Shreyas Iyer is the only leader who has led three different IPL teams to at least play -off spots. He is also the only captain who has led two different teams (KKR and PBKs) to the upper finishes in the competition phase in a row.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shreyas Iyer would strive to be the fifth skipper to complete 50 victories in the Indian Premier League (IPL) while his side takes five -time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in Ahmedabad in the qualification two.
It would now be for Iyer if his in-shape-PBKs, who were at the top of the competition phase with nine victories in 13 completed matches, wants to reduce a crushing loss from eight-wicket to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the qualifying match in the Narledabad.
Until now, Iyer has led in the IPL Delhi Capitals (DC), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and PBKs in a total of 85 games, which won 49 of them, including two per draw and 34. Two games ended in a no-prop. His profit percentage is more than 57 percent.
For DC, Iyer won 23 of the 41 games and lost 18, with a profit percentage of 56.09 percent. He became the first team to led them to the final in 2020 and finished second place for the Mumbai Indians (MI). He also led KKR to their first IPL title in a decade and general third last year, won 17 of the 29 games for them, lost 11 and one ending in a no result. For PBKs so far he has won nine, lost five and one match ended in a no result. His profit percentage reads 60.
Iyer is the only leader who has led three different IPL teams to at least play -off spots. He is also the only captain who has led two different teams (KKR and PBKs) to the upper finishes in the competition phase in a row.
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Until now in the season, Iyer has fired 516 runs with the bat, scored with an average of 46.90 and a success rate of 170.86 with five half centures. His best score is 97*.
Does Iyer get those 50th IPL winning, who books PBK’s a chance on redemption against RCB?
Squads:
Punjab Kings Squad: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Josh Inglis (W), Shreyas Iyer (C), Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harpreet Brar, Kyle Jamieson, Arshdeep Singh, Musheer Naushad Khan, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Praveen Dubey, Xavier Bartlet, Suryansh Shede, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Michlll Owen, Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash
Mumbai Indials Squad: Rohit Sharma, Jonny Bairsstow (W), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Naman DHI, Mitchell Santner, Raj Bawa, Trent Bullt, Jasprit Bumrah, Richard Gleeshu, Asmawan, Asmawan, Asmawan, Asmawan, Ashad, Asmawan, Asmawan, Asmawanwanwanwanwanwanwanwanwanwanwanwanwani, Bumrah Krishnan Shrishjith, Reece Topley, Karn Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Charith Asalanka, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Arjun Jacobs, Jobs, Satyanarayana Raju.
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