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Shreyas Iyer completes 5000 international runs (Image: X)

india captain Shreyas Iyer He added another milestone to his growing international career when he crossed 5,000 international runs in the first T20I against England at the Riverside Stadium on Wednesday. The milestone came in an innings when India needed captaincy the most. With the visitors trailing at 6/2 after the early dismissals of Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan, Iyer dominated the innings steadily with 68 off 47 balls, hitting six fours and a six to lead India to 189/7.

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India got off to a disastrous start with Sanju Samson batting first and Ishan Kishan being dismissed, putting the visitors under immediate pressure. Abhishek Sharma Then launched an astonishing counterattack, scoring 59 goals in just 24 passes in a 20-goal half-century. During his explosive knock, the left-handed batsman also became the fastest batsman among full member nations to hit 100 T20I sixes, surpassing Evin Lewis’ record.After Abhishek’s dismissal, Iyer took complete control of the innings. captain rebuilt Tilak Varma before adding another valuable position Shivam Dubeyensuring India maintained momentum in the mid-game. Dube completed the final over with an unbeaten 42 off 21 balls to help India post a competitive score of 189/7, although England fought back late on Sajib Mahmoodthe number returned is 3/33.The rain did not let up soon after the end of the inning, wreaking havoc in the series opener and the game was abandoned because there was still around 45 minutes of cut-off time after the first inning but they did not have enough time to prepare the field and even though the rain stopped, it didn’t stop.