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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batter Venkatesh Iyer opened up about his knock in the 22nd game of the Indian Premier League<\/a> (IPL) 2023 against Mumbai Indians (MI). He said that he would\u2019ve been happier if he would\u2019ve finished on the winning side.<\/p>\n KKR suffered a disappointing 5-wicket loss against Mumbai Indians in their fifth game of the IPL 2023. However, despite the loss Venkatesh Iyer was the shining light for them as he played a wonderful knock and gave his side hope to win the game.<\/p>\n IPL <\/b><\/a>I<\/b><\/a>2023<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>Dream11 Prediction<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>Fantasy Cricket Tips<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>Cricket Match Prediction Today<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>Cricket News<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>Cricket Live Score<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Batting first, KKR lost N Jagadeesan for a duck, and then Venkatesh Iyer stepped in and tilted the game in their side\u2019s favor. He came out all guns blazing and smashed MI bowlers all over the park. He looked unfazed by the wickets falling at the other end.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Venkatesh Iyer scripted the history as he became only the second batter to score a century for KKR in the history of the IPL. He scored 104 runs and smashed 6 fours and 9 sixes in his innings and batted with a strike rate of 203.93. Whereas the second-highest score in the innings by 23*, which speaks volumes about his innings.<\/p>\n IPL 2023<\/b><\/a> |<\/b> India National Cricket Team<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>Chennai Super Kings (CSK)<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>Delhi Capitals (DC)<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>Gujarat Titans (GT)<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>Lucknow Supergiants (LSG)<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>Mumbai Indians (MI)<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>Punjab Kings (PBKS)<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>Rajasthan Royals (RR)<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH)<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Venkatesh Iyer talked about his knock and said that KKR showed faith in him and he also spoke about his plan. Speaking at the post-match presentation, he said:<\/p>\n \u201cWould have been happier if we would\u2019ve finished on the winning side but happy with my performance. They\u2019ve shown faith in me and it was a very beautiful wicket to bat on. Once you\u2019ve scored those 30-40 runs, it\u2019s just about how you continue. Both of their new ball bowlers were swing bowlers and when you allow swing bowlers to settle down, it can be a problem. So I used my feet, went deep in the crease. After the ball stops swinging it\u2019s about how you manoeuvre.\u201d\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Also Read:\u00a0MI vs KKR: South African Duan Jansen And Marco Jansen Script Unique Record; Become First-Ever Twins To Participate\u00a0In\u00a0IPL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Venkatesh Iyer further said that his coaches urged him to get going. He also pointed out that MI bowled exceptionally well in the last few overs. He added:<\/p>\n \u201cI keep getting hit in every game or the other. The thought about going out came but my coach and players urged me to keep going. I think we fell 15-20 runs short. But given how MI were going, they would\u2019ve chased it down in the next over anyways. But their death bowling was very nice. If we look at their last three-four overs, they didn\u2019t give away too many runs. Credit to them.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n Also Read:\u00a0MI vs KKR: \u201cCongratulations Mumbai Indians \u201c- Twitter Reacts As Mumbai Indians Thump Kolkata Knight Riders In IPL 2023<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be next seen in action when they lock horns against Delhi Capitals (DC) in their upcoming game on 20th April.<\/p>\n Virat Kohli<\/a> | <\/b>Rohit Sharma<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>Rishabh Pant<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>KL Rahul<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>Suryakumar Yadav<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>Sanju Samson<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>Shreyas Iyer<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>Yuzvendra Chahal<\/b><\/a> | <\/b>Jasprit Bumrah<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\nMI vs KKR: \u201cThe thought about going out came but my coach and players urged me to keep going,\u201d says Venkatesh Iyer\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
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