Punjab Kings’ captain Shreyas Iyer played a sensational knock of 97* runs and remained unbeaten. He was well supported by Shashank Singh, who also remained not out with 44 runs. The duo built a crucial 81-run partnership. Additionally, opener Priyansh Arya contributed 47 runs. For Gujarat, Sai Kishore took 3 wickets, while Kagiso Rabada and Rashid Khan picked up one wicket each.
Gujarat Titans had a strong start to their chase. Sai Sudharsan played a brilliant innings of 74 runs, while Jos Buttler scored 54. However, two crucial wickets in the final over proved costly, and Gujarat fell 11 runs short of the target. They needed 27 runs off the last over but could only reach 232 runs.
Punjab Kings’ score of 243/5 was their second-highest total in IPL history.
Score | Opponent | Venue | Year |
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262/2 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | 2024 |
243/5 | Gujarat Titans | Ahmedabad | 2025 |
232/2 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Dharamshala | 2011 |
231/4 | Chennai Super Kings | Cuttack | 2014 |
230/3 | Mumbai Indians | Wankhede | 2017 |
Shreyas Iyer had a dream debut as Punjab Kings’ captain, scoring an unbeaten 97 runs off just 42 balls at a staggering strike rate of 230.95. His innings included 5 fours and 9 sixes. With this, he became the third-highest scorer on IPL captaincy debut.
Score | Player | Team | Opponent | Venue | Year |
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119 | Sanju Samson | Rajasthan Royals | Punjab Kings | Wankhede | 2021 |
99* | Mayank Agarwal | Punjab Kings | Delhi Capitals | Ahmedabad | 2021 |
97* | Shreyas Iyer | Punjab Kings | Gujarat Titans | Ahmedabad | 2025 |
93* | Shreyas Iyer | Delhi Capitals | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi | 2018 |
88 | Faf du Plessis | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Punjab Kings | Mumbai | 2022 |
In addition to Iyer and Shashank, Azmatullah Omarzai scored 16 runs, Marcus Stoinis added 20, and Shashank Singh remained unbeaten on 44. Glenn Maxwell, however, was dismissed for a duck, marking his 19th duck in IPL history—the most by any player.
For Gujarat Titans, Sai Kishore was the standout bowler, taking 3 wickets for 42 runs in 4 overs. Kagiso Rabada and Rashid Khan chipped in with one wicket each.