Shreyas Iyer Sets New T20I Captain Run Record for India
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Shreyas Iyer is the captain of the India cricket team.
He made a new record this week.
Iyer now has the most runs by an India captain in one year. This is for T20I cricket.
T20I means a short international cricket game. It is a fast form of cricket.
The record happened during a game against New Zealand.
In this game, India had to chase 260 runs. This means India batted second.
India wanted to win by getting more runs than New Zealand.
New Zealand's fast bowlers played very well early on.
They took wickets from India's top-order batters.
The top-order is the first batters in a team.
India's batting team had problems at the start.
But Iyer's runs in the year made cricket history.
Fans are happy about his new record.
This record shows Iyer is a strong leader and player.
Vocabulary7 words
- captain
- the leader of a sports team
- record
- the best result ever in something
- runs
- points scored in cricket
- T20I
- a short, fast international cricket match
- chase
- to try to score more runs than the other team
- bowlers
- players who throw the ball at the batter
- top-order
- the first batters to play in a cricket team
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1. Most runs by an India captain in a calendar year in T20I cricket 2. New Zealand 3. With fast bowlers taking top-order wickets
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Shreyas Iyer is the _____ of the India cricket team.
He made a new _____ this week.
Iyer now has the most _____ by an India captain in one year. This is for _____ cricket.
The record happened during a game against New Zealand.
In this game, India had to _____ 260 runs. This means India batted second.
New Zealand's fast _____ played very well early on.
They took wickets from India's _____.
India's batting team had problems at the start.
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