The Indian middle-order batter, Shreyas Iyer has often been regarded as one of the brightest prospects in Indian cricket in the current scenario. With their great technique, a lot of people from the cricketing fraternity had predicted that he could flourish in all formats. However, in the fifth rescheduled Test against England at Edgbaston, Iyer succumbed to the short ball in both innings of the game.
In the second innings, Iyer perished at the score of 19 by Matthew Potts’s short ball. In the first innings also, Iyer has dismissed off a short ball from James Anderson.
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According to The CricViz Analyst Twitter handle, “19 of the 26 deliveries faced by Shreyas Iyer in his brief innings this morning pitched shorter than 8 metres, a clear tactic from England’s bowlers to target him with the short ball, a well-know weakness for Shreyas.” Despite, Iyer’s early dismissal India’s lead went past the hefty mark of 370 runs.
Here is the video of the dismissal of Shreyas Iyer:
Fell into the trap 🪤
Scorecard/Clips: https://t.co/jKoipF4U01
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— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 4, 2022
Earlier on Day 3, Cheteshwar Pujara’s typically gritty half-century against England facing a tough chase to defeat India in the Covid-delayed fifth Test after Jonny Bairstow’s latest century delighted home fans at Edgbaston on Sunday. Currently, India is having 2-1 lead in the five-match series, was 125-3 in their second innings at stumps on the third day — a lead of 257 runs.
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Cheteshwar Pujara was exactly 50 not out, having reached the landmark in the last over of the day off part-time spinner Joe Root. The opener had smashed seven fours, with the 34-year-old at the crease for over three-and-a-half boundaries.
There have been only two successful fourth-innings chases in a Test at Edgbaston during the last three decades, with South Africa making 283-5 in 2008 and England 211-3 against New Zealand in 1999.
