Skipper Suryakumar Yadav leads from the front with an unbelievable knock of 90* in the finals of Mumbai T20 League ‘18
There are players who keep on playing their normal game consistently without much extra-ordinariness in it or getting into limelight and then there are players who will rise up to the occasion and deliver it when its needed the most making them a bonafide star in their own right and Suryakumar is one of those players who has become the crisis man for any team he plays for. Surya who had a shaky start to Mumbai T20 ensured that he delivered like a boss when it was needed as he single handedly played a big role in the semi-finals and the finals with blazing knocks.
The all important finals between Mumbai North East Triumph Knights and Shivaji Park Lions was held at the Wankhede on 21st Match 2018 where in Shivaji Park Lions won the toss and elected to bowl first. Their decision to bowl first even looked spot on at one point when Mumbai North East suffered a top order collapse struggling at 16/4 & 34/5 in a finals game. Most of the cricketing pundits had given up and put their bets on Shivaji Park Lions clinching an easy win but that was not the fact as captain Suryakumar Yadav who came at no.7 just like Dinesh Karthik came down the order a few days ago and played a stunning knock rescued Mumbai North East from a low total. Surya went on to score a magnetizing 90* off mere 42deliveries smashing 7fours and 7sixes. Surya anchored the team like how usually Dhoni does down the order as he literally kept on smashing the bowlers out of the park without worrying much or taking any pressure on himself. Surya showcased how he can deliver under intense pressure games while also showed how powerful his reflexes are while he got fantastic support from Parikshit Valsangkar who smashed a 49ball 59* assisting Surya in a match winning 84ball 148 run stand taking the team total to 182/5 in 20 overs.
Chasing 183 and that too against a quality bowling attack in the finals of any tournament in a pressure situation is always difficult but Shivaji Park Lions who were off to a shaky start after their openers fell early gave a brilliant fightback making the match interesting till the very last ball. Bravish, Alpesh, Hardik and Shivam who all have hitting capabilities gave their best with their quick 30’s and 40’s but eventually the match which lasted till the very last ball where in they fell short of 3runs with Shivaji Park Lions reaching 179/8 in 20 overs. Fast bowler Vaibhav Singh was the pick of the bowlers taking 3/38 in 4overs.
Mumbai North East Triumph Knights lift the trophy of JITO Mumbai T20 Premier League ’18 and it was certainly Surya who was the ‘man of the moment”
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