Shreyas Iyer’s record-breaking maiden T20 hundred: Twitter was elated at watching the Mumbai batsman play a smashing knock.
Mumbai batsman Shreyas Iyer provided a record-breaking start to Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019 as he smashed his maiden century in the format. On the first day of the tournament itself, Iyer set a benchmark for the others to follow.
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After Mumbai captain Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and chose to bat, Iyer came in to bat at No. 3 in the second over. Not wasting much time, Iyer punished the comparatively weaker opposition in Sikkim as he rocketed his way to a blazing century.
Before getting out on the last delivery of the 17th over, Iyer had scored 147 (55) with the help of seven fours and 15 sixes. A strike rate of 267.27 must have been enough to demolish the confidence of the opposition team who were playing their first-ever T20 match.
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Iyer breaks several records
Iyer’s innings saw him surpassing India wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant as the highest T20 score by an Indian batsman. The record was earlier with the southpaw who had scored 128* (63) against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Delhi last year. With both of them playing for Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League, good days don’t seem far for the franchise.
Having hit 15 sixes, Iyer smashed the joint fourth-highest number of sixes in a T20 match. Among the Indian batsmen, Murali Vijay (11) had held the record earlier.
On the back of Iyer’s century and middle-order batsman Suryakumar Yadav’s 63 (33), Mumbai ended up scoring 258-4 in their allotted quota of 20 overs. Behind RCB’s 263-5 against Pune Warriors India in 2013 and India’s 260-5 against Sri Lanka in 2017, it is the third-highest T20 score by a team in India.
Iyer’s innings saw him alluring numerous appreciative reactions on social media platform Twitter.
Read some of the Twitter reactions below:
Incidentally, Shreyas Iyer’s 147 is the 12th highest score by a batsman in T20 cricket history!#SyedMushtaqAliTrophy
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) February 21, 2019
Highest T20 scores by Indians
147 – Shreyas Iyer for Mumbai today
128* – Rishabh Pant for Delhi Daredevils 2018
127 – M Vijay for Chennai Super Kings 2010
126* – Suresh Raina for Uttar Pradesh 2018
125 – Unmukt Chand for Delhi 2013#SyedMushtaqAliTrophy— #CricketStats #GeoSuper (@GeoSuper_PK) February 21, 2019
@vikrantgupta73 Should Shreyas Iyer be the replacement of Pandya after a great knock of 147 runs #AskSportsTak
— Sonu Yadav (@rao_sonu0047) February 21, 2019
Shreyas Iyer in Syed Mustaq T20:
147 Runs – Highest by an Indian in T20 history.
15 Sixes – Most sixes by an Indian in a T20 innings.
— #SAvSL #SLvSA #RSAvSL #SLvRSA #INDvAUS #AUSvIND (@Sony_ESPNLive) February 21, 2019
Mumbai on course to make 300 in T20 game .. Shreyas Iyer 114* in 42 balls . 192/2 ..Still 7 overs to go . @GappistanRadio
— Mihir Chavan (@ImMihir05) February 21, 2019
@vikrantgupta73 Why not Shreyas Iyer as Pandya’s replacement in T20Is even after 147 of 55 #AskSportsTak
— Sonu Yadav (@rao_sonu0047) February 21, 2019
Shreyas Iyer is batting like a dream nowadays, 71 not out from 32 balls with six sixes against Sikkim!#SyedMushtaqAliTrophy
— Omkar Mankame (@Oam_16) February 21, 2019
Shreyas Iyer dismissed for 147 runs from 55 balls against Sikkim in the #SyedMushtaqAliTrophy. pic.twitter.com/gWlBelSdm3
— Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) February 21, 2019
Mumbai may have lost Rahane and Shaw early but Shreyas Iyer and Surya Yadav have ensured they are cruising towards a huge total #MushtaqAliT20 pic.twitter.com/LuLu7gbjEv
— Amol Karhadkar (@karhacter) February 21, 2019
Shreyas Iyer thrashing Sikkim. 52-ball 146. Has already hit 15 sixes. Four overs to play. #SyedMushtaqAliTrophy
— Sahil Malhotra (@Sahil_Malhotra1) February 21, 2019
