MI vs KKR IPL 2023: Star batter Venkatesh Iyer notched up his maiden ton in Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) to power Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to a solid 185/6 against Suryakumar Yadav-led Mumbai Indians (MI) on Sunday (April 16). WIth wickets falling at one end, the 28-year-old KKR star fought a lone battle against Mumbai, recording the best-ever personal score of his career in IPL as well as in among all batters in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. Iyer produced a batting masterclass of 51-ball 104, laced up with six fours and nine sixes to bring up 2nd IPL ton.
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By the virtue of his heroic ton, Venkatesh Iyer also surpassed Sunrisers Hyderabad's Harry Brook (100 from 55 balls in SRH vs KKR IPL match) to score the fastest ton in IPL 2023, thus far.
Iyer, upon reaching his hundred, celebrated his landmark by bowing towards KKR dugout. A video has gone viral on social media in which Kolkata Knight Riders' owner Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Suhana Khan can be seen cheering for Venkatesh Iyer along with her friends at Wankhede.
Watch viral video: Suhana Khan cheers for Venkatesh Iyer as KKR star scored his maiden ton in IPL 2023
Venkatesh Iyer is now second Kolkata Knight Riders batter to score a century in IPL. Before him, KKR's Brendon McCullum had notched up a ton in the year 2008.
With wicket falling at regular interval from one end, Iyer batted with great composure to stitch a solid 48-run stand for second wicket with Rahmanullah Gurbaz (8), 50 runs for the fourth wicket with Shardul Thakur (14) and 36 for the fifth wicket with Rinku Singh (18).
However, Iyer's ton went in vain as Mumbai chased down the mammoth target to win MI vs KKR IPL 2023 match by 5 wickets.