Shreyas Iyer smokes his fourth half-century versus RCB: Stats
What's the story
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer smoked a fine half-century against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Match 36 of the 2024 Indian Premier League at the Eden Gardens.
This was his maiden half-century in IPL 2024 as he ended up scoring a 36-ball 50 (7 fours, 1 six).
His brilliance powered KKR to 222/6 while batting first.
Here are his stats.
Knock
A captain's knock from Shreyas
Philip Salt's 14-ball 48 in the powerplay meant KKR were 75/3 when Iyer arrived in the middle.
He gathered a couple of quick boundaries early on before slowing down.
The KKR captain enhanced the scoring rate in the death overs and completed his half-century off 35 balls.
However, he fell to Cameron Green right after. His effort meant KKR finished at 222/6.
Iyer
3,000 IPL runs loading for Iyer
Iyer has raced to 2,966 runs in 108 games at 32.23 with his strike rate being 125.51 (50s: 20).
591 of his runs have come in 21 outings for KKR at 32.83 (50s: 4).
This was his fourth fifty against RCB as he has raced to 393 runs against them at 30.23.
The batter has tallied 190 runs at 38 this season (50s: 1).
Information
5,500 T20 runs loading for Iyer
As per ESPNcricinfo, Iyer has raced to 5,468 runs in T20s at 32.16 from 202 innings. He hit his 35th fifty in the 20-over format. Iyer also owns two centuries. His strike rate reads 130.25.
Summary
KKR post a strong total
As mentioned, Salt attacked from the outset. His 48 meant KKR registered 75/3 in the powerplay overs.
Besides Iyer, Rinku Singh (24), Andre Russell (27*), and Ramandeep Singh (24*) played handy cameos as KKR posted a massive total.
Green (2/35) and Yash Dayal (2/56) claimed two wickets apiece for the Challengers. Karn Sharma (0/33 in 4 overs) was the most economical.