Suryakumar Yadav smashes maiden IPL century in MI-GT clash; 'absolute masterclass in batting' goes Twitter

Suryakumar Yadav continued his sparking form by smashing his maiden century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) during Mumbai Indians’ (MI) home fixture against Gujarat Titans (GT) on Friday.

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SKY smashed an unbeaten 103 off 49 deliveries at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, collecting 11 fours and six maximums along the way and bringing up the three-figure mark with a six off the last delivery of the MI innings. His blazing knock helped power the five-time champions to a formidable 218/5 after being invited to bat by GT skipper Hardik Pandya.

Such was the impact of his knock that he was swarmed by members of the opposition, including leading bowlers Rashid Khan and Mohammed Shami, after bringing up what is the fourth century of the season so far.

“We have seen 200+ have been chased here, but SKY was unbelievable. It is hard to bowl to him and some of the shots he played were unbelievabl,” Rashid said after the innings.

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