Shreyas Iyer hammers his third ODI hundred: Key stats
Shreyas Iyer has announced his comeback with a sensational hundred against Australia in the second ODI in Indore. The right-handed batter, who got run out in the series opener, put up a batting exhibition and scored runs for fun. He truly toyed with the Aussie bowlers and ended up scoring 105 off 90 balls (11 fours, 3 sixes). Here are his stats.
A dominating knock from Iyer
Iyer, who recently made a comeback to professional cricket, arrived at number three after India lost Ruturaj Gaikwad (8) cheaply. The former went after the bowlers from the outset as the visiting team looked entirely clueless. Iyer joined forces with Shubman Gill (104) and the duo added exactly 200 runs for the second wicket in no time. He eventually fell prey to Sean Abbott.
A look at Iyer's ODI numbers
Iyer made his ODI debut in December 2017 during the Sri Lanka series at home. He has been absolutely sensational in the 50-over format, having scored 1,753 runs in 46 games at an average of 46.13. While he strikes at 97.55 in the format, his tally includes three centuries and 14 half-centuries. Iyer averages an astonishing 51.62 in home ODIs.
Seventh 50-plus score at number three
Iyer, who has batted at number four for the majority of his ODI career, has enjoyed operating at three as well. This was his seventh fifty-plus score in 11 innings at number three in ODI cricket (50s: 6, 100: 1). He has hammered 642 runs at the position with his average and strike rate being 58.36 and 97.71, respectively.
Fourth Indian pair with a double-century stand against Australia
Meanwhile, Gill and Iyer became only the fourth Indian pair to record a double-century stand against Australia in ODIs. They have joined VVS Laxman-Yuvraj Singh (213), Shikhar Dhawan-Virat Kohli (212), and Kohli-Rohit Sharma (207). The Gill-Iyer stand is India's highest partnership versus Australia in home ODIs. Against Australia, Iyer has raced to 222 ODI runs at 31.71.
