India, March 26 -- Shreyas Iyer missed out on a well-deserved century of Shashank Singh's 16-ball onslaught for Punjab Kings against Gujarat Titans during their IPL 2025 match on Tuesday. Iyer was sublime, batting on 90 with three overs to go. A hundred seemed easy for the taking, but it wasn't to be, as Shashank took it upon himself to farm strike as bludgeon as many runs as possible. In the last three overs, Iyer faced just three legit deliveries and, hence, remained unbeaten on 97, with Shashank blasting his way to 44 and lifting PBKS to a formidable total of 243/6.

Iyer told Shashank, "Don't worry about my hundred. Hit as many runs as possible". And it was just the tonic he needed from his captain. Shashank went on a rampage, smoking...