IPL 2025: Shreyas Iyer has been the best in IPL 2025 as captain. This player not only showed fire under captaincy, but also rained runs with the bat. This is the reason that his team i.e. Punjab Kings are performing differently this season. This team defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 37 runs on the night of 4 May and strengthened the hopes of the playoffs.
In the 37 -run win against Lucknow, Shreyas Iyer scored 45 runs from 25 balls and played an important role in winning the team. This season, Punjab has won 7 out of 11 matches under his captaincy. With 15 points, this team has come second in the point table. After winning the 7th match of the season, Shreyas Iyer defeated Virender Sehwag and Rohit Sharma and have achieved a special record as captain.
400+ Runs in IPL 2015.400+ Runs in IPL 2018.400+ Runs in IPL 2019.500+ Runs in IPL 2020.400+ Runs in IPL 2022.400+ Runs in IPL 2025.
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Shreyas Iyer did this amazing
Shreyas Iyer has become the third batsman jointly to score 400+ runs, captaining the IPL. He has left behind veterans like Virender Sehwag and Rohit Sharma in this case. Virat Kohli is at the forefront of this case, who crossed the figure of 7 season 400 plus as captain.
Players who scored 400+ runs as captain in IPL
7 times- Virat Kohli 5 times- David Warner 4 times- Gautam Gambhir, MS Dhoni, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer 3 times- Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Faf Duplesey, Sanju Samson
How is Shreyas Iyer’s performance in IPL 2025
Right -arm star batsman Shreyas Iyer has played 11 matches so far in IPL 2025. He has scored 405 runs in 11 innings. His average was 50.62 while the strike rate was 180.80. Iyer has hit 27 fours and as many sixes this season. He is the batsman to score 400+ runs at the highest strike rate after Nicholas Puran this season. Overall, this player is doing wonders.
Iyer is the only captain to take two teams to the finals
Shreyas Iyer has captained three teams in the history of IPL. He is the only captain to bring two different teams to the finals. Last season, he gave KKR the title, when the team released him, Punjab Kings joined him with him during the auction.