India, April 16 -- Shreyas Iyer may have been dismissed for a duck against his former franchise Kolkata Knight Riders, but he had the last laugh in the low-scoring thriller in New Chandigarh on Tuesday as Punjab Kings secured a record 16-run win to make the top four in the points table again. After the match, he caught up with KKR CEO Venky Mysore for the first time since their fallout over retention for this season back in October last year.

Shreyas captained Kolkata, who had finished seventh in both 2022 and 2023, to a title win last year. It was KKR's first IPL trophy triumph in more than a decade. Yet, the management decided against retaining him when they announced their final list ahead of the mega auction last October.

However, M...