Shreyas Iyer smokes his fourth half-century versus RCB: Stats
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
