IND v WI: Shreyas Iyer effects a run-out from nowhere to send back Shimron Hetmyer

India got a vital breakthrough out of where when y dismissed hard-hitting Shimron Hetmyer in second ODI at Vizag on Wednesday which is a must-win game for Men In Blue. Hetmyer who was threatening to look dangerous out in middle was sent back to pavilion courtesy of a brilliant run-out by Shreyas Iyer which also involved a tremendous amount of athleticism. 

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Shreyas Iyer's athletic run-out

It happened on very first ball of 14th over which was bowled by Ravindra Jadeja. Hetmyer cut a short ball outside off stump which was bowled by left-arm spinner through point and at one instance, it appeared that ball would race away to boundary quite easily. However, Shreyas Iyer sprinted behind ball at a lightning-fast speed and t only pulled ball from getting past boundary line quickly, but at same time, also avoided contact with ropes. Meanwhile, within time he recovered quickly and threw ball to right end i.e. bowler's end where Ravindra Jadeja made mistake while dislodging bails as last match's centurion and Man of Match winner was back to pavilion. Iyer had earlier starred with bat as he scored a quickfire half-century which helped India post a mammoth total on board. video of Shreyas Iyer's athletic run-out was posted by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on ir official Twitter handle.

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India post 387/5

After Rohit Sharma was dismissed for 159. onus was on youngsters Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer to capitalize on platform that was laid by openers which y did as duo went on to add 73 runs for fourth wicket stand. Iyer went on to score his second straight half-century in this ODI series i.e. 53 off 32 deliveries at a strike rate of 165.63 including three fours and four sixes while Pant played an enterprising kck of a 16-ball 39 at a strike rate of 243.75 and in end, a small cameo from Kedar Jadhav helped India post 387/5 in ir 50 overs. 

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