Shreyas Iyer: Shreyas Iyer was the second most expensive player in the IPL 2025 auction. He was bought for the highest price after Rishabh Pant. Pant got Rs 27 crore, while Iyer got Rs 26.75 crore. After becoming rich in the auction, Iyer made a comeback in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He has blown away the opposition team by batting with a strike rate of 182. Iyer's half-century innings played against Maharashtra has now become a topic of discussion.
Shreyas Iyer's blast
Playing for Mumbai, Shreyas Iyer tied the knot with his batting. He batted openly against almost all the bowlers and scored a brilliant half-century. Iyer had played an inning of 71 runs in 39 balls. During this, the right-handed batsman played an important role in Mumbai's victory by batting with a strike rate of 182.05 with the help of 8 fours and 3 sixes. Maharashtra bowlers led by Ruturaj Gaikwad looked helpless in front of Iyer's stormy batting.
Earlier in the match, Iyer had created havoc against Goa. He had stunned Goa by playing an unbeaten inning of 130 runs just before the auction. Punjab Kings have made him a part of their team in the auction. He is also at the forefront in the race to become captain. Iyer has also made KKR win the IPL 2024 title under his captaincy. Before this, he had also handled the captaincy of Delhi Capitals. In such a situation, he can be seen handling the captaincy of Punjab.
CAPTAIN SHREYAS IYER MADNESS IN SYED MUSHTAQ ALI 🌟
– 130*(57) in first match.
– 71(39) in second match.Great news for Indian team for Champions Trophy in 2025…..!!! pic.twitter.com/4tet8cni1P
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 27, 2024
Mumbai won the match
Batting in this match, Maharashtra scored 171 runs in 20 overs. Nikhil Nayak scored the maximum 47 runs for the team. Whereas Azim Qazi contributed 32 runs in 23 balls.
Chasing the target, Mumbai won the match by scoring 172/5 runs in 17.1 overs. Apart from Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane scored a brilliant half-century for Mumbai. He played an inning of 52 runs in 34 balls.
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