Shreyas Iyer wrote his name in the history books |Courtesy- PTI/BCCI
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Shreyas Iyer created history
- Mumbai won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
- Shreyas is likely to lead PBKS in IPL 2025
Just months after leading Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL ) title, Shreyas Iyer added another feather to his cap on Sunday (December 15) after Mumbai won the 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) under his captaincy.
In a thrilling summit clash, Mumbai defeated Madhya Pradesh by five wickets at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru by five wickets with 13 balls to spare. Rajat Patidar's stunning knock of 80 in just 41 balls went in vain as Ajinkya Rahane (37 of 30), Suryakumar Yadav (48 in 35), and Suryanash Shedge (36 in 15) fired the Indian domestic cricket giants to their second title.
Shreyas Iyer Creates History
Shreyas Iyer wrote his name in the history books by becoming the first captain in history to win both the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) trophies in captain. Shreyas has remarkably achieved the feat in the same year.
All Captains To Win Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy And IPL
| Year |
SMAT |
IPL |
| 2007 |
Dinesh Karthik |
NA |
| 2008 |
NA |
Shane Warne (Rajasthan Royals) |
| 2009 |
NA |
Adam Gilchrist (Deccan Chargers) |
| 2010 |
Rohit Atwani (Maharashtra) |
MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) |
| 2011 |
Bengal (Manoj Tiwari) |
MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) |
| 2012 |
Baroda (Pinal Shah) |
Gautam Gambhir (Kolkata Knight Riders) |
| 2013 |
Gujarat (Parthiv Patel) |
Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians) |
| 2014 |
Gujarat (Manpreet Waghmonde) |
Gautam Gambhir (Kolkata Knight Riders) |
| 2015 |
Uttar Pradesh (Suresh Raina) |
Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians) |
| 2016 |
East Zone (Manoj Tiwari) |
David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad) |
| 2017 |
Delhi (Pradeep Sangwan) (2017-18) |
Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians) |
| 2018 |
Karnataka (Manish Pandey) (2018-19) |
MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) |
| 2019 |
Karnataka (Manish Pandey) |
Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians) |
| 2020 |
Tamil Nadu (Dinesh Karthik) (2020-21) |
Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians) |
| 2021 |
Tamil Nadu (Vijay Shankar) (2012-22) |
MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) |
| 2022 |
Ajinkya Rahane (Mumbai) |
Hardik Pandya (Gujarat Titans) |
| 2023 |
Mandeep Singh (Punjab) |
MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) |
| 2024 |
Shreyas Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders) |
Shreyas Iyer (Mumbai) |
Shreyas finished as the fourth-highest run-getter in the tournament with 345 runs in nine games at an average of 49.28 with one century to his name.
The 30-year-old is the first captain in IPL history to be released in the season after winning the title. Shreyas became the second-most expensive player in the cash-rich league's history in the 2025 IPL Mega Auction after being purchased by Punjab Kings (PBKS) for Rs. 26.75 crore. While an official announcement is awaited, Shreyas is set to be named captain of the 2014 runners-up.
This will make Shreyas the first Indian to become the permanent captain of three different IPL teams. He remains the only player in history to lead two different teams to an IPL final, having also guided the Delhi Capitals (DC) to their maiden summit clash in 2020.
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