Indian captain Shreyas Iyer added another milestone to his international career by crossing 5,000 international runs in the first T20I against England at the Riverside Ground on Wednesday. The brand came at a time when India needed it the most. Entering the visitors reeling at 6/2 after the early dismissals of Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan, Iyer capped the innings with 68 from 47 balls, hitting four fours and a six to guide India to 189/7.
Shreyas Iyer’s International Career
| Color | Similarities | They run | Average | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 14 | 811 | 36.86 | 1 | 5 |
| ODIs | 79 | 3,035 | 45.98 | 5 | 23 |
| T20 is | 54 | 1,185 | 30.38 | 0 | 9 |
| Everything | 147 | 5,031 | 39.61 | 6 | 37 |
Iyer promotes India’s recovery
India’s innings got off to a bad start as Sanju Samson took off for a single before Ishan Kishan finished for a duck, leaving the visitors under immediate pressure. Abhishek Sharma He then launched an incredible attack, rushing for 20 half-centuries before hitting 59 in just 24 games. In his devastating knock, the left-hander also became the fastest batsman from another Full Member country to hit 100 T20I wickets, surpassing Evin Lewis’ record.Following Abhishek’s dismissal, Iyer took complete control of the innings. The captain was also arrested by Tilak Varma before adding another value representation and Shivam Dubeensuring that India remained strong through the middle overs. Dube was brilliant in the final with an unbeaten 42 off 21 balls, helping India reach 189/7 despite England’s late struggles. Saqib Mahmoodwhich returned figures of 3/33.Just after the innings, the rain did not stop and it played spoilsports in the opening game and the match was abandoned as the cut off time was in 45 minutes or so after the first start but they did not have enough time to prepare the ground, even if it stopped raining which it did not.
