Shreyas Iyer smashes his 20th ODI fifty: Key stats
What's the story
Indian batter Shreyas Iyer continues his incredible form in ODI cricket. He slammed a counter-attacking half-century in the 3rd and final ODI against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Iyer added a century-plus stand with opener Shubman Gill, who later departed after scoring a ton. This marks Iyer's second fifty-plus score in his last three ODI innings. He slammed a 64-ball 78.
Knock
Iyer banks on platform given by top order
Iyer came in after Gill and Virat Kohli set a solid platform. They had added 116 runs after skipper Rohit Sharma departed early. Iyer joined forces with Gill, as the duo took India past 220. While the latter was dismissed soon after, Iyer had century in his sights. However, Rashid removed Iyer with a rather poor delivery. He slammed 8 fours and 2 sixes.
Stats
Iyer races past 2,600 ODI runs
As mentioned, Iyer has raced to his 20th half-century in ODI cricket. He also has five tons to his name. In 65 ODIs, the Indian batter has crossed the 2,600-run mark. He has an average of 48.18 in the format. In a career spanning over eight years, Iyer has scored 2,602 runs with a strike-rate of 102.48.