PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer led his team to a four-wicket win vs CSK. (Sportzpics for IPL)Punjab Kings were back on winning ways after chasing down 191 to beat Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk in Wednesday’s Indian Premier League match, resulting in CSK becoming the first team to be eliminated from the playoffs race. Where Yuzvendra Chahal stole the show with his second career IPL hat-trick, it was skipper Shreyas Iyer who controlled PBKS’ tricky chase. He anchored the innings well and guided PBKS to a four-wicket win with his 72 off 41.
“I love chasing on any field. I feel like I thrive whenever there is a big total on the board and you need to take the charge and momentum for the team for the rest of the batters to come and go full throttle,” said Iyer, who added valuable partnerships with Prabhsimran Singh, Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh. He was also adjudged the player-of-the-match.
Iyer struck his fourth fifty of the season. His 72-run innings included five fours and four sixes as Punjab moved on second place in the points table with 13 points in 10 matches behind Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans — with 12 points each — are third and fourth, respectively.
Talking about his form in away games in this IPL, Iyer said, “I don’t want to curse it and just stay in the present and reacting to the ball. It doesn’t matter where I am playing. I just play with my approach. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn’t.” Iyer said batting against fast bowlers with the new ball has given him a great amount of practice.
“Lately I have been batting a lot in the nets and facing the quick bowlers, especially with the new ball and that’s given me immense confidence. This is one part I have really worked on,” he said.
“The attitude is something that I keep high whenever I approach the field. So I think all these small boxes have been ticked and that’s there to see,” he added.
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