Watch: Suryakumar Yadav lights up MCG with fiery 61 not out, goes past major milestone
Watch: Suryakumar Yadav lights up MCG with fiery 61 not out, goes past major milestone
Suryakumar Yadav produced the knock of a lifetime to propel India to a strong total in their T20 World Cup Super 12 match against Zimbabwe in Melbourne on Sunday.
Suryakumar’s blazing 61 not out off just 25 deliveries helped propel Team India to a commanding 186/5 in their final Super 12 outing of the tournament after skipper Rohit Sharma opted to bat.
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SKY, as he is popularly known, was at his absolute best in front of a packed Melbourne Cricket Ground as his 360-degree hitting fetched him six fours and four sixes. Surya not only picked gaps effortlessly, but was also able to pull off some outrageous shots such as a slog-swept six over deep square leg off a delivery that was pitched well outside off, a shot that was reminiscent of the original ‘Mr 360’, South African legend AB de Villiers.
Watch the special knock here:
Yadav’s knock turned out to be the difference for the Indians, who had slowed down in the middle overs after losing wickets in a cluster and were eyeing a score in the range of 150 after reaching 107/4 at the end of the 15th over. The Men in Blue plundered 79 runs in the last five overs thanks to SKY’s heroics, with Hardik Pandya playing a supporting role with a run-a-ball 18.
In the process, Yadav also became the first Indian to score 1,000 T20I runs in a calendar year, and only the second cricketer overall after Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan in 2021.
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