Venkatesh Iyer created history
Venkatesh Iyer KKR vs SRH: The first qualifier match of IPL 2024 was played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad. In this match, KKR team played strongly and defeated Hyderabad by 8 wickets in a one-sided manner. This is the fourth time that KKR has qualified for the IPL finals. In this qualifier match, a match winning inning was seen from the bat of 29 year old Venkatesh Iyer. During this, Venkatesh Iyer accomplished a feat which no Indian player had done before.
Venkatesh Iyer’s historic innings
Venkatesh Iyer played an inning of 51 runs in 28 balls in this match. During this, he hit 5 fours and 4 sixes at a strike rate of 182.14. Let us tell you that this is Venkatesh Iyer’s third half-century in the IPL playoffs and all three half-centuries have come in three consecutive innings. After this, Venkatesh Iyer has become the first Indian batsman to score 50+ runs in three consecutive innings of IPL playoffs. He had earlier scored 2 half-centuries in the 2021 playoffs and now his third half-century has come this season.
Venkatesh Iyer’s score in playoff
26 runs (30 balls) – vs RCB, Sharjah, 2021
55 runs (41 balls) – vs Delhi Capitals, Sharjah, 2021
50 runs (32 balls) – vs Chennai Super Kings, Dubai, 2021
51* Run (28 balls) – vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, 2024
equaled Lendl Simmons
Apart from Venkatesh Iyer, Lendl Simmons is the only batsman in IPL who has scored 50+ runs in 3 consecutive playoff matches. Lendl Simmons had achieved this feat during the 2014 and 2015 IPL. He played innings of 50+ runs in the 2014 Eliminator match, 2015 Qualifier and the final.
This is how the first qualifier match of IPL 2024 was
In this match played between the two teams, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first in this match, he scored 159 runs in 19.3 overs and his team was all out. After this, KKR batsmen made a very fast start and won the match by scoring 164 runs after losing 2 wickets in just 13.4 overs.
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