Shreyas Iyer’s association with IPL franchises is meant to flourish their standings in the points table. He is impeccable to play at the Number 3 position as a reinvented skipper for Punjab Kings wanting to inch towards their first IPL title.
As a flexible and resilient right-hander, Iyer has amassed 288 runs in IPL 2025 from nine matches at an average of 48 and a strike rate which is close to 200. Talking about his performance against Chennai Super Kings, his highest score was unbeaten 70 and he batted with average of 24.92 in 14 innings. His contribution has been intact resulting in five victories for PBKS this season so far out of nine matches.
As Punjab Kings will face Chennai Super Kings in IPL match no. 49 of IPL 2025, Shreyas Iyer’s one more special inning is awaited. Let’s look at his stats and records against CSK’s bowling unit.
Shreyas Iyer vs Khaleel Ahmed
There is no doubt that Shreyas Iyer is a prolific player in IPL as his aggregate average is 33.15 and a highest score of unbeaten 97. While facing Khaleel Ahmed who is a left-arm fast bowler who has potential to swing a new ball, Iyer composed a strike rate of 137.5. However, he has been legging behind while confronting Khaleel Ahmed as he has bothered him on three occasions including a recent match in IPL 2025 at PCA New Stadium where he was bowled out by him for 9 runs. However, thanks to his strategic leadership, PBKS won the match by 18 runs.
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 114.3 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 166.7 | – |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 233.3 | 7.0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 200.0 | 8.0 |
| Total | 33 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 137.5 | 11.0 |
Shreyas Iyer vs Ravindra Jadeja
In grappling encounters against Ravindra Jadeja who has mastery over spin and saving important runs, Shreyas Iyer threw his wicket on his delivery on only one occasion. He culminated an average of 63 and a strike rate of 88.7, which reflects Iyer batted cautiously against Jadeja to save his wicket and get runs defensively which is part of his adaptability against several bowlers.
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 114.3 | – |
| 2017 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 150.0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | – |
| 2019 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 52.2 | 12.0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | – |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | – |
| Total | 63 | 71 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 88.7 | 63.0 |
Shreyas Iyer vs Sam Curran
Among all CSK bowlers, Shreyas Iyer faced Sam Curran more explosively. Sam Curran is a renowned name in the world of cricket as he can come up with left-arm fast bowling while balancing his medium pace. He is a valuable asset for CSK during both death overs and powerplay duration, but Iyer enjoyed batting against him which is feasible to say according to his strike rate of 196 against him. After throwing his dismissal to Sam Curran in IPL 2020, Iyer welcomed him again with three maximums and one four.
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 170.0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90.0 | 9.0 |
| 2024 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 460.0 | – |
| Total | 49 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 196.0 | 49.0 |
