Team India batter Suryakumar Yadav continued his outstanding run of kind with yet one more half-century to steer his aspect to an eight-wicket win over South Africa within the first T20I at Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday (September 28). Suryakumar hammered 50 off simply 33 balls with three sixes and 5 fours in his innings.
Over the course of his innings, the Mumbai Indians batter surpassed Shikhar Dhawan’s report for many T20I runs in a calendar yr for the Indian cricket workforce. Dhawan had amassed 689 runs throughout 2018 at a powerful common of 40.52 and at an unbelievable strike charge of 147.22 throughout 18 matches.
Suryakumar required solely eight runs to interrupt the envious report forward of the primary T20I in opposition to South Africa in Thiruvananthapuram and the 31-year-old batter achieved the report in magnificent type. The fashionable batter now has 732 runs in 2022 and appears set so as to add to that tally with loads of matches nonetheless left as India set sights on T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia subsequent month.
Suryakumar has additionally smashed probably the most maximums (45) in a calendar yr. He surpassed Mohammad Rizwan’s tally of 42 sixes within the yr 2021.
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KL Rahul, whose scratchy batting received papered over by Suryakumar Yadav’s regal half-century, stated that his accomplice’s attacking intent allowed him to take his personal time. It was as a result of of Rahul’s struggles, India scored solely 17 in six Powerplay overs however SKY’s imperious kind didn’t enable South Africa to make a comeback.
“Definitely, right up there (as the toughest pitch),” Rahul stated when requested if it was the hardest strip he has batted on in T20Is. “We have played in some difficult conditions like this but I haven’t got runs. So this was hard work.”
He was all reward for Surya’s method. “It was unbelievable for Surya to come back on the market and play these pictures. We have seen how balls had been flying, nipping round, two-paced and every part that may be onerous for a batter that was the wicket at the moment.
“And for Surya to come with that approach after the first ball that hit him, he just woke up and wanted to play his shots, be aggressive and take on the bowling. That helped me take my time and play one end,” Rahul added.
(with PTI inputs)
