India, April 3 -- Venkatesh Iyer was at his sensational best on Thursday as Kolkata Knight Riders faced Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Eden Gardens. Coming in to bat at no. 5, Iyer entertained fans with some brilliant shots in an action-packed display.

Iyer was KKR's most-expensive player in the mega-auction recently as he rejoined them for Rs.23.75 Crores, from a base price of Rs.2 crores in what was a massive bidding war.

Iyer reached his half-century in the 19th over, and did it in style against SRH pacer Pat Cummins. Cummins began with a slow, short delivery, which Iyer scooped over the wicketkeeper's head for a four as he closed in on his fifty. Then he received another slow delivery, short of length, and he pulled it with ease over sh...