IND vs ENG: Shreyas Iyer’s blast! First Indian captain to score a T20I half-century in England; Virat Kohli was also left behind

• Shreyas Iyer’s historic record
• The first Indian captain to score a T20I half-century in England
• Virat Kohli was also left behind

India vs England 1st T20 match canceled due to rain. India won the toss and elected to bat first in the first match of the five-match T20I series against England at the Chester-le-Street Stadium. Batting first, Team India scored 189 runs in 20 overs, with India’s newly appointed T20 captain Shreyas Iyer scoring a fifty in the first match. With this, Iyer became the first Indian captain to score a half-century in T20 Internationals on English soil. Along with this, Iyer surpassed Virat Kohli.

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Shreyas Iyer broke Kohli’s record 8 years ago

Shreyas Iyer has now become the highest individual run scorer as Indian captain in T20 Internationals played in England. The record was previously held by Virat Kohli, who scored 47 runs as India’s captain in a T20 international at Cardiff in 2018. Now Iyer has overtaken Kohli to hold this record in his own name. When Shreyas Iyer came out to bat in the first match of the five-match T20 series at the Chester-le-Street Stadium, the Indian team had lost two wickets. After this, Iyer not only shared the innings with Abhishek Sharma, but also played a vital role in guiding the team to a big total. Shreyas Iyer scored 68 runs off 47 balls with six fours and a six. Along with this, he became the first Indian captain to score a half-century in a T20 international at England.

India scored 189 runs

On the strength of Shreyas Iyer’s innings, India set a target of 190 runs against England while batting first. Abhishek Sharma washed the bowlers in the first over. Abhishek hit 59 runs in 24 balls with 6 fours and 4 sixes. Eventually, Shivam Dubey scored an unbeaten 42 to take India to 189. But the match was interrupted by rain. So the first match was canceled due to rain.

Iyer scored 5000 runs in international cricket

Shreyas Iyer scored 68 runs in the first T20 against England, completing his 5000 runs in international cricket across all three formats. To reach this milestone, Iyer needed 37 runs in the first match, which he accomplished easily. Iyer has so far played a total of 147 matches across all three formats, scoring 5031 runs at an average of 39.61. During this period, Iyer has scored 6 centuries and 37 fifties.

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