Mumbai Indians (MI) took on Gujarat Titans (MI) in Match 57 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday where the hosts registered an impressive triumph.
Put in to bat, Mumbai got off to a great start, with their opening duo of Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan adding 61 runs in the first six overs. However, Rashid Khan removed both the batters to reduce MI to 78/2.
Before GT could capitalise further, Suryakumar Yadav, came up with a counter attack and demolished GT’s bowling unit. Surya took GT bowlers to⛦ the cleaners en route to his first century in the cash-rich league. The right-handed batter played a magnificent innings of 103 off just 49 balls, which included 11 fours and 6 sixes. Mumbai eventually finished at 218/5 in 20ܫ overs.
In response, the Titans got off to a poor start, losing their opening batsman Wriddhiman Saha early. Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya also failed to make an impact, leaving Gujarat Titans struggling at 21/3. Vijay Shankar and David Miller steadied the innings with a 60-run partnership, but it wasn’t enough as the required run rate kept climbing.
Rashid, however, kept GT in the game and played a splendid knock of 79 runs off just 32 balls, hitting 3 fours and 10 sixes. However, it was too little too late as Gujarat fell short of the target by 27 runs. For Mumbai, Akash Madhwal was the pick of the bowlers, taking 3 wickets for 31 runs in his 4 overs. Piyush Chawla and Kumar Kartikeya also picked up 2 wickets each.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Tula maanla bhau 🙏🏻💙
— Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal)
He never ceases to amaze me! hits these boundaries &; you start wonderin🌱g how he manages to pull off these mind-boggling strokes. That sliced six over the third-man region was so special! A genius batter at his best, a Supreme knock from Suryakumar! �ꦍ�…
— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03)
A sky-high century by Sky himself – great command on his bat! 💯🙌🏻
— Jhulan Goswami (@JhulanG10)
This might be the best innings I’ve ever seen in t20 cricket! He is batting♛ on a different level right now!
— Aaron Finch (@AaronFinch5)
SURYA 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 Respect 🫡
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Never seen a batter like him. What a player and what an𝕴 outstanding 💯 by SKY. No one can match his shots. Take a bow champ🙇♂️ 🎃
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)
Well bowled but batting on a꧃ different planet ! Unbelievable hitting ! Jahan dil Kare wahan 👏 what a 💯 but 💛game on !! Not easy to defend at wankhade stadium
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12)
Badal Khul gaye or Suraya chamakne laga.
Its was outstanding performa🍷nce by congratulations for youℱ— Munaf Patel (@munafpa99881129)
Surya once again proves that form is temporary and clas🐷s is permanent. Best T20 batter at the moment for a reason
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath)
Bowler’s nightmare
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
SKYYYYYY🔥👏
One of a kind😍— Lasith Malinga (@malinga_ninety9)
Centurions for MI in IPL:
Jayasuriya 114* v CSK 2008
Tendulkar 100* v KTK 2011
Rohit 109* v KKR 2012
Simmons 100* v KXIP 2014
SKY 103* v GT 2023— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
Take a bow, ! His maiden IPL ton, and in just 49 balls – an absolute masterclass in batting. MI has set a competitive 218. Can they defend this against a charged up GT?
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan)
MUMBAI INDIANS MOVES TO THIRD IN THE POINTS꧒ TABLE.
MI ARE CLOSE TO THE PLAY-OFFS.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Rashid "Karamaati" Khan 💓
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
TAKE A BOW, RASHID KHAN…!!
A figure of 4/30 in the fi𒀰rst innings when the team scored 218.
79* (32) 🎉with 3 fours anꦇd 10 sixes when most of his teammates struggled to score runs.
– This is simply crazy! One of the greatest performances in a losing cause.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
SKY MASTERCLASS!!!
🤌🏽🔥�🐽�🏽🔥 Surya is simply sublime- another level altoge𝓀ther! .Delighted to se💃e the OG making clutch contributions throughout this tourname🐼nt! ☝🏽
Young guns having their say &🌳 the Mumb🦋ai Indians are motoring! ✊🏽
Team effort from…
— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial)
IT'S A 100 FOR THE GREATEST T20 BATSMAN IN THE WORLD 💙💙🔥
— Vinesh Prabhu (@vlp1994)
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