The 97 of Shreyas Iyer was not 42 balls was fundamental in the victory of 11 Punjab Kings races over Gujarat Titans
The former Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson, praised the Punjab Kings captain, Shreyas Iyer, after his excellent 97 was not against Gujarat’s Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
Shreyas broke nine six and five limits in his 42 ball stay while taking his team to a total of 243/5 in 20 overs. The captain of Mumbai T20 had the help of the young opener Priyansh Arya, who scored 47 of 23 balls and Shank Singh, who eliminated 44 of only 16 balls, which led them to a large total.
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Punjab, under the training of former Australia captain, Ricky Ponting, showed the sand to restrict Gujarat’s Titans. GT seemed to be ready to pursue the total after the media centuries of the opener B Sai Sudharshan (74 of 41 balls), Jos Buttler (53 of 33 balls) and timely hits Captain Shubman Gill (33 of 14 balls) and impact sub Sherfane Rutherford (46 of 28 balls).
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Williamson highlighted Iyer for his impeccable blow by saying that each ball of the entries seemed to belong to the reflexes.
“It was a blow of the highest standard. From the first ball, it was almost an outstanding reel. He played the ball exactly where he was destined to be beaten. Anything out of stump seemed to access the offside, and even hit Sixes on the cover against some of the best sailors in the world,” Williamson said while talking to Jiostear.
The former New Zealand pattern also felt that Shreyas manages to score big against the main wickt bearer of the T20 format, Rashid Khan, was impressive.
“Then, to face Rashid Khan too, that is one of the most difficult challenges of the game. As a leader, to intervene in number 3, establish the pattern and assume the greatest opposition threats was remarkable. That entry was really out of this world,” he added.
Williamson, praises the evolution of Shreyas Iyer as a player
Iyer, who had captained Kolkata Knight Riders to the title of IPL 2024, made the change to Punjab Kings and immediately had an impact with a winning blow of the match against the winners of IPL 2022. The Mumbaikar also played an important role in the recent victory of Champions Trophy 2025 of India with 243 races of five games. Among these two great victories, he had also taken Mumbai to the victory Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024.
Williamson felt that Shreyas has evolved as a player over the years and the way he had learned to deal with his brief weakness of the ball.
“What stands out about Shreyas is how his game continues to evolve. For a period, the teams attacked him with short balls, but now, he is adjusting brilliantly, deepening his fold, unlearning his front leg and dominating the deliveries cut. He can now access all areas of the ground, which makes him a damn damn,” said Williamson. “Williams said.
Punjab Kings will face Lucknow Super Giants on April 1 at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.
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