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Ranji Trophy 2024: Shreyas Iyer’s Record-Breaking Double Ton Marks His Stunning Return To Form

It was the first double century for Shreyas Iyer in First-Class cricket and the first Ranji Trophy double ton since October 2015.

Shreyas Iyer scores a double ton
Shreyas Iyer scores a double ton

Shreyas Iyer produced a stunning show on Thursday, converting his second successive Ranji Trophy hundred into a landmark double hundred against Odisha at the BKC Ground here. A 29-year-old, who was also out of India’s scheme for long, seemed to get back into groove after long injury layoff. His last first-class hundred was almost three years ago. His last ton was in Test arena, against New Zealand in November 2021. Since then, he has been slowly working his way back into form, and this was cemented with a fine century in the previous match against Maharashtra.

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Shreyas Iyer Makes An Epic Comeback

Iyer’s innings on Day 1 was aggression and timing on a masterclass scale. He hammered his first century in just 101 balls and ended the day on 152 after smashing 18 boundaries and four sixes. While Iyer was till then going great guns, his partner, Siddhesh Lad, anchored the innings with great composure. In fact, Lad’s patient knock of 116* from 234 balls ensured Mumbai’s dominance over Odisha.

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Career-Best Score For Shreyas Iyer

He had smashed a record 22 fours and eight sixes, but this was not just another impressive knock for the India star cricketer. It was the first double century for Iyer in First-Class cricket and the first Ranji Trophy double ton since October 2015.

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