Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019: 3 Indian records broken by Shreyas Iyer in one T20 innings

Mumbai batsman and the captain of IPL side Delhi Capitals (formerly Delhi Daredevils), Shreyas Iyer once again staked his claim to be part of the Indian team, with the help of a monstrous knock for Mumbai against Sikkim in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy.

Iyer hit a knock of 147 from 55 balls and in the process hit seven fours and 15 sixes, With the assistance of Suryakumar Yadav (63), Aditya Tare (13*) and so on, he helped his team post 258/4 on board in their allotted 20 overs. Mumbai restricted Sikkim to 104/7 during their turn to bat and won by 154 runs, which is also one of the biggest wins in the history of the competition.

Iyer's batting began with the team in a tough situation at 22/2 in 2.3 overs with Mumbai skipper Ajinkya Rahane (11) and Prithvi Shaw (10) both back in the hut. His stand with Suryakumar that followed, completely turned the tide of the match. There really was not another choice for the man-of-the-match award.

Let us take a look at three records that tumbled down during the course of this colossal innings:

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#3 Highest individual score by an Indian in T20s.

Shreyas Iyer's smashed 147 runs in his innings and has now become the holder of the highest ever T20 score recorded by an Indian player. In the process, he has eclipsed, Rishabh Pant's knock of 128 against Sunrisers Hyderabad while playing for Delhi Daredevils in last season's IPL.

The top-five innings by Indians in T20 matches are as follows:

1. Shreyas Iyer (Mumbai) 147 v Sikkim, Today.

2. Rishabh Pant (DC) 128* v SRH, 2018 - IPL.

3. Murali Vijay (CSK) 127 v RR, 2010 - IPL.

4. Suresh Raina (UP) 126* v Bengal, 2018.

5. Virender Sehwag (KXIP) 122 v CSK, 2014 - IPL.

#2 Most individual sixes by an Indian in T20s.

Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer

In his 55-ball knock, 22 hits of Shreyas Iyer either found the fence or went over it. To be precise, there were a total of seven fours and 15 sixes in his brilliant century. This means that a humongous 118 runs by him came in boundaries alone.

The fifteen sixes struck by Iyer also gave another individual national record; most sixes by an Indian in a T20 innings. He broke another record that belonged to Rishabh Pant, who hit 12 maximums en-route the 116* that he made for Delhi against Himachal Pradesh in a domestic game last year.

The top-five most sixes by Indians in single T20 innings are as follows:

1. Shreyas Iyer (Mumbai) 15 v Sikkim, Today.

2. Rishabh Pant (Delhi) 12 v Himachal, 2018.

3. Murali Vijay (CSK) 11 v RR, 2010 - IPL.

4. SP Wakaskar (Railways) 11 v Delhi, 2016.

5. SD Chitnis (Mumbai) 10 v Hyderabad, 2010.

#1 Highest-ever third-wicket partnership in a T20 innings

Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav

While most of the credit goes to Shreyas Iyer for the way he batted today, it should not take away anything from Suryakumar Yadav's splendid knock of 63 from 33 balls. His effort was an equally shining example of great T20 innings. Yadav hit eight fours and two sixes and combined with Iyer for a glorious 213-run stand in just 82 balls for the third wicket.

The partnership has since been identified as the best-ever for the third wicket in any T20 game. They broke the record of 184 set by Alex Hales and AB de Villiers for the Rangpur Riders against the Dhaka Dynamites in the this year's Bangladesh Premier League.

Given below are the top-five third-wicket stands in T20 games:

1. Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai) 213 v Sikkim, Today.

2. Alex Hales and AB de Villiers (Riders) 184 v Dynamites, 2019 - BPL.

3. Ian Bell and AJ Hose (Bears) 171 v Northants, 2018 - Vitality Blast.

4. Suresh Raina and Akshdeep Nath (UP) 163 v Bengal, 2018.

5. Abdul Razzak and Nasir Jamshed (Lahore Lions) 162 v Quetta Bears, 2009 - RBS T20 Cup.