WATCH: Suryakumar Yadav’s half flick-scoop shot, stunned Ryan Rickelton tells KKR’s Quinton de Kock ‘he’s a joke’
Suryakumar Yadav has not been in the best of nicks heading into the IPL 2025 season. The India T20I captain was silenced for the majority of the five-match series that his side won 4-1 over England in January. Glimpses of SKY specials had, however, touched down in Ahmedabad a couple of days ago but the Mumbai maverick could not prevent a crushing defeat against the Gujarat Titans. Monday brought a pretty casual opportunity in the middle for Suryakumar after the bowlers had nearly killed the game, bundling Kolkata Knight Riders for a paltry 116.
With only 26 required from 55 balls, Suryakumar decided to have a waltz and entertain the Wankhede crowd in MI’s first outing at home this edition with a dazzling 27* in only 9 deliveries.
Wonder scoop
Of only his second delivery, SKY opened his account with trademark daredevilry as he picked on Andre Russell’s wide back-of-a-length delivery outside the off-stump. Gently shuffling across, Suryakumar unfurled a stroke that nearly packed three shots into a fine – a flick, a part-scoop and an effective swipe – over the deep fine-leg boundary for six.
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