The Indian middle-order batter, Shreyas Iyer was the star performer with the bat for India in the first innings of the final Test of the two-match series against Sri Lanka in Bengaluru. He played a dominating knock of 98-ball 92. As other Indian batters struggled on the wicket, Iyer took the attacking approach and played freely. His knock of 92 was helped with 4 sixes and 10 boundaries. Iyer batted at a strike rate of 93.88 and kept the scoreboard ticking on a track that was assisting the spinners.
Shreyas Iyer completed his half-century in style as he smashed a huge six to breach the 50-run mark. Realizing the importance of the knock, Iyer decided to celebrate in style and removed his helmet after his second fifty in Test cricket. Most of the batter remove their helmets only after reaching the three-figure mark.
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Here is the video of Shreyas Iyer has celebrated his half-century:
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Apart from Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant also opted for an attacking approach as he smashed 39 off 26 balls. He batted at 150.00 and hit 7 boundaries during his knock. Former skipper Virat Kohli scored 23 off 48 before being trapped in front of the stumps by Dhananjaya de Silva. Courtesy of Iyer’s and Rishabh’s heroics, India put up a total of 252/10 in 59.1 overs. Lasith Embuldeniya and Praveen Jayawickrama scalped 3 wickets each for SL.
India Playing XI: Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma (c), Hanuma Vihari, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah
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Sri Lanka Playing XI: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Embuldeniya, Vishwa Fernando, Praveen Jayawickrama
