Shreyas Iyer continues his brilliant domestic performance with a blistering century in Mumbai's SMAT Opener

Hyderabad�हैदराबाद : Indian middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer continued his brilliant form in domestic cricket and scored a blistering century for Mumbai in the first match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Goa at the Gymkhana Ground in Hyderabad on Saturday.

During the match against Goa, Iyer played a brilliant inning of 130* runs in just 57 balls with the help of 11 fours and 10 sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 228.07. With the help of his innings, Mumbai scored 250/4 in 20 overs after Goa opted to bat first. Goa has been given a big task to cross this huge score in the second innings.

Iyer has produced solid performances in domestic cricket after some setbacks in his career. The middle-order batsman brilliantly overcame India's heartbreaking loss to Australia in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 final, injuries, poor Test form and being left out of the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) central contract list. Won his 42nd Ranji Trophy title with Mumbai last season, led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to their first Indian Premier League (IPL) title in 10 years and third overall and is now showing some great form in domestic cricket. Are.

After some disappointing performances in the Buchi Babu tournament, Shreyas bounced back with some impressive innings in the Duleep Trophy, scoring 154 runs in three matches with two half-centuries. He scored 57 and 8 in Mumbai's Irani Cup win against Rest of India. During the ongoing Ranji Trophy, he scored 452 runs in four matches at an average of 90.40, his best score being 233. Since his return to domestic cricket, in the last nine matches and 14 innings, Iyer has scored 801 runs at an average of 61.61, which includes three centuries and three fifties. His best score is 233. Iyer last played for India during the ODI series against Sri Lanka in August, in which he scored 38 runs in three innings. (ANI)

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