Mumbai Indians’ Suryakumar Yadav raises his bat after scoring a half-century.
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Swashbuckling Mumbai Indians batter Suryakumar Yadav, who performed a blinder of innings towards Royal Challengers Bangalore within the Indian Premier League, says he is aware of his game all too effectively and match conditions are simply an extension of follow classes for him.
Suryakumar’s gorgeous 35-ball 83 and Nehal Wadhera’s unbeaten 52 handed Mumbai Indians a complete six-wicket win over RCB in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Suryakumar struck seven fours and six sixes throughout his sensational effort whereas including 140 runs for the third wicket in solely 66 balls with Wadhera as MI chased down the goal of 200 with 21 balls to spare.
“I said Nehal, let’s hit it hard and hit it into the gaps and run hard. Your practice has to be the same what you intend to do in matches,” stated Suryakumar after the win.
“I know where my runs are. We have open net sessions. I know my game. I don’t do anything different.”
The 83 towards RCB on Tuesday was Suryakumar’s highest IPL rating. His earlier better of 82 got here within the 2021 IPL season. It was additionally Suryakumar’s fourth half-century this IPL season.
The 32-year-old middle-order batter added that RCB bowlers tried their finest to pitch deliveries in areas where he needed to work exhausting on hitting boundaries.
“Much needed [win] from team’s point of view. I am very happy to win a home game like this. I mean they [RCB] come up with a plan. They tried to make me hit to the bigger part [longer boundaries]. Take the pace off and bowl slow,” stated Suryakumar who is understood for his 360 diploma hitting prowess.
Wadhera too was in awe of his senior participant’s batting, saying a few of his cricketing photographs are exhausting to emulate.
“Surya bhai is a top-class player and I also try to copy some of his shots but I cannot. While he was batting, I was talking to him and he was saying ‘keep playing, keep playing’ and he was giving me confidence,” stated Wadhera.
“He told me, ‘If both of us bat till the 15th-16th over, we can finish the game even early.’ And that’s what we did. The previous game which I played against CSK, I played a scoop. Earlier I didn’t play, after seeing Surya bhai bat, I also learned from him and I am very happy.”
Promoted at No. 4, Wadhera struck his second fifty of the IPL season. The left-handed batter struck 4 boundaries and three sixes to make 52 not out off 34 balls.
“It was fun batting up the order, earlier I was batting down. I got an opportunity to bat up and I got back-to-back fifties.
“I am pleased with my fifty however I am extra pleased that my staff gained and I hope we proceed to take action. I have the boldness inside me that if I carry on batting until the tip, I can end the game for the staff,” he added.
