Wherever Indians live, they definitely shine. Just like India's Venkatesh Iyer has shone in the house of the British. In the One Day Cup going on in England, the situation was completely opposite for the county team Lancashire. Defeat was looming. And, in such a situation, the ball was in the hands of the player who had not done anything special in the 4 matches played before this in the tournament. That player was Venkatesh Iyer. But the way he turned the tables in difficult situations. Stopped the game before it went into the last over. After that, it would not be wrong to call him a Baazigar.

Lancashire was up against Worcestershire. In this match held in Manchester on 14th August, Lancashire batted first and were all out for 237 runs in 50 overs. That means Worcestershire had a target of 238 runs. The target was not very difficult and Worcestershire was moving towards it with fun. But, the game became exciting when Worcestershire had to score 16 runs in the last 12 balls and it still had 2 wickets left.

4 runs needed in 8 balls, 2 wickets in hand

At this stage of the match, everyone must have thought that Worcestershire will win the match.

In this difficult time, with the threat of defeat looming over their heads, the Lancashire captain handed the ball to India's Venkatesh Iyer, who gave away 12 runs in the first 4 balls by conceding 2 boundaries and extras. That means Worcestershire had to score 4 runs in the remaining 8 balls of the innings and they still had 2 wickets left.

Where expectations started failing, Venkatesh Iyer became a magician

Cricket fans and the Lancashire team were also beginning to lose hope of victory. But, everyone's hopes were fading, then Venkatesh Iyer performed a miracle. He did not give runs to Worcestershire on the last 2 balls of his over but took both their remaining wickets.

And, in this way, he ended the game even before the last over. Worcestershire, which seemed to be winning the match, had to face defeat by 3 runs.

3⃣ runs required to win.

2⃣ wickets needed

Over to you, @venkateshiyer,

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— Lancashire Cricket (@lancscricket) August 14, 2024

Venkatesh Iyer's performance in One Day Cup

Venkatesh Iyer bowled 6 overs in this match, taking 2 wickets for 38 runs. With these 2 wickets, he now has 3 wickets in the tournament. Venkatesh Iyer's performance with the bat in the ODI Cup has not been anything special so far.

In the 5 matches played so far, he has been able to score only 68 runs at a modest average of 13.60, in which 25 runs has been his best score.