In the ongoing match between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Punjab Kings (PKBS) at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, captain Shreyas Iyer played a heroic inning by smashing 82 runs on 36 balls at the strike rate of 222.78 which includes six four’s and six sixes which took the PKBS to a big total of 245 runs for the loss of six wickets which made this as the second highest total in this season followed by SRH’s 286/6 against Rajasthan Royals.
Punjab Kings who have started this season with a bang by winning three matches out of 4 games. Captain Iyer is being praised for his captaincy and consistency, as the team’s consistent game play is resulting PKBS is a positive way after long time.
Iyer takes down SRH bowlers
Iyer on the other hand is leading the team from front his todays innings shows aggressive yet mature stroke play, he reached his half century in just 22 balls and continued to dominate the bowlers of SRH.
Harshal Patel came to the rescue of SRH as he took four crucial wickets which includes the most important wicket of the inning of Iyer by giving a easy catch to Travis Heads, Iyer lost his wicket which left Preity Zinta unhappy in the other hand Kavya Maran was awestruck by Harshal’s performance.
Early opener Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya also gave a good start to the PKBS by a 89 run partnership in the powerplay, which laid a platform for Iyer to come and play freely. Marcus Stoinis played a fiery cameo of 34 to propel his team to a mammoth 245 in the first innings.