GT vs PBKS, IPL 2025, March 25 -- Leading Punjab Kings for the first match in the Indian Premier League 2025 against Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans, Shreyas Iyer bludgeoned an unbeaten 42-ball 97 runs in Ahmedabad on Tuesday but sacrificed a hundred to boost the total.

In his debut match as skipper for the new franchise, Shreyas Iyer smashed 97 runs, which included as many as nine sixes and five fours at an astounding strike rate of 237.84.

After coming to bat at number 3 for Punjab Kings, Iyer shared a couple of blistering stands with debutant Priyansh Arora and Marcus Stoinis. In his final partnership with Shashank Singh, the pair put an unbeaten stand of 81 runs in a scarcely believable 28 balls.

Iyer shared a 51-run stand-off in j...