Suryakumar performed a cracker of an innings, smoking six sixes and 11 fours throughout his 49-ball unbeaten 103 knock.
Apart from Suryakumar, skipper Rohit Sharma (29), Ishan Kishan (31) and Vishnu Vinod (30) performed their elements with the bat for the hosts after they have been despatched in to bat first by GT captain Hardik Pandya.
The quick-fire knocks negated the harm brought on by GT spinner Rashid Khan (4/30).
India and MI skipper Rohit couldn’t convert his begin however gave the impression to be getting again to his typical self on the crease, hitting a couple of beautiful photographs in his 61-run opening stand within the powerplay with Ishan Kishan (31) to put the platform for a giant complete.
Rohit obtained off to a speedy begin with two fours, however the spotlight was a six over backward sq. leg, amassing 14 off Mohit Sharma’s (1/43) first over.
Rashid, who took his general wickets tally to 23 to high the bowling chart, jolted MI proper after the powerplay to have Rohit caught within the first slip for an 18-ball 29, which included three fours and a few sixes.
The second breakthrough got here 4 balls later, with the Afghan leg-spinner trapping Kishan LBW.
Rashid continued to make inroads as he had Nehal Wadhera (15) chop one onto his wickets, however MI’s acceleration was sufficient to take them to 96 for 3 at midway mark.
Suryakumar and Vinod then took the assault to Mohammed Shami (0/53), hitting him for 15 runs within the thirteenth over, earlier than the 2 batters smacked Alzarri Joseph for a six every within the twelfth.
Vinod perished within the sixteenth over as he hit a full toss off Mohit to be dismissed for a effective 30 off 20 balls (2x4s, 2x6s), having placed on a 42-ball 65 for the fourth wicket with Suryakumar.
Rashid, nevertheless, stored chipping away as he snapped the important thing wicket of Tim David (5) within the seventeenth over, taking a simple return catch for his fourth wicket within the sport.
But Suryakumar continued together with his barrage of photographs from the opposite finish, hitting Mohit for 20 runs within the 18th over with three fours and a six and introduced up his first century of IPL profession with a six off the final ball of the innings.
In the method, Suryakumar additionally placed on one other 54 runs for the sixth wicket with Cameron Green (3 not out), which got here off solely 18 balls.
(With inputs from PTI)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com