India, March 26 -- Punjab Kings clinched a narrow 11-run win in their opening match of the 2025 Indian Premier League against Gujarat Titans on Tuesday night. Shreyas Iyer, the PBKS skipper, produced a scintillating show at the Narendra Modi Stadium, smashing an unbeaten 97 off just 42 deliveries before making astute captaincy calls on the field to ensure the Kings open their campaign with a win on the board.

While the PBKS did set a strong 244-run target for the Titans, the home side looked threatening in the middle overs, with Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler smashing the bowlers all over the park. The turning point of the match was the introduction of Vijaykumar Vyshak as the impact substitute; in his first two overs, Vyshak only concede...