Mumbai Indians’ batter Suryakumar Yadav didn’t have the comeback he hoped for. After his injury, he was out for a two-ball duck against Delhi Capitals. Simple words describe his disappointing return to the pitch.
Suryakumar missed the start due to his ankle injury from India’s South Africa tour. The National Cricket Academy didn’t clear him initially. He also had recent hernia surgery. Without him, Mumbai Indians really struggled. Suryakumar’s absence heavily impacted their performance on the field.
He joined the MI team over the weekend and quickly earned his way into the playing XI, replacing Naman Dhir. Suryakumar Yadav’s time with the bat came in the ninth over, immediately following Axar Patel’s dismissal of Rohit Sharma.
Suryakumar Yadav faced Anrich Nortje on his comeback to cricket after four months, and edged one onto his bat off the opening delivery, prompting an LBW appeal. The very next delivery, he attempted to take the speedster on to get one of his signature fast starts, but was stopped by Jake Fraser-McGurk.
Suryakumar Yadav’s bad performance drew attention from fans on social media, and the moniker ‘Shunyakumar Yadav’, which began with his duck hat-trick against Australia, reappeared.
Here are some reactions on Twitter:
“Shunyakumar yadav has awakened,” one user remarked
“SKY has successfully joined team Rohit in MI,” another user wrote
“SKY will come to form against the RCB match and Our RCB bowlers will make sure that,” RCB fans also joined the conversation
Mumbai Indians post a big total despite no-show by Suryakumar Yadav
DC made a return in the middle overs, taking wickets at regular intervals. MI were struggling at 123/4 after 13 overs on a rather flat pitch. And, while Hardik Pandya and Tim David took their time, they switched gears and capitalized on the opposition’s weak bowling.
The duo scored 60 runs in short succession, with Tim David performing the majority of the power hitting and Pandya struggling for momentum throughout his innings. However, Romario Shepherd’s last-over mayhem powered Mumbai to 234/5 in their 20 overs. The towering West Indian hit four sixes and two boundaries in the last over to remain undefeated on 39 from ten deliveries.