"Shashank Singh is the new Hardik Pandya" - Twitter reacts to Shreyas Iyer being stranded on 97*

Fans on Twitter reacted after Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer was left stranded on 97 in the ongoing game against Gujarat Titans. The 5th game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is taking place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer started the IPL 2025 on a high as he made an immediate impact in his maiden outing for his new franchise. The India batter walked out to bat at number three, and after that, it was all about him in the first innings of the game.

Shreyas Iyer looked positive right from the start as he opened his account with the four and, after that, didn't look back. The Punjab Kings captain showed great intent and hardly put a foot wrong in his innings. The skipper led from the front and made sure that his team posted a massive total on the board.

Shreyas Iyer was looking all set for a ton but was left stranded on 97

Shreyas Iyer played some magnificent shots and what was the highlight of his innings was the way he played the short ball. The batter raced away to his half-century, and after that, he activated his beast mode and slammed the bowlers all over the park.

Shreyas Iyer was looking all set for a ton but he was left stranded on the 97. This was because the Punjab Kings batter, Shashank Singh, didn't give him the strike in the last over. The all-rounder played the entire of Mohammed Siraj as he made sure that the team got as many runs as possible.

Shreyas Iyer ended with a score of unbeaten 97 off 42 balls

Shashank Singh slammed 23 runs off the last over. The Punjab Kings skipper, on the other hand, fell short of his maiden IPL ton by just three runs. Iyer ended with a score of unbeaten 97 off 42 balls.

Shreyas Iyer batted with a strike rate of 230 and slammed 5 fours and 9 sixes in his innings. Thanks to his brilliant innings with the bat, Punjab Kings posted a massive total of 243 runs on the board in their opening encounter of IPL 2025.

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Fans on Twitter react as Shreyas Iyer was left stranded on 97 because of Shashank Singh against GT

As Shreyas Iyer was left stranded on 97 because of Shashank Singh against Gujarat Titans, fans on Twitter reacted to it. They lashed out at the all-rounder for not allowing the Punjab Kings skipper to get to his ton and gave some angry reactions. Here are some of them:

Not 💯 but worthy of high praise this inning by Shreyas Iyer.

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) March 25, 2025

Hardik Pandya to Shashank Singh, after he didn't let Shreyas make century pic.twitter.com/f6g38njC4B

— Sagar (@sagarcasm) March 25, 2025

Hardik Pandya to Shashank Singh pic.twitter.com/AtsvB5kTBZ

— Out Of Context Cricket (@GemsOfCricket) March 25, 2025

Shashank Singh #GTvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/Wx3vA1ZIZf

— Oreo (@TigerVishkit) March 25, 2025

#GTvsPBKS
Shashank Singh Stopped Shreyas iyer Century 😭 pic.twitter.com/6QNb65uuDx

— theboysthing (@theboysthing07) March 25, 2025

Shreyas Iyer And Shashank Singh Today 🥶. pic.twitter.com/l5i4bjacgs

— 𝐉𝐨𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐞 (@jod_insane) March 25, 2025

Shashank Singh in a Podcast explaining how Iyer couldn't get to his 100 in debut match as PBKS captain: pic.twitter.com/q8vd43sWXb

— Akash (@Akashkumarjha14) March 25, 2025

Welcome to Hardik Pandya academy of milestone killer, Shashank Singh!

— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu) March 25, 2025

I will be disappointed if Hardik Pandya doesn't put an Insta story for Shashank Singh.

— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) March 25, 2025

Shashank Singh is the new Hardik Pandya 😂

— Neeraj (@chickenpahadi) March 25, 2025