While there have been some exciting games in the IPL 2025, most of them have been one-sided contests. The bowlers’ presence in the game and their significant impact on match outcomes has been a positive feature of the 18th league season. In other cases, the teams appeared to be finished and out of the game, yet they later rose from the ashes like a phoenix.
The fans’ memories are carved with such moments, which have contributed to the wonderful viewing experience. In addition to providing the audience with entertainment, they unexpectedly assisted their teams in winning the game. Some of them resulted from the batters’ exceptional knocks, some from their skill with the ball, and some from some rare moments.
The Top 10 IPL 2025 Game-Changing Events So Far
1. The appearance of Nehal Wadhera during the rain-affected match against RCB
Rain caused the 34th IPL 2025 match between RCB and PBKS to be cut short to 14 overs each side. After being asked to bat, the RCB scored 95 runs. On a challenging surface, PBKS was lowered to 53/4 while chasing the total. Nehal Wadhera took over at that point, scoring an undefeated 33*(19) to assist PBKS defeat RCB by 5 wickets.
2. The final over by Mitchell Starc to advance the DC vs. RR game to the Super Over
With Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel in the middle, RR needed nine runs in the final six balls of the game against DC to win. The game went to the Super Over when the left-arm pacer bowled incredibly well in the closing stages, giving up just 8 runs. Despite giving up 11 runs, Starc helped his team win even in the Super Over. Due to his outstanding bowling performance for the team captained by Axar Patel, the Australian bowler was named Player of the Match.
3. Vijaykumar Vyshak’s impressive but wicketless performance against GT
In Ahmedabad, PBKS scored 243 runs while batting first against GT. With their top four batsmen coming up, the home team was well on their way to chasing a massive total. When Vijaykumar Vyshak was brought on board, PBKS wanted cost-effective overs. He stopped players like Jos Buttler and Sherfane Rutherford from going crazy by bowling three of them and assisting the visiting team in winning by 11 runs.
4.The termination of Ajinkya Rahane due to LSG
LSG batted first and scored a respectable 238 runs at Eden Gardens. KKR got off to a fast start when chasing the target, scoring 162/2 after 12.5 overs. After Rahane’s outstanding 61(35), the home team needed just 77 runs in the final 7.1 overs. As KKR lost their groove and gave up four wickets in the following 19 balls, it caused a massive collapse. In the end, LSG prevailed by four runs.
5. Death bowling by Avesh Khan versus RR
After 17 overs and 156/2, RR was easily chasing 181. With Riyan Parag and Yashasvi Jaiswal in the middle, the home team only needed 25 runs in the final three overs. In his outstanding 18th over, Avesh Khan removed both batters while giving up just 5 runs. Additionally, he bowled the 20th over, giving up just 6 runs, including Shimron Hetmyer’s wicket. Khan took three wickets at the end and gave up just 11 runs, allowing LSG to defeat RR by 2 runs.
6. In Jasprit Bumrah’s over (DC versus MI), Mitchell Santner’s brilliant delivery dismissed Karun Nair and resulted in three run-outs.
At the Arun Jaitley Stadium, DC was easily cruising through the run chase with 135/2 after 11.3 overs against MI, who were chasing 206. Mitchell Santner’s peach delivery caused Karun Nair, who made 89 of just 40 deliveries, to pass away. With three wickets remaining, DC needed to get 14 runs from 9 balls later in the 19th over of the game. MI won the game by 12 runs thanks to a hat-trick of run-outs. For 58 runs, DC lost their final 8 wickets.
7. Yash Thakur’s No Ball was survived by Abhishek Sharma.
SRH needed a strong start against PBKS in order to chase a massive total of 246 runs. Abhishek Sharma was fortunate to escape punishment for a lost catch and a catch that was taken off a no-ball, even though they subsequently won. The umpire declared it a No-Ball after Sharma was dismissed by Yash Thakur. Abhishek then went on to make the highest score by an Indian batter in the history of the league, an incredible 141 off just 55 deliveries.
8. The dismissal of Angkrish Raghuvanshi against PBKS
KKR needed just 40 runs in 11 overs and were 72/3 after 9 overs, chasing a total of just 112 runs. The next seven wickets that KKR lost for just 23 runs were completely incredible. Angkrish Raghuvnashi, who appeared to be in fantastic form and scored 37 runs in 28 balls, was dismissed at the start of it all.
9. Partnership between Ashutosh Sharma and Vipraj Nigam versus LSG
Ashutosh Sharma and Vipraj Nigam gave DC an unexpected victory over LSG to begin their IPL 2025 campaign. After 12.3 overs, DC was down to 113/6 after chasing 210. In just 22 balls, Nigam and Sharma scored 55 runs together. Ashutosh’s 66*(31) won for DC, but the 2020 finalists much benefited from Nigam’s 39(15).
10. 19th over by Josh Hazlewood against RR
With a solid Dhruv Jurel in the middle, the Rajasthan Royals needed 18 runs in the final two overs to defeat the RCB in their backyard. Josh Hazlewood bowled a brilliant 19th over, taking out Jofra Archer and Jurel while giving up just one run. It assisted the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in winning their season opener at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
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