India, March 26 -- Between the 17th and 20th over of the Punjab Kings innings in their IPL 2025 opener against Gujarat Titans, PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer faced only four balls, scoring seven runs. He was stranded on an unbeaten 97, missing a well-deserved century by a whisker but the thought of getting t three figures didn't cross his mind even once during the death overs. Shashank Singh, the man who took the bulk of the strike in the last three overs, giving PBKS a grand finish with a flurry of boundaries and sixes, said the message from Shreyas was crystal clear: "Don't think about my 100; just hit as many boundaries as you can."

Shashank did exactly that. Coming in to bat at No.7 in the 16th over of PBKS innings, the right-hander, who ...