Suryakumar Yadav needed to anticipate 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 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 – turning into the primary facet 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 direction of the top of the primary innings, Suryakumar batted with magnificence and amassed 54 runs within the final three overs. He performed photographs 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 crew’s tall complete.
Rohit bagged 14 runs off Mohit Sharma’s first over, and on a batting paradise, Mumbai Indians was comfortably positioned at 61 for no loss within the PowerPlay.
Rashid Khan (4 for 30) struck twice proper after the PowerPlay, eradicating Rohit and Ishan in a span of 4 deliveries, and Nehal Wadhera, too, adopted swimsuit. But a decided Suryakumar solid an important 65-run stand with Vishnu Vinod (30, 20b, 2×4, 2×6), who featured in an IPL recreation after 2017.
While chasing, Titans misplaced Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha and Hardik Pandya inside the primary 4 overs, with Madhwal and Jason Behrendorff tightening the screws. David Miller and Vijay Shankar tried to rebuild, earlier than Piyush Chawla dismissed the latter proper after the PowerPlay.
Kumar Kartikeya additionally chipped in with two wickets as Titans reeled at 103 for eight earlier than Rashid spiced issues up with an unbeaten 32-ball-79 (3×4, 10×6) and solid an unbeaten 88-run stand with Joseph. Though the Afghan all-rounder entertained the group with some towering sixes, it was not enough to information the visiting facet house.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com