Watch: Digvesh Rathi writes Shreyas Iyer's name on notebook in a savage send-off

Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer had another solid outing with the bat in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 as he looked in superb touch against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). The match between the two teams is taking place at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala.

Shreyas Iyer, who walked out to bat at number four, continued his golden form with the bat as he bailed his team out of trouble. He came to bat when Punjab Kings lost two early wickets and were left reeling at 50 for two inside the first five overs against Lucknow Super Giants.

Shreyas Iyer started a bit slow, but it didn't take him long to unleash himself. The Punjab Kings skipper was all over the Lucknow Super Giants bowlers as he slammed them all over the park, acting as a great support to Prabhsimran Singh, who slammed a brilliant fifty.

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Shreyas Iyer, who hit a solid half-century in the last match, was all set for another fifty in the game against Lucknow Super Giants. But he fell short of five runs as his stay at the crease was cut short by the brilliance of Digvesh Rathi, who became the first spinner to remove the Punjab Kings captain in the ongoing IPL 2025.

On the second ball of the 13th over, Digvesh Rathi bowled a delivery that held on to the deck a little after the spinner flicked it a little. The bat face got opened a little as Shreyas Iyer sliced the ball up, and it went to the point area, where Mayank Yadav took an easy catch.

After removing Iyer, Digvesh Rathi came up with the aggressive celebration. The spinner came up with his notebook celebration yet again. But this time, he wrote on his hand as he gestured Punjab Kings spinner to leave the ground.

Watch: Shreyas Iyer gets a fiery send-off as Digvesh Rathi removes him in PBKS vs LSG

Here's the video:

Power meets Payback 👊

🎥 Shreyas Iyer dazzled with a standstill six, only to be undone by Digvesh Rathi’s delivery right after!

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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 4, 2025

Shreyas Iyer ended with the innings of 45 runs off 25 balls

Iyer has been extremely solid against spinners in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2025. The right-hander has slammed 142 runs off 82 balls with just one dismissal. What has been impressive is his strike rate of 163.21.

Iyer ended with the innings of 45 runs off 25 balls. The Punjab Kings skipper slammed four boundaries and two sixes during his stay at the crease as he had a strike rate of 180. His wicket saw the team lose their third wicket for just 128 runs.

Punjab Kings posted a total of 236 runs on the board

The hero of the innings for Punjab Kings was Prabhsimran Singh. The opening batter played a brutal innings of 91 runs off 48 balls. The keeper-batter batted with a strike rate of over 189 and also slammed six boundaries and seven sixes during his stay at the crease.

Shashank Singh (33*) and Marcus Stoinis (15*) also played a brutal hand down the order as Punjab Kings posted a total of 236 runs on the board. For Lucknow Super Giants, Akash Maharaj and Digvesh Rathi picked two wickets each.

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