Shreyas Iyer lads Punjab Kings to IPL 2025 Final with stunning knock
Ahmedabad: Punjab Kings have stormed into the IPL 2025 final after a thrilling chase against Mumbai Indians, powered by a brilliant unbeaten innings from their captain Shreyas Iyer.
Chasing a target of 204, PBKS reached 207 for 5 with an over to spare, securing a place in the final where they will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Iyer played a captain’s knock, scoring a match-winning 87 off just 41 balls. His powerful hitting in the final overs turned the game in Punjab's favour despite pressure from the Mumbai bowlers.
Earlier in the chase, Nehal Wadhera provided a steady start with a valuable 48, laying the foundation for the big finish. Mumbai Indians had made early breakthroughs and looked in control at one stage, but they could not stop the run flow in the death overs.
Punjab Kings will now head into the final with high confidence, hoping to lift their maiden IPL title.
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US trade deficit slipped to USD 901 billion last year amid Trump tariffs
Washington (AP): The US trade deficit slipped modestly in 2025, a year in which President Donald Trump upended global commerce by slapping double digit tariffs on imports from most countries.
The gap the between the goods and services the US sells other countries and what it buys from them narrowed to just over USD 901 billion from USD 904 billion in 2024, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
Exports rose 6 per cent last year, and imports rose nearly 5 per cent.
The trade gap surged from January-March as US companies tried to import foreign goods ahead of Trump's taxes, then narrowed most of the rest of the year.
Trump's tariffs are a tax paid by US importers and often passed along to their customers as higher prices.
But they haven't had as much impact on inflation as economists originally expected. Trump argues that the tariffs will protect US industries, bringing manufacturing back to America and raise money for the US Treasury.
