India, April 6 -- Punjab Kings' skipper Shreyas Iyer faced rare criticism after a soft dismissal against Rajasthan Royals, drawing sharp words from Sanjay Manjrekar, who felt the nature of the wicket impacted more than just the scoreboard. The PBKS captain, who's otherwise been in sublime touch this season, was bowled for just 10 runs while trying to take on Jofra Archer during a steep chase of 206.

Archer had already struck in the first over by removing Priyansh Arya for a duck. Iyer, attempting to counter-attack, misread the length and exposed his stumps with a wild swing, leaving PBKS reeling at 11/2 after an over. The move didn't sit well with Manjrekar.

"It was actually very hard for me to see that kind of dismissal of Shreyas Iyer...