{"id":8230,"date":"2024-03-12T12:56:13","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T07:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=422335"},"modified":"2024-03-12T12:56:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T07:26:13","slug":"shreyas-iyer-ends-14-month-long-wait-with-stellar-fifty-in-ranji-trophy-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/shreyas-iyer-ends-14-month-long-wait-with-stellar-fifty-in-ranji-trophy-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Shreyas Iyer ends 14-month-long wait with stellar fifty in Ranji Trophy Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a remarkable display of skill and determination, Shreyas Iyer broke his 14-month-long drought for a first-class fifty during the Ranji Trophy final against Vidarbha at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday, March 12. The Mumbai batsman\u2019s resilient knock brought a much-needed boost of confidence to the team as he swiftly reached the milestone in just 62 deliveries.<\/p>\n<p>Iyer, eager to make an impact after a lackluster performance in the first innings, showcased composure and flair as he delighted the crowd with his quickfire 68 runs, which included 2 sixes and 8 boundaries. Partnering with Musheer Khan, Iyer forged an unbeaten 98-run partnership, contributing significantly to Mumbai\u2019s formidable second innings total of 262 for 3 in 85 overs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A confident fifty from Shreyas Iyer in the Ranji Trophy final with aggressive approach and looking good against Short balls. \ud83d\udc4c<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G7UReArVhd\">pic.twitter.com\/G7UReArVhd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CricCrazyJohns\/status\/1767435040231965091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Facing the Vidarbha bowling attack, led by Umesh Yadav, Iyer remained undeterred by the short-ball tactics, displaying aggression and precision in his shot-making. His remarkable performance earned praise from cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, who was present in the stands at the Wankhede Stadium to witness the final showdown.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Chandrakant Pandit was also in attendance, observing the performance of the Knight Riders captain with keen interest.<\/p>\n<p>This fifty marks a significant milestone for Shreyas Iyer, particularly as it comes in his third match for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy 2023-24 season. It also ends his streak of 14 innings without a fifty-plus score in Test cricket, providing a much-needed confidence boost for the talented batsman.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being excluded from the BCCI central contract list announced in February, Iyer\u2019s stellar performance in the final underscores his resilience and determination to excel on the cricketing field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a remarkable display of skill and determination, Shreyas Iyer broke his 14-month-long drought for a first-class fifty during the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":31100,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1056,658],"class_list":["post-8230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-ranji-trophy","tag-shreyas-iyer"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}