Shreyas Iyer entered the fourth T20 international against England on the back of stupendous pressure. Questions are asked about his sudden ascension as India’s captain from all over the place. It is not easy replacing a World Cup-winning captain (here Suryakumar Yadav). Then it is quite bad to lose to minnows Ireland in your maiden T20I series as captain. With five consecutive winless games, Iyer’s back was against the wall.
Gladly, he let his bat do the talking. During the commentary when India lost both Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ishan Kishan early, Dinesh Karthik said that the entire team would be looking upto Iyer for how the captain would react to this situation. Well, DK, you’d be proud of how Iyer responded to the critical situation. He was let down by his mates but Iyer did his job fantastically.
India’s innings vs ENG: Bristol: Shreyas Iyer show
Shreyas Iyer – 80*(49) Extras – 4. All others combined – 74(71)Iyer did an immense carry job. Iyer’s innings in Bristol was the one thing that kept India in the fight. He walked in with India wobbling, and on a tricky English surface where almost every other batter looked out of sorts, Iyer looked like he was playing a different game. Sooryavanshi got troubled with bounce. Abhishek faltered after a start. Kishan continued with his rough patch. Shivam Dube had a bad game, scoring just 22 off 23.
Iyer was calm at the start, and then ruthless when the chance came. This was his second fifty of the series and it meant more because of the context. He’d started his T20I captaincy with failures against Ireland, then a gritty 68 in the rain-hit first game and a quick 38 in the second. The third T20I didn’t go his way, so the pressure was back on. He answered it with 80 not out, the highest score by an Indian captain against England in T20Is.
Captain in full flow! Shreyas Iyer makes his intentions clear, smashing Adil Rashid for a towering six. #ENGvIND 4th T20I Streaming LIVE on JioHotstar! pic.twitter.com/2MfRMTCmpG
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) July 9, 2026What stood out was how he managed the chaos around him. Wickets kept falling at the other end, but Iyer didn’t let the innings collapse. He picked his moments, rotated strike, and then went after Adil Rashid, taking on one of England’s most experienced bowlers without looking hurried. It had both responsibility and flair. He absorbed pressure, found boundaries, and gave India something to bowl at (158). On a day when India’s batting struggled for rhythm, Iyer was the lone warrior.
Most runs by an Indian batter against a single bowler in a T20I innings
Runs vs BowlerBatterBowlerVenueYear45* (10)Sanju SamsonRishad HossainHyderabad202444* (15)Ruturaj GaikwadAaron HardieGuwahati202344* (16)Shreyas IyerAdil RashidBristol202641* (12)Suryakumar YadavZak FoulkesRaipur202639* (14)Suryakumar YadavLockie FergusonMount Maunganui2022Shreyas Iyer teaches Indian batters how to play in England and outscores entire team Inside Sport India.
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