The T-20 star, fondly known as Indian 360 Suryakumar Yadav, unleashed himself in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the chase of 174, Suryakumar Yadav played an eye-pleasing knock of 102* out of just 51 deliveries.
Suryakumar Yadav becomes the fourth player in the history of the Mumbai Indians to score a hundred in a run chase. Suryakumar Yadav is now a part of the legendary list, which includes players like Sanath Jayasuriya, Lendl Simmons, and Cameron Green.
Top scores by MI batters in IPL run-chases:
- Sanath Jayasuriya: 114* vs. CSK in the IPL 2008
- Suryakumar Yadav: 102* vs. SRH in IPL 2024
- Lendl Simmons: 100* vs. KXI in the IPL 2014
- Cameron Green: 100* vs. SRH in IPL 2023
- Corey Anderson: 95* vs. RR in IPL 2014
Suryakumar Yadav’s innings were studded with 12 boundaries and three sixes. The star batter struggled a bit at the start of his inning, but once he got his eyes in, he played his shots as per the will. Suryakumar Yadav, along with Tilak Verma, added 143 runs for the fourth wicket, helping his team win the encounter by 7 wickets.
