Shreyas Iyer was walking on thin ice ahead of the IND vs SL World Cup cash. But the middle-order batter came with all guns blazing to slam a 36-ball fifty and win the mini-battle with Suryakuamr Yadav after the latter had a SKYfall. Iyer who had failed to get big runs was in a spot of bother of losing his place from the team.
But Iyer who was under extreme pressure thrived and came out the victory. After a few dot balls, he eased his nerves by whacking a huge six to boost his confidence. He then went to slam a 106-meter six into tier 2 of the Wankhede Stadium to express his intent.
Iyer unleashed his fury at the Sri Lankans. In a game that mattered the most for him, Iyer prevailed. With a strike rate of 146.43, he managed to score 82 before departing after having attempted to play a big shot. Iyer was expressive with his bat. He wanted to score big runs and slam big shots and he did the same. He slammed 3 fours and 6 huge sixes to help India post a massive total of 357 runs after the end of 50 overs.
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Shreyas Iyer has been in the headlines for quite some time. After a rather uneventful Asia Cup, Iyer slammed a fine century in the ODI series against Australia to announce himself as being ready for the World Cup. But come the time, Iyer failed time and again, squandering his wicket to poor deliveries and not scoring big runs.
With his spot coming under the scanner SKY being the likely replaceable candidate and Ishan Kishan waiting in the bench to pounce for the spot, Iyer needed to show his class. And he did so in style. While SKY was dismissed for a disappointing 12run know, Iyer carried out his controlled aggression to bring out his masterclass.
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