Suryakumar Yadav was recently praised by Ravichandran Ashwin for his unusual batting during the third T20I between India and Australia in Guwahati on Tuesday.
Yadav’s scoop shot for a six against Nathan Ellis left Ashwin speechless. The highest score came during India’s sixth over. Ellis delivered a length ball that angled into the right-handed hitter. Yadav went down and utilized the ball’s velocity to flick it over long leg for a six.
Ashwin praised the Indian skipper on X (previously Twitter):
“I have watched him play this shot so many times, but the thrill it gives me while I watch it is the same every single time.”
Ravichandran Ashwin
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Suryakumar Yadav scored 39 runs off 29 balls, including two sixes and five boundaries, in the match. He also formed a 56-run third-wicket stand with Ruturaj Gaikwad to help the Men in Blue recover from 24/2. In the 11th over, he was caught behind by Matthew Wade of Aaron Hardie’s bowling.
Yadav has been in excellent form with the bat in the present five-match T20I series for the uninitiated. In the T20I opener in Vizag, the right-handed batsman hammered 80 off 42 balls, including four sixes and nine boundaries. That game was won by the hosts by two wickets.
In the second ODI, Yadav helped the Men in Blue reach 235/4 before India triumphed by 44 runs. Yadav followed it up with a fast 19-run knock off 10 balls. The win sent the home team ahead in the five-match series by two goals.
Ruturaj Gaikwad shines after Suryakumar Yadav’s wicket in 3rd T20I
Ruturaj Gaikwad delivered with the bat to put India in command in the third Twenty20 International in Guwahati. He took over after Suryakumar Yadav died and scored his first T20I century.
Gaikwad altered gears after scoring 22 runs at a strike rate of 100 to score the next 101 runs off 35 balls with a strike rate of 288.57.
India finished their 20 overs with a formidable 222/3, with Gaikwad undefeated on 123 off 57 balls. Tilak Varma also contributed significantly, hitting an undefeated 31 off 24 balls.
