strong all-round performance.

Krunal Pandya Proved Game-Changer In 2017 IPL Final

It was the final between Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants on May 21 and was a low-scoring thriller. MI batted first and were in all sorts of trouble with wickets falling at regular intervals. They needed someone to step up, and Krunal Pandya walking in ahead of Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya played a matured knock.

He timed his innings brilliantly, scoring 47 from 38 balls, hitting timely boundaries to take his side to a competitive total of 129. Krunal Pandya then opened the bowling for his side, bowling four overs for just 31 runs. His performance turned out to be a game-changer as Mumbai Indians won the game by a single run.

Overall, Krunal Pandya would go down as one of the finest all-rounders in the history of IPL. He is now one of the few players who have won the trophies with two different franchises. Overall, Krunal Pandya picked 17 wickets in IPL 2025 and played a stunning knock of 73 from 47 balls against DC to cap off an incredible season.

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