India, March 27 -- IPL 2025 has already seen two scores of exactly 97*, with Shreyas Iyer's belligerent debut innings for Punjab Kings being added to by Quinton de Kock in a successful run-chase for Kolkata Knight Riders against RR.

De Kock finished a comfortable chase for the defending champions as he hit 4, 6, 6 off the last three balls against Jofra Archer. He hit a maximum with 5 runs needed when batting on 91*, falling just short of scoring a century in his second appearance for the Knight Riders.

The KKR team's X handle posted in appreciation of de Kock's innings, which guided the chase home on a tricky pitch, albeit not against a very big target. KKR won by 8 wickets with 15 deliveries to spare.

A day earlier, Shreyas Iyer had l...