Venkatesh Iyer scores a valiant 70 against Mumbai Indians: Stats
Venkatesh Iyer smashed a superb 70-run knock for Kolkata Knight Riders against Mumbai Indians in Match 51 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday. Iyer fought for the visitors, who lost their way, being reduced to 57/5. He shared a commanding 83-run stand for the sixth wicket alongside Manish Pandey. KKR managed 169/10 in 19.5 overs.
A knock of character
Iyer walked in when KKR lost Shreyas Iyer (28/3). Thereafter, Sunil Narine also departed. Iyer started well and made sure he kept rotating the strike. He played as per the situation and bailed KKR out from a position of bother. He stayed until the end but MI had the control over KKR as the latter failed to explode. Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Iyer.
Iyer smashes his ninth IPL fifty
Iyer's knock was laced with six fours and three sixes. The southpaw has raced to 1,180 runs from 46 IPL games at 28.78. He registered his ninth fifty (100s: 1). His strike rate reads 132.43. With his three sixes, Iyer surpassed the mark of 50 maximums (52). He also owns 106 fours. In IPL 2024, Iyer owns 224 runs from at 32 (50s: 2).
Iyer averages 80 versus MI
Versus the Mumbai Indians, Iyer owns a tally of 320 runs from five innings at 80. His strike rate is 161.61. This was his 3rd fifty against MI (100s: 1). He owns 25 fours and 20 sixes versus MI.
