New Delhi. With the progress of the matches in IPL-2023, the competition between the teams has intensified to make a place in the playoffs. In Tuesday’s thrilling match, Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (MI vs RCB) by 6 wickets with 21 balls to spare. Having won consecutively in the last three matches, MI has now included itself in the playoff claim. The team now has 12 points with 6 wins in 11 matches and has reached the third position on the basis of net runrate.
Talking in terms of MI, it has been beneficial for star batsman Suryakumar Yadav to come into form at crucial moments. At a time when captain Rohit Sharma is constantly struggling for runs, ‘Surya’ has become a troubleshooter for the team. On Tuesday at the Wankhede Stadium, Surya scored an inning of 83 runs (strike rate 237.14) off 35 balls which included seven fours and six sixes. With this victory, Mumbai Indians have proved themselves as chessmasters. The team has achieved the target of 200 or more runs thrice.
376 runs scored in 11 matches
Suryakumar Yadav has scored his third consecutive half-century at MI’s home ground, Wankhede Stadium. Before the match against RCB, he scored 55 against Rajasthan Royals on 30 April and 57 against Kings XI on 22 April. In 11 matches of IPL 2023, Surya Kumar has so far scored 376 runs in 11 matches at an average of 34.18. During this, he has scored four half-centuries and his strike rate is 186.13.
Showed color after struggle in initial matches
Suryakumar, who scored three consecutive ‘Golden Ducks’ in the three ODI series against Australia, also had a weak start in IPL-2023. He could score just 15 runs in MI’s first match against RCB on 2 April. After this, he was able to score only 1 run in the match against CSK while he was dismissed without opening an account against Delhi Capitals. He scored 43 in the match against KKR, 7 against Sunrisers. SKY’s performance level rose with the match against Punjab Kings on 22nd April. He scored 57 in this match, 23 against Gujarat Titans (25 April), 55 against Rajasthan Royals (30 April), 66 against Punjab Kings (3 May), 66 against Chennai Super Kings (6 May) 26 and played an inning of 83 runs against RCB on Tuesday. Surya’s strong form in the decisive time of the current season has come as good news for Mumbai Indians.
Apart from Surya, Nehal also scored a half-century.
Batting first in Tuesday’s match, RCB scored 199 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Captain Faf Duplesey (65 off 41 balls) and Glenn Maxwell (68 off 33 balls) shared a 120-run partnership for the third wicket after Virat Kohli (1) and Anuj Rawat (6) were dismissed cheaply. Chasing RCB’s score, Rohit Sharma (7) of Mumbai Indians failed again but Ishaan Kishan (42 off 21 balls), Nehal Badhera (52 not out off 34 balls) and Surya’s 83 runs helped the team to win easily. has reached
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FIRST PUBLISHED : May 10, 2023, 11:45 IST