With their victory over Gujarat Titans on Friday, Mumbai Indians moved a step closer to securing their place in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 playoffs. Suryakumar Yadav was the team’s standout player. The best hitter for India was in excellent form and went on to score an undefeated 103 off 49 pitches.
Rashid Khan did not put up a strong fightback for the reigning champions, but his innings was the deciding factor between the two teams. Suryakumar spoke candidly about the innings and even related a touching tale about his wife Devisha following the game.
“It made me happy to see my family, especially Devisha who had missed my three international hundreds. She didn’t go to those games, though. After the match, Suryakumar expressed his happiness by saying, “Felt happy, now people won’t be able to say that she came and that’s why I couldn’t score a century.” Suryakumar was speaking with MI teammate Akash Madhwal at the time.
#SuryakumarYadav was the top performer for Mumbai Indians as they defeated Gujarat Titans in #IPL2023.https://t.co/6skc81EFkS
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Suryakumar Yadav exudes confidence, according to Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma, and that confidence filters down to the other hitters on his IPL team. Following a sluggish start to the season.
At the post-match awards event, Rohit revealed, “The man exudes confidence, “We wanted to retain the right-left combo, but SKY came in and said no, he wanted to go in.
Back to his explosive best, Suryakumar, smashed his first IPL century on Friday, scoring an unbeaten 103 off only 49 balls as MI defeated the top-of-the-table Gujarat Titans by 27 runs.
