Shreyas Iyer overtakes Rishabh Pant, becomes highest T20 run scorer as an Indian
Mumbai, Feb 22 (IBNS): Overtaking wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, cricketer Shreyas Iyer has hit the highest T20 score by any Indian batsman in domestic tournament Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, media reports said.
Playing just 55 balls, Iyer scored 147 runs to help his team to beat Sikkim.
Earlier, Pant was the top scorer with his 128-run innings in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Riding on Iyer's batting, Mumbai had scored 258/4 in 20 overs.
Replying to the mammoth total, Sikkim could score just 104/7.
In another match, Cheteshwar Pujara, the chief architect of India's maiden Test series win in Australia against the host nation, became the first Saurashtra player to hit a T20 100.
MUST WATCH: @cheteshwar1 becomes first @saucricket player to hit a T20 💯. Take a look at his lightning century in #SyedMushtaqAliTrophy
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) February 21, 2019
🔗 https://t.co/dCQoSLuE0K pic.twitter.com/qUAYwbkytO
However, Saurashtra were defeated by Railways by five wickets despite Pujara's heroic innings.
Image credit: Screenshot grab from BCCI video
