It was a ‘SKY’ present as Suryakumar placed on a blinding show with the bat, scoring 103 not out off 49 balls with the assistance of six maximums and 11 fours.
Praising Suryakumar, IPL legend Suresh Raina stated that the MI batter performs with the psychology of the bowler.
“He plays with the psychology of the bowler. The way he smacked the ball around the ground. He was batting with calmness once again. His approach was good, his intent was good, and look at the results. He hit the ball all around the ground for 103 runs in 49 balls, and he finished it off with his signature celebration,” Raina stated.
Former India pacer Zaheer Khan was additionally closely impressed with Yadav’s measured method to batting.
“The Surya which we know is back and getting better and better, especially at a crucial time. This time is going to be the most important for any team in the tournament because you’re getting to the business end of the tournament, it’s about going to the playoffs and putting your best foot forward. When you have Surya on song like this, anything can happen. Teams will be looking at the MI line-up carefully because he holds the key to MI and their season,” Zaheer stated.
The Titans had a minuscule likelihood of pulling this win off after their top-order collapse, however Rashid Khan’s late barrage of sixes gave some last-minute leisure to followers. Khan praised the standout bowler for delivering with the bat, “This was an outstanding knock by Rashid Khan. The game was almost well and truly done before he came to bat but he had other plans. This could have been a big win but Rashid Khan was in the way. To me, this is one of the best innings a lower middle-order batter has played in an IPL inning in a very long time. The kind of six-hitting we’ve seen was phenomenal.”
(With inputs from ANI)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com