IPL 2023 Match 57: Suryakumar Yadav special sees Mumbai Indians beat Gujarat Titans

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Mumbai Indians kept their playoff alive with a comphrensive 27 runs win over table toppers Gujarat Titans in a high scoring match played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 12 May 2023.

Gujrat Titans captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to field first. It was an explosive start by Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan putting enough pressure on GT bowlers right from the word go. MI openers looked in great touch keeping the momentum going with boundaries with ease. At the end of the first six overs, MI raced away to 61 for 0. With that, the first timeout was called.

Rashid Khan was bought into the attack and got rid of MI captain Rohit Sharma with a simple catch at slips. He then dismissed Ishan Kishan in the same over. Rohit and Kishan added 61 runs for the opening wicket laying a strong foundation for a big total. Khan got into act again with dismissal of Nehal Wadhera taking inside edge onto the stumps to leave Mumbai Indians in trouble.

Vishnu Vinod came at the crease and showed lot of positive intent. Suryakumar Yadav was in sublime touch completing his half-century off 32 deliveries. Vinod and Suryakumar put enough pressure on GT bowlers with big shots. Mohit Sharma got the breakthrough dismissing Vinod with a good catch by Abhinav Manohar. Vinod and Surya added 65 runs for the 4th wicket.

Rashid Khan got the wicket of Tim David in his final over to end with 4 wickets. Suryakumar toyed with Gujarat Titans bowlers and destroyed them. He eventually got his maiden IPL century off 49 deliveries while Cameron Green faced only 3 deliveries and scored 3 runs. Green and Surya added unbeaten 54 runs for the 6th wicket. At the end of 20 overs, Mumbai Indians posted massive total of 218.

Chasing 219 runs to win, it was not an ideal start for Gujarat Titans as they lost wickets of Wriddhiman Saha, Hardik Pandya and Shubman Gill cheaply. Vijay Shankar looked in good touch with some lovely shots putting pressure on MI bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, Gujarat Titans made 48 for 3. With that the first timeout was called.

Piyush Chawla did the job for MI dismissing Vijay Shankar on his first ball to leave Gujarat Titans in trouble. Kumar Kartikeya got rid of Abhinav Manohar to make matters worse for defending Champions. David Miller and Rahul Tewaita showed some resistance with some lovely shots. Akshaya Madhwal struck to get rid of Miller. Miller and Tewaita added 45 runs for the 6th wicket.

Gujarat Titans lost two more quick wickets of Rahul Tewaita and Noor Ahmed. Rashid Khan showed some class with big shots as lost cause. Khan showed his class against Mumbai Indians bowlers completing fifty off 21 deliveries. He continued brilliantly batting and put on unbeaten partnership of 88 runs with Joseph.

Joseph contributed just 7 runs off 12 deliveries while Rashid Khan remained unbeaten 79 off 32 deliveries with 3 fours and 10 sixes. Mumbai Indians eventually won the match by 27 runs. Akash Madhwal was the pick of bowlers with 3 for 31 while Piyush Chawla and Kumar Kartikeya took 2 wickets each.

For his unbeaten 103 off 49 deliveries, Suryakumar Yadav was named the player of the match award. With this win, Mumbai Indians moved to third in the points table.

Mumbai Indians 218 for 5 in 20 overs ( Suryakumar Yadav 103*, Rashid Khan 4/30) beat Gujarat Titans 191 for 8 in 20 overs ( Rashid Khan 79*, Akash Madhwal 3/31) by 27 runs.

Sunrisers Hyderabad will face Lucknow Super Giants in the first match of doubleheader tomorrow while Delhi Capitals would take on Punjab Kings to be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi.

 


                                      Suryakumar Yadav 103 not out helps MI beat GT 

 

 

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