IPL 2021: Iyer satisfied with knock on challenging wicket as Hetmyer reveals reason behind jersey number

Shreyas
top-scored
with
43
runs
off
32
balls,
while
Hetmyer
scored
a
16-ball
28
as
DC
posted
154/6
in
their
allotted
twenty
overs
against
Royals
on
Saturday
(September
25).
The
DC
bowlers
then
retruned
with
a
fantastic
display
to
restrict
RR
to
121/6.

Following
the
33
run
win
at
the
Sheikh
Zayed
Stadium
in
Abu
Dhabi,
Iyer
said
that
it
is
always
fun
to
bat
on
wickets
which
the
others
find
difficult
and
the
way
he
paced
the
knock
to
help
his
team
post
a
challenging
total.

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“The
pitch
was
decent,
it
was
coming
on
to
the
bat
and
I
felt
it
was
a
belter
to
bat
on.
I
would
say
I
paced
my
innings
really
well,
once
I
get
set,
I
know
what
would
be
the
next
move
of
the
bowlers.”
Iyer
told
Hetmyer
in
a
video
posted
on
iplt20.com.

“Wouldn’t
say
this
was
one
of
my
best
knocks
but
I
am
really
glad
that
we
got
our
team
to
score
154.
It
is
always
fun
to
bat
on
a
wicket
which
is
difficult
for
others.”

Bling
✨
Banter
????
Batsmanship
????

Hitting
the
light
notes
with

@ShreyasIyer15
&

@SHetmyer
after

@DelhiCapitals‘ win.
????
????
–
By

@28anand

Watch
the
fun
unfold
????
????

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—
IndianPremierLeague
(@IPL)

September
26,
2021

Chasing
155,
Rajasthan
Royals
was
left
struggling
at
55/5
in
the
12th
over
and
skipper
Sanju
Samson’s
unbeaten
knock
of
70
runs
did
not
prove
enough
as
RR
fell
short
by
33
runs.

While
Iyer
felt
the
wicket
was
decent,
his
teammate
Hetmyer
said
the
pitch
got
difficult
as
the
ball
got
softer
and
the
West
Indian
then
revealed
the
secret
behind
his
jersey
number.

“We
felt
that
it
was
difficult,
as
the
ball
got
softer
it
got
difficult
to
bat.
189
is
my
highest
score
in
cricket
back
home,
I
do
not
remember
what
game
it
was.
I
got
to
189
and
then
I
got
out
hence
this
number
is
there
on
my
jersey,” Hetmyer
told
Iyer.

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gave
us
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feedback
on
bowling
right
lengths
against
RR,
says
DC
pacer
Nortje

Meanwhile,
DC
pacer
Anrich
Nortje
also
added
that
the
team’s
bowlers
executed
their
plans
after
very
good
feedback
from
the
batters
including
Iyer
and
Hetmyer,
who
spent
a
fair
amount
of
time
in
the
middle

With
Saturday’s
result,
Rishabh
Pant-led
DC
went
to
the
top
of
the
IPL
2021
points
table,
while
the
Royals
dropped
to
the
seventh
spot
with
eight
points
after
Punjab
Kings’
win
later
in
the
day.

Rajasthan
Royals
will
next
square
off
against
Sunrisers
Hyderabad
at
the
Dubai
International
Stadium
in
Dubai
on
Monday
(September
27),
while
DC
will
face
Kolkata
Knight
Riders
on
Tuesday
(September
28)
in
Sharjah.