MI vs SRH: Suryakumar Yadav equals Rohit Sharma's Mumbai record with 2nd IPL hundred

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Suryakumar Yadav became the second MI batter to score multiple hundreds in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The right-hander achieved the feat off 51 balls in Mumbai's match against Pat Cummins' SRH on Monday, May 6 at the iconic Wankhede Stadium. Their former skipper Rohit Sharma is the other batter to have accomplished the milestone. He also scored the eighth hundred for MI in the history of the IPL.

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Apart from Suryakumar and Rohit, Sanath Jayasuriya (114 against CSK in 2008), Sachin Tendulkar (100 against Kochi Tuskers in 2011), Lendl Simmons (100 against PBKS in 2014) and Cameron Green (100 against SRH in 2023) also scored hundreds for the Mumbai-based franchise.

Suryakumar powers MI

After being asked to chase down 174, MI lost the early wickets of Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma and Naman Dhir, who all failed to go past single digits. From there on, Suryakumar and Tilak Varma joined hands and put on an unbeaten partnership of 143 runs for the seventh wicket off 13.1 overs.

There was a phase when MI failed to score a run off the bat for around 3 overs, but Surya and Tilak did not lose their composure. In the end, Mumbai chased down the target with 16 balls to spare and won the match by 7 wickets.

Suryakumar scored his half-century off 30 balls, after which he reached the 3-figure mark with a massive six off T Natarajan in the 18th over. During this while, Suryakumar was struggling with his fitness as he limped and was not able to run.

That's when he decided to go for the big shots. He stayed not out on 102 runs off 51 balls with 12 fours and 6 sixes. With the win, MI managed to stay alive in the competition, but need a lot of permitations and combinations to go in their favour if they are to make their way through to the playoffs.

Published By:

sabyasachi chowdhury

Published On:

May 6, 2024

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