India won their first game against the US at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. Suryakumar Yadav shone in a match where other batsmen faltered. The Men in Blue captain displayed his experience on a difficult wicket that was a bit stalling. Surya played brilliantly and controlled the game and returned unbeaten after 20 overs.
Suryakumar Yadav played an unbeaten inning of 84* runs on 49 balls. The India captain dashed around the park, showcasing his 360-degree ability to score runs. He hit 10 fours and four sixes in one of his most important innings in a T20 World Cup game. When the Mumbai-born batsman came to bat, India’s score was 45/2, and then saw them collapse to 77/6.
Suryakumar Yadav is a true 360-degree player
After his brilliant innings, former Indian batsman Manoj Tiwari praised him. He praised the way he batted in the innings and also compared him to former South African captain AB de Villiers, who had a similar style of play. However, Manoj Tiwari believed that Surya was a true 360-degree player for him.
Speaking to Cricbuzz, Manoj Tiwary said, “The range of shots we saw from Surya, we say AB de Villiers is a 360-degree player, but for me, he is a true 360-degree player.”
“I have never seen AB de Villiers hit a six over third man, but Surya has hit that shot in the IPL and he showed that only he can play that shot. Shot selection was not easy on that surface, but he showed how effective he was.”
Suryakumar Yadav shined on difficult wickets
Surya scored 21 runs on the ball of Saurabh Netrawalkar in the last over, which proved to be the turning point of the match. He hit him 2 sixes and three fours in the 20th over. The former Indian Under-19 fast bowler finished with 65/0, setting an unwanted record for the most runs conceded in a T20 World Cup match.
Thanks to Suryakumar Yadav’s innings, India made a defendable score of 162 runs. The United States never got going in the chase as Indian bowlers Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh dominated all the United States batsmen, taking their score to 13/3 at one point. Monank Patel’s team lost the game by 29 runs; He showed great spirit in his opening game.
Murali Karthik praised Suryakumar Yadav
Former India spinner Murali Karthik also praised Surya on Cricbuzz, saying, “The only reason why India scored 161 runs was Suryakumar Yadav. Despite his poor form last year, the team had faith in him, but class is permanent. At one time it did not even seem that a score of 140-150 would be possible.”
India will take on Namibia in their next match on February 12 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. They will look to completely dominate a weak-looking Namibia team to secure their place in the T20 World Cup Group 8 stages, ahead of their most important clash against Pakistan.
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