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Iyer hit fifty in 29 balls
KKR registered its second consecutive win
New Delhi. Kolkata Knight Riders have started IPL 2024 with a bang. The team captained by Shreyas Iyer has won its first two matches and secured the second position in the points table. In the match played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, KKR registered its second consecutive win in the current season by defeating RCB by 7 wickets. Venkatesh Iyer played the match winning innings for KKR. Iyer scored 50 runs in 30 balls. He hit 3 fours and 4 sixes in this innings. Venkatesh gave the credit of his match-winning innings to his Lady Luck sitting in the audience gallery. After hitting a six, when he gave a flying kiss looking towards the crowd, no one understood what this special celebration of Iyer was for but after the match he revealed it.
In this match played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Venkatesh Iyer completed his half-century by stealing a single off the ball of Mohammad Siraj in the 15th over of KKR’s innings. He scored fifty in 29 balls. This was Iyer’s 13th fifty in T20 cricket. After scoring a half-century, Iyer hit a powerful six over long on. After this he gave a flying kiss while watching from the audience gallery. When Venkatesh was asked after the match, he told that his fiancee Shruti Raghunathan was sitting in the stadium. This left-handed batsman gave the credit for the match-winning innings to Shruti.
Kohli has no answer even in fielding…Iyer made a record by taking the catch, Raina’s record is sure to be broken
Turban on the head and pearl necklace around the neck… Boy disguised as groom came to watch the match, girl said – Full support Deepak bhaiya
— Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka (@Hanji_CricDekho) March 29, 2024
Venkatesh Iyer got engaged to Shruti in November 2023
Venkatesh Iyer got engaged to Shruti Raghunathan in November 2023. The Indian batsman had given information about his engagement on his Instagram account. In the engagement photo shared by Venkatesh with Shruti, he was wearing a kurta while Shruti was looking very beautiful in a green saree.
Who is Venkatesh Iyer’s fiancee?
Venkatesh Iyer’s fiancee Shruti Raghunathan is a fashion designer. He has kept his Instagram account private. According to the report, Shruti has studied B.Com from PSG College of Art and Science while she has taken a degree in Fashion Management from NIFT. Presently he is working as a merchandise planner in Lifestyle International Private Limited Company in Bangalore.
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Tags: IPL, KKR vs RCB, Kolkata Knight Riders, Venkatesh Iyer
FIRST PUBLISHED: March 30, 2024, 12:31 IST