Suryakumar Yadav returned to form and played one of his best innings in the Indian Premier League (IPL), scoring 83 off 35 balls to deny Royal Challengers Bangalore’s hopes of qualifying for the playoffs.
In the match on Tuesday, Surya made an unbearable appearance as he smashed RCB’s bowlers all over the park.
Even former India captain Sourav Ganguly took to Twitter to praise Surya as the “best batter” in all of T20 cricket as the world celebrated Surya’s exceptional performance against the Royal Challengers.
Suryakumar checked his bold best out. In just 35 balls, he hit seven fours and six sixes for 83 runs. MI defeated MI by six wickets in a 200-run chase with his knock. The explosive batter was the only option available to the cricketing community.
Ganguly’s tweet received a response from even Mumbai Indians, who wrote: Only respect from Dada to Surya.”
Suryakumar has scored 3,020 runs at an average of 30.82 and a strike rate of 141.45 over his IPL career. His best score is 83, and he has scored 20 half-centuries with his bat.
After struggling in the initial matches, Suryakumar has improved significantly throughout this season as well. He has scored 376 runs at an average of 34.18 and a strike rate of 186.18 in 11 matches thus far.
In the tournament thus far, he has recorded four fifties, his highest score being 83. He currently ranks eighth on the season’s run-scoring list.
What can you do to stop him? Suryakumar Yadav appeared to have struck a lull for a brief period earlier this year, which continued into the start of IPL 2023.
However, Suryakumar hasn’t looked back at all since regaining his form with his 43-run knock against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede.
The Mumbai batsman actually got back to his best at Wankhede, which eventually led to an absolutely spectacular innings against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Tuesday.
Where he smashed 83 off just 35 balls. Following the dismissal that easily gave MI the victory, the legendary Sourav Ganguly tweeted a remarkable message about Suryuakumar that had a hint of Virat Kohli in it.