For Shreyas Iyer's childhood coach Pravin Amre, it was a sort of special feeling. Amre was the one who tested Iyer and promoted him to bat at number three from number seven in his maiden Ranji season in 2014-15. By leading KKR into the final, Iyer achieved the rare feat of playing the summit clash as captain of two different franchises in the IPL

Seeking an India comeback, Iyer struck 54 off 44 balls and laced his innings with nine fours and a six, while Padikkal compiled a 56-run knock off 70 balls, hitting eight boundaries during his stay in the middle