Preity Zinta sends inspiring message to PBKS team ahead of IPL 2025 Final: 'Bas Jeetna Hai'

Punjab Kings (PBKS) co-owner Preity Zinta has sent an inspiring message to her team ahead of their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Bollywood actor Preity Zinta has been one of the team’s biggest supporters over the years and a constant presence during their matches. She took to X on Monday to share her wishes and congratulate the team for reaching the IPL 2025 final.

PBKS crushed five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Qualifier 2 on Sunday to reach the final. Skipper Shreyas Iyer led from the front as he hit a match-winning fifty.

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Preity Zinta sends inspiring message to PBKS team

Preity Zinta in her social media post acknowledged the efforts of Iyer, coach Ricky Ponting and also of all other players and coaching staff for making the IPL final possible. She also highlighted that the team has just one more match to go this season and wrote “Bas Jeetna Hai (we have to win).”

“All smiles as @PunjabKingsIPL make it to the final after a SUPER TEAM EFFORT led by our dynamic sarpanch @ShreyasIyer15, our passionate coach @RickyPonting & the entire coaching staff & everyone at PBKS👊 Today will be incomplete without mentioning Lockie Ferguson, Glenn Maxwell & Marco Jansen for making this final possible. One more game to go,” she wrote.

All smiles as @PunjabKingsIPL make it to the final after a SUPER TEAM EFFORT led by our dynamic sarpanch @ShreyasIyer15, our passionate coach @RickyPonting & the entire coaching staff & everyone at PBKS👊 Today will be incomplete without mentioning Lockie Ferguson, Glenn Maxwell… pic.twitter.com/kZukCXp99f

— Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) June 2, 2025

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Both RCB and PBKS are aiming for their first IPL title in the history of the league. While PBKS finished at the top of the points table and have momentum on their side after beating MI, RCB defeated Punjab in the Qualifier 1 at Mullanpur .

In that match, PBKS were bowled out for just 101 as Iyer fell for 2 runs. Josh Hazlewood and Suyash Sharma took three wickets each for RCB. Phil Salt then hit an unbeaten fifty to help Bengaluru reach the IL 2025 final.