File photo of Shreyas Iyer© AFP
Indian cricket team batter Shreyas Iyer slammed a brilliant double century for Mumbai during their Ranji Trophy encounter against Odisha on Thursday. Shreyas, who was not picked for the upcoming Test series in Australia, looked in tremendous form as he reached the milestone in 201 balls with the help of 22 fours and eight sixes. This was Shreyas’ first first-class double century since he slammed an unbeaten 202 against Australia during the 2017-18 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Iyer was finally dismissed by Harshit Rathod after scoring 233 off 228 deliveries. This knock will also bolster his chances massively in the IPL 2025 auctions as he will be a top draw after not getting retained by Kolkata Knight Riders.
Meanwhile, as India gear up for the four-match T20I series against South Africa, Men in Blue skipper Suryakumar Yadav will be looking to break multiple records.
Suryakumar made his T20I debut in 2021 against England, following that he has played 74 20-over matches and scored 2544 runs at a strike rate of 169.48. He has an average of 42.40. The 34-year-old has smashed four centuries and 21 fifties in the shortest format.
The right-handed batter last led the Men in Blue in the T20I series against Bangladesh, where he scored 112 runs in three innings at an average of 37.33.
In the upcoming 20-over series, Suryakumar needs 107 runs to become the leading run-scorer in India-South Africa T20Is.
Presently, the India skipper has scored 346 runs in seven T20I matches against South Africa at a strike rate of 175.63. He has smashed one century and four half-centuries against the Proteas in the 20-over format. Meanwhile, David Miller holds the top spot with 452 runs from 21 matches at a strike rate of 156.94.
Apart from becoming the leading run-scorer in India-South Africa T20Is, the 34-year-old will get the opportunity to become the fastest player to hit 150 sixes in T20Is.
In 74 T20I matches and 71 innings, Suryakumar has hit 44 sixes. He needs to smash 6 sixes in the four-match T20I series to achieve the milestone.
(With ANI inputs)
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