Shreyas Iyer had his fair share of fortune during his half-century in the PBKS vs DC clash in Dharamsala. During his innings, Iyer was at one point completely deceived by a Lungi Ngidi slower ball. Despite only hitting with one hand, the ball travelled over the fence for a maximum. PBKS owner Preity Zinta, who was in the stands, was all smiles and applauded the shot.
Shreyas' one-handed six
In the 12th over of the innings, Lungi Ngidi bowled his trademark slower delivery to completely outfox the Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer. Shreyas was well early into the shot and his hand came off the bat handle. However, despite not being in control, it hit the middle of his bat and travelled over the mid-off fielder for a straight maximum.
Lungi Ngidi was on his haunches while fans were in the stadium were stunned. Punjab Kings owner Preity Zinta was in the stands and she stood up and applauded the shot, beaming with a smile.
Shreyas smashes steady 50
Shreyas Iyer came in at No. 3, ahead of Cooper Connolly, likely to break up PBKS’ left-handers, and immediately faced challenging seam movement from Mukesh. Iyer ensured the innings maintained its pace. He quickly moved to 27 off 17 balls, including an impressive 73-metre straight six off Ngidi, even after being completely deceived by the slower ball, causing his bat to slip from his hand as the ball sailed over the ropes.
