South African Great AB de Villiers reserved his highest praise for Shreyas Iyer after Captain Kings Kings released one of his best IPL performances in the 2025 qualifying. The legendary dough, famous for his courageous Tahplay, was left in a breathtaking class – especially a breathtaking moment.
During his match of the winning 87 of just 41 vans Iyer created a shot de Villiers entitled “Shot of the Season” – noble border from Searing Yorker by Jasprit Bumhrah. Such was the difficult delivery that AB admitted that he could also have his bats broken by the tip of the Indian pace of aces.
Shreyas struck eight majestic, purely timed six in the sensational chase of Pandjab Kings 204 – But it was the move against Bumhrah that stole the show. With Poise and the accuracy of Iyer, he dug up 140 km / h Yorker focused on the base of the middle stump, opened the faces of the bat at the last moment and put it around the goal on four. A shot as outrageous as it was brave – made under huge pressure.
“This is an IPL shot for me. It will hit the middle stump – the perfect Yorker. It literally breaks the tip of the bat. You can’t get away. This is perhaps breaking my stumps if I face it.
At that time, Pandjab needed 31 since the last three exceeded when Captain Mumbai Hardik Pandya handed the ball to his trump card Bumhrah. This was followed by a moment that defined the night – Iyer’s bold response to one of the best delivery of the season was irreversibly shifting.
Thanks to Shreyas’s blistering knocking, Pandjab ran to win only at 19 breaks and for the first time in 11 years he secured his place in the final of the IPL. It was also for the first time in the history of the tournament that each team was chasing the target of more than 200 against the Indians in Mumbai.
I’m a big fans of Shreyas: AB de Villiers
For Shreyas Iyer, who accumulated 603 runs in 16 games, he remembered the season with a stunning strike of over 175 – the highest of the top seven doughs of the tournament in 2025.
De Villiers was episode in his admiration for Iyer’s calm and body language during tall stations that broke the back of the witty campaign in Mumbai.
“I don’t know where to start. I’m obviously a big fan. But the shifts were from this world tonight. It deserves every piece of praise he’s coming.
“His six was a pleasure to watch. His head was still, his location perfect. He’s calm, not arrogant – at the level and I love it about him.
“There are many other runs from this guy in the future. Shreyas Iyer, I greet you. What knocks.”
Even after Punjab lost Josha Inglis to 72 for 3 in their persecution 204, Shreyas did not suffer. Before starting a tireless attack, he built a 84-run partnership with Nehal Wadher and sealed victory with enthusiasm.
Pandjab Kings now has a unique opportunity to avenge their earlier defeat against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru because both sides face the IPL 2025 on Tuesday.
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Published:
Rishabh beniwal
Published on:
2 June 2025
