Suryakumar Yadav, a player for Mumbai Indians in the IPL, scored a fantastic 102 runs in a recent match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. He mentioned it had been a while since he had such a performance. He hit 12 fours and 6 sixes in his innings, helping his team win by seven wickets. Despite concerns about his injury, he reassured everyone that he had fielded for 20 overs and batted for 18 overs without any issues.
“I have done this after a long time. I fielded for 20 overs and batted for 18 overs, only tired (nothing else to worry about.) I feel it was the need of the hour for me. I went out to bat, needed someone to bat till the end. When the ball stopped seaming, I played all my shots that I practice in the nets. I feel the intent would have been the same, I would have definitely played in the same pattern,” Suryakumar said.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Struggle with Wickets
During the match, Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose to field first. Sunrisers Hyderabad faced consistent setbacks, losing wickets regularly. Travis Head and skipper Pat Cummins contributed crucial runs, helping SRH reach a total of 173/8 in 20 overs. In response, Mumbai Indians faced early setbacks, losing three wickets with just 31 runs on the board.
However, Suryakumar Yadav’s outstanding unbeaten innings of 102 runs from 51 balls, accompanied by Tilak Varma‘s 37 not out from 32 balls, turned the game around. Their partnership led Mumbai Indians to victory with 16 balls to spare. Suryakumar Yadav was awarded the ‘Player of the Match’ for his exceptional performance.
Mumbai Indians currently occupy the ninth position in the standings, having secured four victories and suffered eight defeats, accumulating a total of eight points. On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad holds the fourth position, having won six matches, lost five, and earned 12 points.
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