Watch: Shreyas Iyer tackles England’s short-ball tactics to smash two sixes in Jofra Archer’s over – CricTracker

A short-leg in place, a strong leg side field, and a couple of slips stationed in the cordon. England had laid out plans to end Shreyas Iyer‘s stay soon into his arrival at the crease, having sent the openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal packing inside the powerplay itself, as India entered the innings with a quest to chase down 249-run target set by the visitors.

Speedster Jofra Archer was asked to bowl the seventh over of the match by English captain Jos Buttler. Iyer, known for his weakness to face the bouncers, was thrown a couple of them in the over. However, to everyone’s surprise, Iyer picked both the deliveries well, parking both the deliveries out of the park for maximums.

On the fifth ball of the over, Archer attempted a bouncer at the Mumbai batter, but with a strong stance and excellent bat swing, Iyer dispatched the ball over mid-wicket region right into the stands. The next delivery was again a short ball, however, Iyer again swung his blade to direct it above the third man region for a six, thereby completely failing the ploy used by the Englishmen to get his wicket.

Watch Iyer’s sixes here

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