KKR vs PBKS in IPL 2021: Venkatesh Iyer slams fifty- Kolkata Knight Riders opener Venkatesh Iyer, who has set the IPL on the storm, continued his Midas touch on Friday. He dominated the likes of Punjab Kings’ pace spearhead Mohd Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, etc. to bring up yet another fifty off just 39 deliveries. His innings comprised sensational 7 boundaries at a strike rate of 129+. It was his second fifty in just 5 appearances in the T20 tournament. Follow IPL 2021 live updates on insidesport.co and live streaming on Star Sports & Hotstar.
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Venkatesh Iyer is on song!
Brings up a fine FIFTY off 39 deliveries.
His 2nd in #VIVOIPL
Live – https://t.co/lUTQhNQURm #KKRvPBKS #VIVOIPL pic.twitter.com/QfV9iCK74e
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 1, 2021
Most runs for KKR | After first 5 IPL matches
Jacques Kallis – 193
Venkatesh Iyer – 193
Brendon McCullum – 189
Chris Lynn – 176
KKR vs PBKS in IPL 2021: Brilliant Venkatesh Iyer slams another half-century, Netizens want him in India’s T20 World Cup squad
IPL 2021: KKR’s Venkatesh Iyer is a big Sourav Ganguly fan, ‘Dada played huge role in my batting’
- Venkatesh Iyer has slammed a couple of half-centuries against MI and PBKS in IPL 2021 coupled with an unbeaten 41 on IPL debut against RCB.
- The youngster played showed a lot of maturity with impressive grounded strokes before going for on-air shots after fifty. He went on to struck 67 runs off 48 deliveries.
- Iyer’s form has provided stability to KKR’s opening slot. This is because Shubman Gill has failed to find his ground in Phase 2.
- He had also taken a couple of wickets against Delhi Capitals after failing to fire against runners-up
- His exceptional form has guided KKR to 4th place in the latest IPL 2021 Points Table. Can he guide the franchise to only 3rd IPL trophy?
“It got slower after the batting powerplay, it is slow in general, and I had to take my time, pretty happy with the total we got. I keep in mind what my team wants from me, want to fulfill the responsibility from a team’s perspective, want to give a good start and keep the team’s requirements in mind, not my personal ambitions,” Venkatesh Iyer said post-match.
“We have got a lovely staff, Abhishek Nayar takes care of my batting and bowling, the workload management is absolutely lovely. We have games in short times and they take care of all the stuff,” he added.
Do not forget this name – Venkatesh Iyer!
— Kevin Pietersen🦏 (@KP24) September 28, 2021
Wow, that is a couple of gems from Venkatesh Iyer……
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 1, 2021
25 batters have faced 40 or more balls in the Powerplay in #IPL2021, of those 25 batters only Evin Lewis (72%) has a higher attacking shot percentage than Venkatesh Iyer (71%)#IPL2021 #KKRvPBKS
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) October 1, 2021
If you look closely, you’ll see two 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 shots in this 📸!
Has Venkatesh Iyer been 𝐓𝐇𝐄 find of #VIVOIPL 2021?#KKRvPBKS #IPL2021 #KorboLorboJeetbo #KKR pic.twitter.com/4fn4uUOJrJ
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) October 1, 2021
KKR vs PBKS in IPL 2021: Brilliant Venkatesh Iyer slams another half-century, Netizens want him in India’s T20 World Cup squad
Iyer, who plays for Madhya Pradesh in the domestic circuit, had already made his T20 and 50-overs debuts for the Madhya Pradesh senior team and was captain of the state’s Under-23 team.
In February this year, the opener played scintillating innings of 198 runs against Punjab in the List A tournament Vijay Hazare Trophy. He hit 20 fours and 7 sixes. He scored 273 runs in five matches of the tournament. During this, his strike rate was 124, while the average was 55.
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