AHMEDABAD: In a battle of ‘Impact Players,’ Punjab Kings’ Vijaykumar Vyshak bowled two tight overs, denying Gujarat Titans’ Sherfane Rutherford the ideal length to extend his arms, while left-arm pacer Marco Jansen dismissed Jos Buttler (54 off 33 balls) in the 18th over to derail Titans’ spirited chase of 244 and help the visitors claim an 11-run win here on Tuesday.
The hero of the day was Punjab captain Shreyas Iyer (97* off 42 balls), who led from the front with a belligerent unbeaten knock as the visitors posted 243/5. Iyer was ably supported by meaningful contributions from middle-order batter Shashank Singh (44* off 16 balls) and opener Priyansh Arya (47 off 23 balls) as the Kings commenced their quest for a maiden IPL title by posting a huge total.
