Suryakumar Yadav smashed his second IPL hundred as he led Mumbai Indians to a superb win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in match 55 of the Indian Premier League on the Wankhede Stadium on Monday. Being requested to chase 174, Surya’s unbeaten knock of 102 from 51 balls was instrumental in MI’s win. In the method of this knock, he has additionally registered a big milestone for the five-time champions.
Suryakumar has turn into the fourth MI participant in the history of the event to hit a century in a profitable run-chase in IPL. He has joined the elite checklist of gamers like Sanath Jayasuriya, Lendl Simmons and Cameron Green to make a ton in profitable run-chases for MI.
Highest scores by MI batters in IPL run-chases:
1 – Sanath Jayasuriya: 114* vs CSK in IPL 2008
2 – Suryakumar Yadav: 102* vs SRH in IPL 2024
3 – Lendl Simmons: 100* vs KXI in IPL 2014
4 – Cameron Green: 100* vs SRH in IPL 2023
5 – Corey Anderson: 95* vs RR in IPL 2014
Suryakumar’s knock was laced with 12 fours and 6 maximums as he went on a rampage after a sluggish begin to his innings. He discovered it robust to get going at first as he was not timing the balls properly however then discovered his mojo with boundaries at will. He unleased his ‘Supla’ shot too and performed sweeps towards spinner Shahbaz Ahmed throughout his outing. He partnered Tilak Varma for an enormous 143-run stand for the 4th wicket. This is the second highest stand for MI in the history of the event behind Dwayne Smith and Sachin Tendulkar‘s unbeaten stand of 163*.Â
This is SKY’s second hundred for MI in the IPL history, which brings him degree with Rohit Sharma. MI are nonetheless alive in the factors desk and have now lifted themselves up to the ninth spot.
