GT vs pbks highlights: Punjab Kings won 243 runs, winter and batted Shreyas Iyer – Punjab Kings Beat Gujarat Titans in Last Over Thriller IPL 2025 GT vs PBKS HIGHLING
Iyer’s bat said fiercely
Captain Shreyas Iyer started his term for Punjab Kings with a brilliant innings of 97 not out of 42 balls. Shreyas hit nine sixes and five fours but could not complete his first century in the IPL as he did not get a strike in the last over. From this over of Mohammad Siraj, Shashank Singh (44 runs off 16 balls) scored 23 runs and finished Punjab’s innings in a brilliant manner. Shashank hit six fours and two sixes during his brilliant innings.
Earlier, Debut Priyansh Arya (47 runs off 23 balls) took advantage of life and took an aggressive stand against Gujarat bowlers from the initial over. The left -handed batsman hit his first six on Deep Square leg against Siraj and then a four. The Gujarat team gave Prabhasimran Singh (five) the first success by Kagiso Rabada. Iyer sent the ball to the audience after hitting the field against Rabada.
Two wickets fell off two consecutive balls
Gujarat captain Shubman Gill handed over Rashid Khan and this charismatic bowler from Afghanistan gave Arya and gave the team a second success. His compatriot Ajmatullah Omarjai (16) opened the account by hitting a six on the first ball. Khabbu spinner Sai Kishore dismissed Omarjai and Glenn Maxwell on consecutive bowlers, leading to 105 runs for four wickets in the 11th over.
These wickets, however, had no effect on Iyer’s innings. He completed a half -century in 27 balls. Shreyas then spoiled her figure by hitting two consecutive sixes against Rashid. Stoinis became Kishore’s third victim by scoring 20 off 15 balls to prove to be Gujarat’s most successful bowler. Iyer and Shashank then shared an unwavering partnership of 81 runs in 28 balls to bring the team to 240 runs.
Fast bowler is the hero of victory
For Gujarat, opener Sai Sudarshan scored 74 runs in 41 balls with the help of five fours and six sixes. He laid a strong foundation for the first wicket for the first wicket with captain Shubman Gill with captain Shubman Gill (33 off 14 balls) and a strong foundation with 84 runs in 40 balls for the second wicket with Joss Buttler (54 off 33 balls). Gill hit two fours and three sixes in a 14 -ball innings while Butler hit four fours and two sixes in a 33 -ball innings.
In the last overs, Sharfen Rutherford scored 46 runs in 28 balls with the help of four fours and three sixes but could not reach the target to the team. For Punjab Kings, Arshdeep Singh took two wickets for 36 runs but the team’s impact player Vijaykumar Vaishakh had a major impact on the result of the match, who spent just 10 runs in the 15th and 17th over of the match. Young batsman Priyansh Arya (47 off 23 balls) along with Iyer and Shashank also impressed by batting aggressive for Punjab. Taking advantage of life, this leftist batsman took an aggressive stand against Gujarat bowlers from the initial over.
