IPL 2024 - Suryakumar Yadav's fine knock helps MI post 192 runs, fans laud SKY's innings

Match 33 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Mumbai Indians (MI) saw the visiting side, who were asked to bat first, getting off to an excellent start with Suryakumar Yadav wreaking havoc on the host team at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh.

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SKY was raining boundaries, having smashed 7 fours and 3 sixes, and scoring 78 off 53. However, his innings was cut short by PBKS stand-in skipper Sam Curran. Despite that setback, his innings, along with good cameos from other MI batters, helped post 192 runs, and fans couldn't help but laud the batter for his fine knock.

It was a perfect execution of the wide yorker from Curran as he kept it full and away from Suryakumar's reach. The right-hander had to reach out for the drive, throw the kitchen sink, and scoop the ball in the air. It went to the left of the cover point where Prabhsimran jumped and completed a fine two-handed catch. This was SKY's 17th score of 75 or more in T20 cricket and the first time it came under a strike rate of 160.

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Fans took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to praise the batter who will be needed in his fine form for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and the USA.

As for the clash, after the allotted 20 overs, MI scored 192 runs and lost seven wickets in Ishan Kishan (8 off 8), Rohit Sharma (36 off 25), Suryakumar Yadav (78 off 53), skipper Hardik Pandya (10 off 6), Tim Daivd (14 off 7), Romario Shepherd (1 off 2) and Mohammad Nabi run-out for a duck. Tilak Varma remained not out for 34 off 18.

For PBKS, Harshal Patel picked up three wickets, while Sam Curran had two to his name. Kagiso Rabada also contributed with one wicket.

Teams:

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Rilee Rossouw, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh

Impact Subs: Rahul Chahar, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Bhatia, Shivam Singh, Rishi Dhawan

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Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Nabi, Gerald Coetzee, Shreyas Gopal, Jasprit Bumrah

Impact Subs: Akash Madhwal, Nuwan Thushara, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Naman Dhir.