Venkates Iyer of Kolkata Knight Riders celebrates his half a century. (PTI photos) New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KRK) Batting All-Rounder Venkates Iyer again proved to be Nemesis Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and smash his third consecutive half a century against them in IPL. On Thursday 60 out of only 29 balls of left handra in Eden Gardens helped KKR after a competitive 200/6 in their conflict IPL 2025.
With these shifts, Iyer joined the elite list of doughs that recorded three or more consecutive 1950s against SRH. Only Rajasthan Royals Captain Sanju Samson, with four fifty backs against SRH, and FAF du Plessis, who also recorded three against them, had previously achieved this performance.
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Iyer’s remarkable run against SRH includes 51 (28) in 2024 qualifiers 1 and 52 (26) in last year’s final. His latest knocking was a blistering display of a stroke that gave a strong foundation.
Iyer, who considered his shifts during the cottages in the middle, acknowledged the demanding conditions: “It was obvious that he held the ball a little, not Eden, which I have played in the last two years.
Most consecutive 50+ scores against SRH
- 4 – Sanja Samson (2021-23)
- 3 – FAF du Plessis (2022-24)
- 3 – Venkatesh Iyer (2024-25)*
He added his teammates for setting the platform: “I watched the match from the screen, it was not easy to play shots. The ball held a little, but Ajinkya (Rahane) and Angkrish (Raghuvanki) were really good for us.”
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Iyer also emphasized the impact of a domestic cricket on the development of players: “BCCI has a lot to make a duty for everyone to play home cricket. It gives us a good chance to play against high -quality suits and you have seen so many pitchmakers come. It’s very difficult to play against them.”
The 200/6 KKR was built on Iyer’s explosive knocking along with posts Ajinkya Rahane (38), Angrish Raghuvansehi (50) and Rink Singh (32).
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