Knee injury, trouble in running and yet the bowlers were run arbitrarily for an hour. Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Venkatesh Iyer scored his first century in the IPL while playing a fighting and explosive innings. Venkatesh, who came to bat at number three for KKR, hit a century in just 49 balls. This is the first century of Venkatesh Iyer's T20 career, and he also became the first Indian batsman to score a century in the IPL 2023 season.

In the Wankhede Stadium, where there was a confrontation between the players of the two teams in the scorching heat of Mumbai, Venkatesh Iyer continued to bat aggressively despite being very calm.

In the fourth over of the innings itself, Venkatesh Iyer was in agony after being hit hard on the knee. He fell on the ground and the team's physio was busy preparing him to play again. Even while moaning in pain, Venkatesh got up to play again.

Tolerated the pain, then hit a century
Battling with this painful injury, Venkatesh became even more dangerous. He was having trouble running the runs, but then he stood firm and in such a situation, he started moving his and the team's scoreboard forward with fours and sixes. He completed his half-century in 23 balls and then continued the attack even after that.