IND vs SL: Shreyas Iyer Becomes First Indian Cricketer To Hit Two Half-Centuries In A Day/Night Test Match

Published - 13 Mar 2022, 11:55 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:05 AM

Shreyas Iyer. Image: BCCI

Young Indian middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer has achieved a rare feat to become the first Indian cricketer in history to smash two half-centuries in a pink-ball Test match.

Shreyas Iyer, who is playing his first pink-ball Test match, played an extraordinary knock in the first innings of the second Test match of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka National Cricket Team at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. He was able to score 92 runs off 98 balls, including 10 incredible fours and 4 amazing sixes in the first innings.

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In the second innings, Shreyas Iyer scored brilliant 67 runs off 87 balls, including 9 fours to become the first Indian to achieve the remarkable milestone.

In the history of Day-Night Tests, Iyer is the only fourth cricketer to smash 50+ scores in both innings of a match. Other players who have achieved this sensational landmark are Darren Bravo (87 & 116 against Pakistan in Dubai, 2016), Steve Smith (130 & 63 against Pakistan in Brisbane, 2016) and Marnus Labuschagne (143 & 50 against New Zealand in Perth, 2019 and 103 & 51 against England in Adelaide 2021).

I personally felt that fifty was like a century – Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer PC — Photo Credit: (Twitter)

Iyer, who fell just 8 runs short of a well-deserved century in the pink-ball Test match, said that he felt like his half-century was a hundred. He elaborated:

“I personally felt that fifty was like a century. That’s why I celebrated like that. It was like a century feeling for me.

“You saw the players who defended the ball, there was a lot of chance of nicking, and there was variable bounce on that wicket. You can’t just play very negatively on that wicket and just keep defending the ball. You’ve got to have that positive intent when you step out on the field. The wicket is not that great. It’s obviously bowler-friendly.”

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