[Watch] Shreyas Iyer's Audacious Stand And Deliver Six Over Covers Vs Mukesh Kumar In Irani Cup 2024
Shreyas Iyer's six against Mukesh Kumar (Screengrab@105of70Mumbai/X.com)
Shreyas Iyer has the knack of scoring quickly in red-ball cricket and tends to take down bowlers whenever he gets an opportunity. His aggressive intent has also led to his downfall in Test cricket, but he still has a good record. Now, in the Irani Cup game, he has once again shown his class with a knock of 57 after Mumbai lost three early wickets.
The right-handed batter hit six fours and two sixes in his knock, scoring his runs at a healthy strike rate of 67.86. He played plenty of attractive shots in his knock, but the one against a quality bowler like Mukesh Kumar stood out. It was the 27th over of the match, and Mukesh Kumar bowled it full and outside off. Shreyas was batting on 31 then and was looking pretty confident. So, a full delivery was punished via a glorious lofted drive that went sailing over deep cover for a six.
Shreyas Iyer And Rahane Bring Mumbai Back On Track
The six was example of how dangerous Shreyas Iyer can be when he is on song. On the previous delivery, he had hit a four towards the leg side and batted beautifully throughout the innings before he lost his wicket against Yash Dayal in the 40th over.
However, Shreyas' partnership with Ajinkya Rahane proved crucial in bringing Mumbai back on track after they were reduced to 37-3. Rahane also batted brilliantly, but missed out on his century by just three runs. Sarfaraz Khan though continued the momentum built by Rahane and Shreyas and smashed a century to put Ranji Champions in a good position against a strong Rest of India team at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.