India’s Shreyas Iyer celebrates his half century in the course of the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between India and New Zealand, in Dubai, UAE, on March 2, 2025.
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India batter Shreyas Iyer continued his wonderful run at quantity 4 in ODIs, overtaking the likes of Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar within the all-time checklist for many fifty-plus scores in 50-over format and continued his speedy rise within the format.
In the course of the match in opposition to New Zealand, India’s closing league stage match of the ICC Champions Trophy, Iyer scored 79 in 98 balls, with 4 boundaries and two sixes. His runs got here at a strike fee of 80.61.
Now, Iyer has 16 fifty-plus scores in ODIs at quantity 4. At quantity 4 in 39 innings, Iyer has made 1,728 runs at a median of 52.36, with a strike fee of 101.52. He has 4 centuries and 12 fifties at this quantity, with one of the best rating of 128*.
Lara (16 fifty-plus scores at 84 innings, with two centuries and 14 fifties) and Virat (15 fifty-plus scores in 39 innings, with seven tons and eight fifties) at quantity 4 have now been overtaken by Iyer, as per Wisden.
The very best variety of fifty-plus scores at quantity 4 in ODIs are by New Zealand’s Ross Taylor, with 65 such scores, with 19 centuries and 46 fifties. For India, the very best variety of fifty-plus scores at quantity 4 are by Mohammed Azharuddin, who has 36 fifty-plus scores, with three centuries and 33 fifties.
This 12 months, Iyer is in wonderful type with the bat, having improved his quick ball points significantly. In six innings this 12 months, he has scored 331 runs at a median of 55.16 and a strike fee of above 100, with 4 half-centuries and one of the best rating of 79.
In 68 ODIs, Iyer has scored 2,752 runs at a median of 48.28, with 5 centuries and 22 fifties and one of the best rating of 128*.
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