Shreyas Iyer: Punjab Kings came to play their first match against Gujarat Titans. In this match, Punjab defeated Gujarat by 11 runs. Captain Shreyas Iyer contributed very important in Punjab's victory. He played an unbeaten innings in a very aggressive manner. He scored 97 off 42 balls against Gujarat Titans at the Ahmedabad ground. 5 fours and 9 sixes hit in this innings. But just missed 3 runs on a century. While some people looked disappointed when they missed this milestone, the team's mistress Preity Zunti did not make much difference from this.

This can be gauged from his recent statement.

Shreyas Iyer's century did not score but Preity Zinta's reaction viral

PBKS mistress and Bollywood actress Preity Zinta shared her views on the century of Shreyas Iyer on social media. He believes that Iyer's innings was captaincy innings. Which was important for victory, so he says that some 97 -run innings is better than a century.

He also praised other players who played an important role in Punjab's victory.

Actress praises everyone

Preity on Wednesday shared a video of PBKS victory on social media, wrote,

"The match started well. 97 runs are better than a century. Congratulations to Shreyas Iyer, who showed excellent quality, leadership and aggression. I really liked the way to play as the team's unit." Many congratulations to Vijayakumar Vaishakh, Priyansh Arya, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh and Shashank Singh.

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What an incredible start to this tournament 🔥some 97's are better than a history. Take a bow 👏@Shreyasiyer15 For Showing Class, Leadership & AGGRESSION 👊 Loved How the Team Played as A Unit! A shout out to Vijaykumar Vyshak, Priyansh Arya, Marco Jansen @arshdeepSinghh &… Https://t.co/9kkjnjchde

- Preity g zinta (@realpreityzinta) March 25, 2025

Shreyas did not get a strike despite reaching close to century

Shreyas Iyer missed a century due to Shashank's aggressive batting. Shashank hit five fours in the 20th over of the innings thrown by Mohammad Siraj. He scored an unbeaten 44 off 16 balls with the help of 6 fours and 2 sixes. Actually, both Shreyas Iyer and Shashank were at the crease in the last over. He was fast on strike, while Iyer was at non -strike end.

Iyer could change the strike and score a century. But he asked Shashank to hit a big hit in the last over. Shashank himself told this after the match. Iyer, who was doing this, missed a century.