Suryakumar Yadav smashed an unbeaten 68-run knock in just 26 balls against Hong Kong, including four sixes in the final over.
Team India and Hong Kong faced off in Dubai on Wednesday in the Asia Cup, and the match was a true classic, as it turned out to be a mind-boggling affair with Surykumar Yadav and Virat Kohli scoring their respective fifties to help India to a total of 192/2 in their respective 20 overs.
Suryakumar played an unbeaten mind-blowing knock of 68 runs in just 26 balls, with a strike rate of over 261. SKY's sensational knock included six boundaries and six maximums, as well as a 26-run over, which saw him smash three back-to-back sixes.
The incident happened in the final over of India's innings, as the right-hander hit three sixes back-to-back, followed by a dot ball, and then another maximum, capping off the Indian innings with a couple of runs.
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The 31-year-old batsman has been on the rise for some time now, and on Wednesday, Suryakumar once again reminded the world why he's the second-ranked T20I batsman in the world.
Watch Suryakumar Yadav's blitzkrieg 26-run over:
Yadav put on an unbeaten stand of 98 with Virat Kohli, who hit 59. The former India skipper completed his 31st half-century in his 101st T20 international. Kohli notched his first international half-century since his 52 against the West Indies in Kolkata on February 18, 2022.
“I haven't practised those strokes, but I used to play rubber ball cricket with my friends when I was a kid and that is where these shots come from. The pitch was a little sticky before,” said Yadav during the innings break.
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"Before I got out to bat, I spoke to Rohit and Rishabh and told them that I would try to take the tempo up and look for 170-175. I think we have a good score on this wicket."
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