The match between the Shreyas Iyer-led Punjab Kings and the Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans is currently underway at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Iyer showcased a batting masterclass on his captaincy debut for Punjab Kings. He batted at the No.3 spot and played an attacking brand of cricket right from the word go.
Shreyas Iyer kept punishing the GT bowlers, and at the end of the 19th over, he was unbeaten at 97 runs off 42 balls, with 5 fours and 9 sixes.
Notably, Iyer finished with his highest score in IPL and overall 4th highest score in his T20 career. Also, his unbeaten 97 is the third-highest score on a captaincy debut for a franchise in the Indian Premier League, behind Sanju Samson's 119 and Mayank Agarwal's 99*.
Shreyas from ball one told me... - Shashank Singh
"Thank you so much Ravi Sir. Yes obviously it was a good cameo but looking at the way Shreyas was batting from the dug-out, that motivated me even more.
I was not thinking much. I was watching the ball closely and reacting to it - Shashank Singh
Shashank Singh, who scored an unbeaten 44 runs off 16 balls, with 6 fours and 2 sixes, further said that he was just reacting to the balls bowled by the GT bowlers as pre-determining at the IPL level is not a good idea. He also spoke about being backed by the Punjab Kings team management.
"Obviously the team management has backed me a lot. That has given me a lot of motivation to go out there and play my shots. I think I know my shots. If it's a good ball, I will respect it. I will back my strength and play the shots which I have practiced before."
Highest Team Totals at Narendra Modi Stadium in IPL:
233/3 by GT vs MI, 2023
Highest team totals for Punjab Kings in IPL:
243/5 vs GT in Ahmedabad, 2025
231/4 vs CSK in Cuttack, 2014
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