MI vs KKR in IPL 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders opener Venkatesh Iyer, who made his debut against RCB, has continued his stellar form in IPL. He smashed his maiden fifty against Mumbai Indians. The innings was filled with utmost dominance as he started it with a six against Trent Boult. He completed his fifty off just 25 balls that comprised 4 fours and 3 massive sixes. The strike rate stood at 192+. It was the fastest fifty for KKR against MI. Follow IPL 2021 live updates on insidesport.co and live streaming on Star Sports, Hotstar.
At one stage, it looked like Iyer would score the fastest fifty in IPL 2021. The youngster had earlier slammed unbeaten 41 runs off just 27 balls against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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Iyer, who plays for Madhya Pradesh in the domestic circuit, had already made his T20 and 50-overs debuts for the Madhya Pradesh senior team and was captain of the state’s Under-23 team.
In February this year, the opener played scintillating innings of 198 runs against Punjab in the List A tournament Vijay Hazare Trophy. He hit 20 fours and 7 sixes. He scored 273 runs in five matches of the tournament. During this, his strike rate was 124, while the average was 55.
Venkatesh Iyer- Last 10 innings
| MATCH | BAT | BOWL | DATE | GROUND | FORMAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KKR vs RCB | 41* | — | 20-Sep-2021 | Abu Dhabi | T20 |
| M. Pradesh vs Punjab | 198 | 2/24 | 28-Feb-2021 | Indore | List A |
| M. Pradesh vs Andhra | 30 | 1/22 | 26-Feb-2021 | Indore | List A |
| M. Pradesh vs Tamil Nadu | 22 | — | 24-Feb-2021 | Indore | List A |
| M. Pradesh vs Vidarbha | 0 | 0/10 | 22-Feb-2021 | Indore | List A |
| M. Pradesh vs Jharkhand | 23 | — | 20-Feb-2021 | Indore | List A |
| M. Pradesh vs Services | 11 | 1/19 | 19-Jan-2021 | Indore | T20 |
| M. Pradesh vs Saurashtra | 88* | 0/17 | 17-Jan-2021 | Indore | T20 |
| M. Pradesh vs Vidarbha | 14 | 0/17 | 15-Jan-2021 | Indore | T20 |
| M. Pradesh vs Rajasthan | 27 | 1/27 | 13-Jan-2021 | Indore | T20 |
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