Suryakumar Yadav is playing with confidence and authority for the Mumbai Indians in the 18th season of the IPL. He was struggling in the first few games, but the veteran has returned to his best and is now winning matches with the bat. In the SRH vs MI game, he scored 40 runs off 19 balls, laced with 5 fours and 2 sixes while chasing 144. MI completed the chase in 15.4 overs and 8 wickets in hand to register their fifth win of the Indian Premier League 2025. With a healthy net run rate, the five-time champions have moved to third spot in the table.
The three senior players Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Suryakumar are contributing, making Mumbai one of the teams to beat at the moment. Rohit has smashed two back-to-back fifties after failing in six games. Bumrah, who returned from an injury, was looking down in the two contests before bowling unplayable deliveries.
Captain Hardik is getting support from other players, and he is making contributions across departments.
Meanwhile, SKY has become the third-highest run-getter in the ongoing edition of the cash-rich league, with 373 runs from 8 matches. He is amassing runs at an average of 62.16 and a strike rate of 166.51, including two fifties, 38 fours and 19 sixes.
For Ambati Rayudu, Suryakumar is the best T20 batter in the world. “He is the best T20 batter in the world. He is playing his sweep shot to perfection and holding his shape while batting. He scored 40 runs at a strike rate of 200 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. He has hit the purple patch not only in the Indian Premier League but in his entire career. He is currently at his peak,” Ambati Rayudu said on the broadcasting channel.
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