Suryakumar Yadav clobbers his 23rd half-century in IPL: Key stats
Suryakumar Yadav smashed a scintillating half-century against the Punjab Kings in Match 33 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season on Thursday in Chandigarh. The Mumbai Indians stalwart came to the crease when his side was 18/1. He added 81 runs alongside Rohit Sharma to keep MI's scorecard moving. Alongside Tilak Varma, another 49-run stand was stitched. Suryakumar perished for 78.
A powerful knock on offer
Suryakumar joined Rohit in the middle after MI lost Ishan Kishan. He came in and smashed Kagiso Rabada for two fours. He hit two more fours in the powerplay, scoring 22 from 15. After the powerplay, Suryakumar hit crucial boundaries when needed for MI. He smashed a 34-ball fifty. After Rohit's dismissal, the runs dried up before both Varma and Suryakumar opened up.
SKY got dismissed in the 17th over
Suryakumar hit 78 from 53 balls. His knock was laced with seven fours and three sixes (SR: 147.17). Suryakumar was dismissed by Sam Curran in the 17th over after trying to play an expansive drive and ended up scooping the ball in the air.
Key IPL numbers for Suryakumar
Playing his 143rd IPL match (126 innings), Suryakumar has smashed 3,379 runs at 31.87. His strike rate is 144.21. In addition to 23 fifties, he has a century. As per ESPNcricinfo, for MI, Suryakumar owns 2,771 runs at 35.07 (SR: 147.23). He has 22 fifties and one century. Versus PBKS, he has amassed 505 runs at 29.70 (50s: 4). He surpassed 50 fours (54).
300 T20 sixes for Suryakumar
Overall, in the 20-over format, the classy Suryakumar has 7,099 runs at 35.49. His strike rate is 152.40. He has surpassed 300 T20 sixes (301). He hammered his 48th fifty in addition to 5 centuries.