IPL 2025: Shreyas Iyer's Mullanpur battle continues as Punjab Kings captain is again discharged for single figures | Mint

Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain Shreyas Iyer was commendable with the leadership and with his batting in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. PBKS home field Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stage in Mullanpur, however. In the match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) who played at the venue on Sunday (April 20), Shreyas was again discharged on a single-digit score. Krunal Pandya took a brilliant catch over the delivery of Romario Shepherd to send Shreyas back to the hut. Shreyas Iyer’s performance at Mullanpur Shreyas Iyer played scores of 6 (10), 0 (2), 9 (7) and 10 (5) in the previous four games on the venue. His batting average (6.25) was also underswining and is the lowest among players with at least four innings in a single place in the IPL season. List of players with the lowest average on a single room 6.25 – Shreyas Iyer (Mullanpur) 11.00 – Ravinda Jadeja (Chepauk) 17.66 – Abdul Samad (Lucknow) 17.66 – David Miller (Lucknow) 20.00 – Prabhsimran Singh (MullanPur) 20.00 – Shubman Gill (Ahmedabad) in the four Mullanpur, Shreyas Iyer only collected 25 runs, with a strike rate of 104, which is far below his seasonal figure of 185.21. Compare that to his way performances, where he struck 238 runs, including three half-century. Shreyas Iyer’s performance in IPL 2025 matches played: 8 runs: 263 Highest score: 97* Average: 43.83 Strike Rate: 185.21 50s: 3 4S/6S: 17/20 Shreyas Iyer’s leadership in IPL 2025 Shreyas Iyer’s leadership is in the point. He led the team through nail -biting defense of low total and aggressive chases of big ones. PBKS is currently third in the points table with 10 points out of seven games and a NR of +0.308. PBKS vs RCB collides earlier in the game, RCB won the throw and chose to bowl. PBKS scored first PBKS 157/6 in 20 overs. Complete groups of Punjab Kings Squad: Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (C), Josh Inglis (WC), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpret Brar, Vijdumar Vyshak, Praveen Dubey, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Yash Thakur, Vishnu Vinod, Aaron Hardie, Azmatullah Omarzai, Kuldeep Sen, Harnoor Singh, Thus Khan, Pyla Avinash Royal Challengers Bengalur Squad: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (C.) Jitesh Sharma (WC), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Devdutt Padikkal, Rasik Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Lungi Ngidi, Nuwan Thushara, Mohit Ratee, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh, Liam Livingstone first published: 20 Apr 2025, 06:23 IST