SMAT 2024: Venkatesh Iyer again led the team to victory, so far he has scored 210 runs with the help of 10 sixes

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Venkatesh Iyer has been in the news since he was sold at a record price of Rs 23.75 crore in the IPL 2025 auction. Iyer is currently playing in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy where this player has helped Madhya Pradesh enter the semi-finals. In the quarter-final match played in Allur on Wednesday, Madhya Pradesh defeated Saurashtra by 6 wickets. Batting first, Saurashtra scored 173 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Madhya Pradesh achieved this target 4 balls earlier in the last over. Venkatesh Iyer performed brilliantly with both bat and ball in this victory of Madhya Pradesh.

Amazing performance by Venkatesh Iyer

Venkatesh Iyer bowled brilliantly against Saurashtra. In a match where a bowler like Avesh Khan gave away 51 runs in 4 overs, this medium pacer took 2 wickets for just 23 runs in 3 overs. Iyer stopped Saurashtra from scoring a big score by dismissing Samar Gajjar in the 15th over and Ruchir Ahir in the 17th over.

After an amazing performance with the ball, Venkatesh Iyer played a great innings while chasing. This player scored an unbeaten 38 runs in 33 balls. Along with Iyer, Harpreet Singh Bhatia played an important role in giving victory to Madhya Pradesh by scoring 22 runs in just 9 balls. The Madhya Pradesh team will now play the semi-final in Bangalore on 13 December.


Venkatesh Iyer, this player is dominating the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Iyer has so far scored 210 runs in 8 matches at an average of 70. He has hit 10 sixes and 17 fours in the tournament. His strike rate is also more than 160. Venkatesh Iyer is in the role of finisher in the Madhya Pradesh team and his performance is excellent.