Shreyas Iyer is making the most of his captaincy in domestic T20s. After leading KKR to an IPL title last year, he’s now on track to repeat that success with Punjab Kings. Iyer sealed a top-two finish with a match-winning six against Mumbai Indians in Jaipur. Punjab now heads to their home ground in Mullanpur, awaiting the LSG vs RCB result to learn their opponent for Thursday’s clash.
Also Read : Alia Bhatt’s Cannes Saree Chaos: 4-Hour Power Cut at Hotel
Shreyas Iyer Milestones and Key Partnership Propel PBKS to Victory
It was a masterful chase from Josh Inglis and Priyansh Arya with a 109-run partnership for the second wicket, seeing their team through before Iyer finished it with a couple of sixes. While it was his 49th win as a captain in the IPL, Shreyas Iyer completed 2,500 runs being a skipper in the tournament. Shreyas Iyer also reached the milestone of 100 sixes as a captain in the IPL while registering 500-plus runs in the ongoing season at a strike rate of 170. Shreyas Iyer became the sixth captain to hit 100 sixes in the IPL while also becoming only the second PBKS captain after KL Rahul (twice) to complete 500 runs in a season.
Also Read : मुंबई-पुणे में भारी बारिश से उड़ानें प्रभावित, यलो अलर्ट जारी
PBKS Seal Top-Two Spot; Jansen Exit Hits Playoff Plans
This is the third time that the Kings will finish in the top two in an IPL season after 2008 and 2014. While they lost the semi-final in the inaugural edition against the Chennai Super Kings, PBKS reached the final in 2014 before losing to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Now the Kings have an opportunity to do what no other Punjab squad has achieved in the previous 17 editions.
Punjab Kings will be affected by Marco Jansen’s departure, with the tall Proteas seamer set to leave the camp to prepare for the World Test Championship (WTC) final and hence, got a game into Kyle Jamieson before the big last week.
Also Read : Man Wanted for 15 Years in Taxi Driver Murders Arrested in UP