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Mumbai Indians (MI) registered a convincing victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 55th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at Wankhede on Monday, May 6. The win was anchored by a sensational century from Suryakumar Yadav.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Innings:
SRH set a target of 173/8 after 20 overs. Travis Head led the scoring with a dynamic 48 off 30 balls, including seven fours and one six. Contributions also came from Pat Cummins who added a quick 35 from 17 balls at the tail end. However, consistent wickets from Mumbai’s bowlers, especially Hardik Pandya (3/31) and Piyush Chawla (3/33), kept the innings in check.
Mumbai Indians Chase:
The chase was dominated by an outstanding innings from Suryakumar, who scored 102 runs from just 51 balls. His innings featured 12 fours and 6 sixes, propelling MI to reach their target comfortably at 174/3 with 16 balls to spare. Tilak Varma supported well with a steady 37 off 32 balls.
Hyderabad’s bowlers struggled to make significant inroads into Mumbai’s batting lineup. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen and Cummins each took a wicket, but it wasn’t enough to defend their total against the onslaught from Suryakumar.
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Player of the Match:
Suryakumar Yadav was deservedly named Player of the Match for his match-winning♏ century that enthralled the audience and secured a comfortable win for the home team.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
C🔯entury for suryakumar yadav. He successfully silent cummins and sr🅷h.
— Mk (@Mukesh_505)
Batting looks so simple when Suryak𒐪umar Yadav bats ⛎
— Kumar Sourav (@AdamDhoni1)
It's scary when Suryakumar Yadav starts playing his own cricket match.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer)
Century for SURYAKUMAR YADAV 🔥
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Aཧ flying Kiss by Suryakumar Yadav after completing the hundred. 🌟
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
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The best in the business
The best in this formatSKY is the limit
100 🔥🙌🏻🏏— bhaya brahmin (@bhayabrahmin)
HUNDRED FOR SURYAKUMAR YADAV….!!!! 🫡
– It was a tough pitch, Mumbai having a horrible season, chasing 174 runs against SRH, team in big trouble & SKY smashed a brilliant hundred from 51 balls. One of the best knocks this season.
— hashim nazir (@hashimnazir9)
Suryakumar Yadav, on 🀅h🍌is day, can score a hundred against any team on any pitch.
~He is the greatest T20 batter 🐐
— Sir BoiesX (@BoiesX45)
Century For Suryakumar 🧜Yadav. Literally Bashed SRH Bowlers Left And Right. What A Knoc🍌k 🥵.
— Aufridi Chumtya (@ShuhidAufridi)
Suryakumar – The saviour of Mumbai Indians 💙
— Krazy_Khadija 2.0 (@krazykhadija_)
SKY OnFire ❤️
— Anju Meghwal (@Anju_Megh)
📸♕ That picture perfect moment for Mumbai Indians
Suryakumar Yadav leads them to victory with a classic century from hi🌱m 👌💙
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
