On October 11, the Indian cricket team played Afghanistan in the ninth encounter of the ongoing ODI World Cup, putting on an all-around performance. The Men in Blue defeated the Afghans by 8 wickets to record their second victory of the competition. Shreyas Iyer’s 101-meter six was the highlight of the match.
A video of India’s star middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer playing a tremendous shot is going popular on social media in the meanwhile. Against Afghan spinner Mujeeb ur Rahman, the right-handed batter struck a huge six that travelled up to 101 metres.
Although the surface appeared to be beneficial for batting, Hashmatullah Shahidi chose to bat despite the fact that it was a little slower than the previous game. Rahmanullah Gurbaz attempted to keep up the scoring tempo after Jasprit Bumrah removed the explosive Ibrahim Zadran, but he was quickly removed, leaving Afghanistan at 63/3.
Shreyas Iyer’s 101-meter six stuns fans:
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The innings were stabilised by the combination of captain Hashmatullah Shahidi and Azmatullah Omarzai, who scored 121 runs together. However, the Indian bowlers were able to consistently capture wickets in the final stages of their innings, with Jasprit Bumrah playing a crucial role by getting four wickets in quick succession. No other Afghan hitters could spend much time at the crease except Shahidi and Omarzai, which made it tough for Afghanistan to attain its total of 272 runs.
While attempting to reach the objective, Rohit Sharma adopted an aggressive stance, overpowered the Afghan bowlers, and frequently reached the boundary. Ishan Kishan initially had trouble scoring runs as India sprinted to 94/0 in just 10 overs. Before Kishan was removed, the opening combination had a big 156-run partnership after Kishan eventually found his flow.
Before getting removed for 131, Rohit maintained his outstanding performance by becoming the first Indian to score a century in the World Cup’s history in the quickest time possible. Rohit was unable to finish the game, but an effective Virat Kohli scored another half-century, and with the assistance of Shreyas Iyer, they were able to win easily with 15 overs remaining.
So, this was all about the stunning Shreyas Iyer’s 101-meter six. Also read, Akhtar on cricketer Babar Azam’s captain knock against India.
