Shreyas Iyer who missed the IPL 2023 season, has created history in the Indian Premier League. KKR captain Shreyas Iyer became the first ever captain who led his team into the Final twice for two different franchises. He has unlocked a rare feat in the IPL tournament.
On Tuesday, 21st May Shreyas Iyer and his team beat Pat Cummins and his company and won by 8 wickets with 38 balls left at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. After the stunning victory over SRH, Skipper Shreyas Iyer etched his name into the IPL annals as the first captain in history to reach two finals with two different teams. Iyer will lead his team KKR into the IPL 2024 Final at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Shreyas Iyer who joined Kolkata Knight Riders in 2022 was a former captain of the Delhi Capitals, led into IPL 2020 Final. He is also the fifth captain who has reached the final multiple times after MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Guatam Gambhir, and Hardik Pandya. For this season Shreyas Iyer has amassed 343 runs with a strike rate of 146.19 and an average rate of 38.33 in the 13 IPL games.
Let’s look into Shreyas Iyer’s records for the IPL Final and other batting records.
IPL 2024: Shreyas Iyer record in IPL Final
Shreyas Iyer will play his 2nd IPL Final on Sunday 26 May at MA Chidambaram Stadium. After a massive 8 wickets and 38-ball victory over Sunrisers, Shreyas Iyer and his squad are ready to take on the Chepauk Stadium.
Before KKR, Shreyas Iyer used to lead the Delhi Franchise in the IPL. In the 2020 IPL season, Iyer has led his team for the first time into the final. It is the biggest achievement for Delhi Capitals to end up in the final who hasn’t won their IPL Maiden trophy yet. However, the Delhi Capitals lost the Final against Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets and 8 balls remaining in Dubai.
Let’s take a look at Shreyas Iyer’s best records for the 2020 Final as DC Captain.
Shreyas Iyer Best Knocks in IPL Final
In a crucial match 60, MI vs DC, Delhi gave a target of 157 which was easily achieved by Mumbai in the Dubai International Stadium. Former DC captain Shreyas Iyer registered an unbeaten 65 knock in 50 balls with a strike rate of 130.00 against MI in the IPL 2020 Final match.
The table shows overall Shreyas Iyer records for the IPL 2020 Final against Mumbai Indians
Shreyas Iyer 2020 Final records for DC | |||||
Match | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
1 | 65 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 130.00 |
For the second time IPL Final, Shreyas Iyer is leading the Kolkata-based franchise Knight Riders in the IPL 2024. Shreyas Iyer and his squad will play this season’s Final at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.