Skipper Shreyas Iyer began his stint at Punjab Kings (PBKS) with a scintillating 42-ball unbeaten 97 to power his team to an imposing 243 for five against Gujarat Titans (GT) in their Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday.

Shreyas struck as many as nine sixes and five fours but he could not get to his maiden IPL hundred, as Shashank Singh (44 off 16 balls) took 23 runs off the final over to end the PBKS innings on a high note. Shashank hit six fours and two sixes during his brilliant cameo.