Champions Trophy 2025: Shreyas Iyer Gets Past Virat Kohli In Elite List, Achieves Huge Milestone Against New Zealand

Shreyas Iyer has continued to maintain his excellent ODI form in the Champions Trophy 2025. The Indian batter racked up a magnificent 79 as he helped India to post a competent 249 on the board in Dubai on Sunday.

Shreyas Iyer Registers Unique Milestone

Iyer made a comeback to the Indian team in the England series and since then has been central to India's plans. He has made the number four position his own and has been on a run scoring spree. He brought up his 21st ODI fifty in this game and in the proceedings bagged another record to his tally.

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Iyer has now recorded sixteen 50+ scores at No.4 and has got past Virat Kohli who amassed fifteen 50+ scores in this position. The Punjab Kings captain is now at par with Brian Lara and Joe Root. Former New Zealand batter Ross Taylor holds the top position with a whopping sixty-five 50+ scores in his career.

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Both India and New Zealand have already qualified for the semifinal with two wins each and this match will decide who will top Group A. This happens to be Iyer's slowest half century in ODI format and it came at a crucial game.

Shreyas Iyer Helped India To Post A Respectable Total

Coming into the game, none of the top order batters ed as India were reduced to 30/3 in the first innings. Iyer forged a crucial partnership with Axar Patel to bail out the Men In Blue. A late burst from Hardik Pandya helped India to get past the 240 run mark. If India manage to tame the Kiwis, they will be facing Australia who finished second in the Group B.

But if the Kiwis get the better of Rohit Sharma and Co., it will then be a India vs South Africa clash, a repeat of the T20 World Cup final. India are playing all their matches in Dubai while the rest of the Champions Trophy are being held in Pakistan.