Shreyas Iyer is all geared up for Champions Trophy 2025 and what better way to prove it than a ton in the very first domestic 50-over game. The Mumbai skipper scored an unbeaten 114-run knock in the team’s opening game of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2024-25 against Karnataka on Saturday. Iyer is India’s main middle-order batter and will play a crucial role in CT 2025.
Shreyas Iyer ready for CT 2025, slams ton in VHT opener
Shreyas Iyer went berserk in Mumbai’s opening match of the tournament, and went on to score 114 runs off just 55 deliveries. His whirlwind knock was studded with five fours and ten sixes, boasting of a staggering trike rate of 207.27. Iyer’s knock along with contributions from Ayush Mhatre, Hardik Tagmore and Shivam Dube powered Mumbai to a mammoth 382 run total at the end of 50 overs in the game against Karnataka.
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Why Shreyas Iyer is India’s best no.4 in CT 2025
Shreyas Iyer has cemented his position at number 4 in ODIs for India, amassing most runs in his career at that spot. The Mumbai batter has played 33 ODIs as India’s number 4 batter and has managed to accumulate 1397 runs at a strike rate of 101.74. With four hundreds and eight half-centuries to his name as India’s number 4 batter, he is indeed the best choice for India to provide the much-needed boost to the middle-order. His ability to anchor the innings and accelerate at will makes him an invaluable asset to the Indian team.
| Match | Bat |
|---|---|
| Mumbai vs Karnataka | 114* |
| Mumbai vs M. Pradesh | 16 |
| Mumbai vs Baroda | 46 |
| Mumbai vs Vidarbha | 5 |
| Mumbai vs Andhra | 25 |
| Mumbai vs Services | 20 |
| Mumbai vs Nagaland | — |
| Mumbai vs Kerala | 32 |
| Mumbai vs Maharashtra | 71 |
| Mumbai vs Goa | 130* |
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