Shreyas Iyer missed a century due to this player, but etched the name in recordsbook:

The fifth match of IPL 2025 is being played in a thrilling style between Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad. Punjab, batting first, scored 243/5 runs on the board, which is the second highest team of the team in the history of the league. Captain Shreyas Iyer played the captaincy innings. While debutants Priyansh Arya (47) and Shashank Singh (44*) also won their hearts with their performance.

Shreyas Iyer made a brilliant debut as the captain of Punjab Kings, but he missed a century. If he had done this feat against Gujarat, he would have been his first century in the IPL. However, due to an unbeaten innings, the star batsman has registered his name in the recordsbook.

Shreyas Iyer played an explosive innings of 97 runs

Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer played a brilliant innings of 97* runs with the help of 5 fours and 9 sixes in 42 balls at a strike rate of 230.95. He came out to bat on number-3 and showed an aggressive style from the beginning. He completed a half -century in just 27 balls and was seen scoring fast runs. It seemed that he would easily complete a century. But then he did not get much strike in the last two overs. In the 20th over, Shashank Singh played 6 balls and hit five fours.

The highest personal score in captaincy debut for IPL franchise

119 (63) – Sanju Samson (RR) vs PBKS, Wankhede, 2021
99*(58) – Mayank Agarwal (PBKS) vs DC, Ahmedabad, 2021
97*(42) – Shreyas Iyer vs. GT, Ahmedabad, 2025
93*(40) – Shreyas Iyer (DC) vs KKR, Delhi, 2018
88 (57) – Faf du Plessis (RCB) vs. PBKS, Mumbai, 2022

Players who are unbeaten on 90 most times as captain in IPL

• 3 – Virat Kohli
• 2 – Shreyas Iyer
• 2 – KL Rahul
• 2 – David Warner