Mumbai’s Shreyas Iyer registered the highest individual score by an Indian, slamming 147 off 55 balls against Sikkim in a Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy match at Indore on Thursday.
Iyer broke Rishabh Pant’s record for the highest individual score by an Indian in a T20 match. Pant had blasted 128* in an IPL match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018. Iyer however, fell just short of Pant’s record for the fastest T20 century by an Indian. Pant had scored a 32-ball century in a Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 match against Himachal Pradesh last year. Iyer on Thursday, reached his century off 37 balls – the fourth fastest T20 century by an Indian.
The world record for the fastest T20 ton stands with Chris Gayle, who had reached the milestone in 30 balls during an IPL match against Pune Warriors India in 2013.
Iyer hit 15 sixes - five of those in a one over – which is the most by an Indian in a T20 innings. He scored at a mind-boggling strike rate of 267.27. Iyer’s unimaginable knock helped Mumbai post 258 for 4.
When one stage, when Iyer was batting, Mumbai looked set for even getting close to 300. But after his dismissal, Sikkim pulled things slightly. Mumbai could only manage to score 20 runs in their last 3 overs after Iyer departed.
Apart from Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav smashed 63 off 33 balls, hitting 8 fours and 2 sixes in his innings.
Indian cricketers Ajinkya Rahane and Prithvi Shaw disappointed at the top of the order. Rahane was dismissed for 11 off 9 balls while Shaw hit a six and a four but was out for 10 off 4 balls.