With the series on the line, World’s Number 1 T20I batter, Suryakumar Yadav unleased his fury at Guyana where he slammed a stunning 23-ball fifty. With this magnificent blitzkrieg, SKY has kept his hopes alive in the Asia Cup 2023 and World Cup 2023 squad. Adding to his accolades, SKY has also gone on to slam 100 sixes in T20Is.
Tasked to chase 160 and with India in a tough spot after losing both openers in the form of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill, SKY took it on himself to take India out of danger. Accompanied by Mumbai Indians teammate, Tilak Varma, the duo unleashed their rampage on their Caribbean counterparts.
Suryakumar Yadav made his intentions clear from the very first moment of the game. He reached his fifty off just 23-balls in a blistering innings that consisted of 7 fours and 2 huge sixes.
SKY was ultimately dismissed on 83 from just 44 balls in a thunderous innings which consisted of 10 fours and 4 sixes.
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Most T20I Runs by Indian batters
| Player | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| V Kohli (IND) | 115 | 107 | 4008 | 122* | 52.73 | 137.96 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 356 | 117 |
| RG Sharma (IND) | 148 | 140 | 3853 | 118 | 31.32 | 139.24 | 4 | 29 | 10 | 348 | 182 |
| KL Rahul (IND) | 72 | 68 | 2265 | 110* | 37.75 | 139.12 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 191 | 99 |
| SA Yadav (IND) | 51* | 49 | 1780 | 117 | 45.64 | 174.33 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 162 | 101 |
With his fiery batting SKY has now leapfrogged Shikhar Dhawan to become India’s 4th highest run-getter in the shortest format of the game. Only KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli stand ahead of him.
A 83-run crucial knock has now kept SKY’s hopes alive in making it to the Asia Cup and World Cup squad. Despite being the best batter in T20I, SKY has had his fair share of poor form in ODIs. But a blistering innings like this will surely do a big boost to his confidence and keep him in contention of making it to the squads of both the upcoming big events.
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