Shreyas Iyer was the second most expensive player in the IPL 2025 auction. He was bought at the highest price after Rishabh Pant. Pant got Rs. While Iyer got Rs 27 crore. 26.75 crores were found. Iyer made a comeback in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after being a big hit in the auction. He has blown away the opposition team by batting at a strike rate of 182. Iyer’s half-century innings against Maharashtra has now become a topic of discussion.
Shreyas Iyer’s blast
Syed Mushtaq Ali’s magic was seen in the T20 Trophy, where he created a stir with 13 sixes and 19 fours. The attitude of the bowlers has been relaxed. The reason for Mumbai’s victory in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is the form of Shreyas Iyer. Maharashtra bowlers, led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, looked helpless in front of Iyer’s stormy batting.
Punjab’s money will be recovered
In the last match, Iyer wreaked havoc against Goa. Before the auction, he played an unbeaten inning of 130 runs and whitewashed Goa. Punjab Kings have made him a part of their team in the auction. He is also at the forefront in the race to become captain. Iyer also led KKR to the IPL 2024 title under his captaincy. Before this he had also taken over the captaincy of Delhi Capitals. In such a situation, he can be seen handling the captaincy of Punjab.
13 sixes, 19 fours, 201 runs and Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer is one of the batsmen with a strike rate of more than 200 in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy. After 2 matches played so far, he has scored 201 runs at a strike rate of 209.37. During this period he has hit 13 sixes and 19 fours. Thus, he is the third most successful batsman so far in the tournament. However, the two batsmen who have more runs than him have also played one more innings than him.
Mumbai won the match
Batting in this match, Maharashtra scored 171 runs in 20 overs. Nikhil Nayak scored the maximum 47 runs for the team. While Azim Qazi contributed 32 runs in 23 balls. Chasing the target, Mumbai won the match by scoring 172/5 in 17.1 overs. Apart from Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane scored a brilliant half-century for Mumbai. He played an inning of 52 runs in 34 balls.
