Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya heaped praise on superstar batter Suryakumar Yadav for playing a majestical knock against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on May 6 (Monday). Suryakumar Yadav notched an unbeaten century for the Mumbai Indians and helped the team register an emphatic seven-wicket win against the Sunrisers. The No.1 T20 batter in the world brought up his century with a game-winning sixes and remained unbeaten on 102 runs off 51 balls which he scored with the help of 12 fours and six sixes.
After the game, Hardik shed light on how Suryakumar Yadav breaks the other teams with his explosive batting and terrorises opposition bowlers.
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"SKY was unbelievable. More than him getting runs, him putting so much pressure on bowlers that even other batters get loose balls. He breaks you. He's evolved. Lucky to have him in my team. Hope to have many more such innings," Hardik said in the post-match presentation ceremony.
Suryakumar reflects on his knock
For his scintillating match-winning century, Suryakumar was awarded the Man of the Match award. Upon receiving the award, Suryakumar explained the method behind his explosive stroke-making while also quashing any concern about an injury.
"I've been doing this after very long time. After 14th December this is the first time I fielded for 20 overs and batted for 18. But I'm alright. Only tiredness," Suryakumar told the broadcasters.
"I feel it was the need of the hour for me to win. Three wickets were down and I needed to play till the end. Knew that dew was heavy and I had to bat till the seam came off. Traditional shots came from the Mumbai school of arts. I knew what to do when the ball was seaming and then brought out all the shots which I practice. I feel the intent would've been the same," he added.
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