Indian batter Shreyas Iyer registered his second fastest half century(by balls) in the ODI format during the first ODI of the England tour of India 2025 at Nagpur.
Shreyas Iyer reached the fifty runs mark in 30 balls while his all-time fastest ODI fifty came in 28 deliveries against West Indies in Vizag in 2019.
Shreyas Iyer came down to batting while India was struggling after losing their opening batters for just 19 runs. Iyer joined hands with Shubman Gill and made a 94-run partnership and gave a boost in India’s 248 runs chasing inning.
Jacob Bethell broke the well-settled partnership by dismissing Shreyas for 59 runs in the final delivery of the 16th over.
Notably, so far, at the number 4 position in ODIs, Shreyas Iyer scored 1456 runs in 34 innings at an average of 52 which includes four centuries and nine fifties.
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Speaking of the game, England won the toss and opted to bat first where Philip Salt and Ben Duckett opened the inning. The duo laid a decent foundation and added 75 runs for the first wicket.
While the England opening batters looked comfortable with the bat, Philip Salt lost his wicket via run out and walked to the pavilion after scoring 43 runs off 26 balls.
Following his dismissal, Ben Duckett lost his wicket in the very next over after scoring 32 runs. In the same over bowled by Harshit Rana, Harry Brook lost his wicket without scoring runs.
Following two quick wickets, England started to feel the pressure. England skipper Jos Buttler and Joe Root were expected to build a massive partnership to save the sinking ship.
As expected the duo made a stand but failed to convert it into a big score. In the 19th over, Ravindra Jadeja trapped Joe Root in an LBW dismissal and sent him to the dressing room with a score of 19.
While India was looked comfortable with their bowling attack, Buttler and Jacob Bethell made a stand and threatened the Indian bowling lineup. The duo added 59 runs for the next wicket.
Axar Patel broke the threatening partnership by dismissing Buittler for 52 runs. Right after his dismissal, England started to lose wickets in a regular intervals. With Jofra Archer’s 21 off 18 deliveries, England scored 248 runs after losing all 10 wickets in 47.4 overs.
