Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer acknowledged that his team didn't fully execute their plans even though they showed strong intent and resilience.

PBKS faced a narrow defeat by four wickets against Gujarat Titans in IPL 2026.

Iyer pointed out that staying on the top of standings despite facing multiple losses which will give the team a broader perspective. He also mentioned that the conditions were very tricky early in the innings, the new ball offered movement that made the score very challenging.

GT hit a total of 163/9 and Iyer felt it was very competitive under those circumstances. PBKS had a very shaky start, losing early wickets and slipped to the score of 35.3 during the powerplay and further collapsed to 47/5.

"I personally feel it was a great score on a wicket where the ball was doing a bit at the start, especially the new ball. "Their bowlers made the best use of the surface - the way they were hitting the lengths and the deck. It was right at the stumps and not giving us much options to open our arms and score runs."

"We lost four wickets I assume in the powerplay. To get to 160 from there was a phenomenal effort. With the new ball I thought we would be able to hit our line and length and get early wickets. But that didn't work out," he said.

"But the way we fought till the end, kudos to the efforts. The attitude and approach was excellent." He also pointed out where the bowlers fell short tactically, stating, "We missed out on hitting the hard lengths."

"Hitting over midwicket or pull shot wasn't easy on this wicket because there was variable bounce. Wasn't an apt wicket to bat on. "We're still on top of the table, which is what matters. We'll take positives from this game," he said.