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KKR vice -captain Venkatesh Iyer responded to the critics with the bat. He scored 60 runs off 29 balls. Left -handed batsman Venkatesh scored a lot of runs off the balls of Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins. They …Read more
Venkatesh Iyer responded to critics with the bat.
Highlights
- Venkatesh Iyer scored half -century off 25 balls
- Iyer was previously released by KKR
- Venkatesh hit 21 runs in an over of Pat Cummins
New Delhi. Venkatesh Iyer was released by Kolkata Knight Riders before the IPL 2025 auction. KKR then bought them in the auction. Kolkata Knight Riders bought Venkatesh for 20.75 crores and played a big bet on him. In a way, KKR left the title winning captain Shreyas Iyer to make a place for another Iyer. But in this IPL, Venkatesh was under great pressure of runs. He was able to score only 6 and 3 runs in two innings. After which it felt that the franchise probably spent more money on this player. However, Venkatesh proved his critics wrong by scoring 60 runs in 29 balls in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. His scoring 21 runs in the 19th over against Pat Cummins will be remembered for a long time.
KKR assistant coach Dwayne Bravo had asked the batsmen to use the wisdom of cricket after being dismissed for 116 against Mumbai Indians. He asked the batsmen not to try to kill the first ball. Venkatesh Iyer, who is struggling with the lack of runs and confidence, did exactly the same. After 17 overs, Venkatesh was playing for 20 runs. Then he changed the gear.
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Venkatesh took an aggressive stance after scoring 20 runs in the first 16 balls. He scored his last 40 runs in just 13 balls. His strike rate in the first 10 balls was just 110.00. He then scored runs in the next 10 balls at a strike rate of 190.00. He then scored 30 runs in 9 balls, with his strike rate 333.33.
After playing a brilliant innings, Venkatesh Iyer said, 'The first two matches could not score much runs. So he wanted to spend time on the wicket. Rahane and Raghuvanshi are credited who handled it well. SRH bowled well and the ball was coming to Rukru. There was a message from the team to take time and then attack completely.
Venkatesh Iyer adopted an aggressive form in the 19th over. The ball was getting stuck on the pitch of the slow Eden Gardens. Cummins thought that slow ball could be effective. But this did not happen against Venkatesh. The Madhya Pradesh batsman scooped for a fours off the ball of Cummins and then hit a six and two fours off the consecutive balls, which led to the pressure on Sunrisers Hyderabad. The innings of 60 runs included 7 fours and 3 sixes. Venkatesh was supported by Rinku from the other end.
