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Suryakumar Yadav needed to watch for 9 seasons for this second!
At the Wankhede Stadium – his house floor – on Friday night, it was lastly a dream come true for the swashbuckling batter as his maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) century (103 n.o., 49b, 11×4 6×6) guided Mumbai Indians to a 27-run win in opposition to Gujarat Titans.
MI, which bolstered its playoffs hopes, rode on Suryakumar’s highest particular person rating within the event to achieve 218 for 5 – changing into the primary aspect to register 5 200-plus totals in an IPL season – earlier than Akash Madhwal (three for 31) restricted Titans to 191 for eight.
As the Titans bowlers struggled to grip the ball in the direction of the top of the primary innings, Suryakumar batted with magnificence and amassed 54 runs within the final three overs. He performed pictures all throughout the bottom, earlier than mentioning his century with a six off the ultimate supply of the innings. He raised his arms in celebration as the house crowd gave him a standing ovation.
Titans relied on their world-class bowlers for early breakthroughs after placing Mumbai Indians in, however Mohammad Shami leaked 17 runs off his second over as openers Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan laid the inspiration for the workforce’s tall complete.
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Source: sportstar.thehindu.com