India vs New Zealand: Suryakumar Yadav hit a match-winning 62 to help India take a 1-0 lead in Rohit Sharma’s first match as India’s full-time T20I captain on Wednesday.
1st T20I: Would love to finish the game, says Suryakumar after winning 62 matches (AP Photo)
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- Suryakumar Yadav scored 62 runs in 40 balls in India’s win over New Zealand
- Suryakumar was dismissed for 57 by Trent Boult in Jaipur
- India take a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series against New Zealand
Suryakumar Yadav was in no mood to crack some jokes after his match-winning 62 in India’s 5-wicket win over New Zealand in the first match of the 3-match T20I series in Jaipur on Wednesday. Suryakumar was dropped for 57 by Trent Boult and the India star joked that it was a gift from his Mumbai Indians teammate to his wife on her birthday.
Suryakumar Yadav hit 3 sixes and 6 fours as he shared a 59-run partnership with skipper Rohit Sharma as the duo helped India chase down the target of 165. India finally stumbled after the wickets of Suryakumar in the form of Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson and captain Tim Southee. However, Rishabh Pant held his nerves to help India reduce to 10 runs in the final over of a thriller in Jaipur.
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Suryakumar Yadav said that he would have liked to finish the game but it would be a good lesson for him. The India star was cast by Trent Boult in the 17th over, after which India went on to win the T20I era under Rohit’s captaincy and Rahul Dravid’s tenure.
Suryakumar said, “I would have liked to finish the game but that’s how you learn and move on. About Trent, it’s also my wife’s birthday and it’s a perfect gift from her.”
Haven’t done anything different: Suryakumar
Notably, it was a perfect comeback for Suryakumar, who didn’t get too many opportunities in the T20 World Cup. The India batsman could manage only 42 runs in 3 innings in the showpiece event where India were knocked out in the Super 12.
“I’m not doing anything different, whatever I’ve been doing for the last 3-4 years, that’s just me. I bat the same way in the nets and repeat the same in between. I try and work on myself. I put a lot of pressure in the nets, for example if I get out I just try to come out of the nets and think what I could have done better and it really helps when I play in the middle It is,” said Suryakumar.
Notably, Suryakumar Yadav made full use of the opportunity to bat at No.3 in the absence of former skipper Virat Kohli, who has been rested for the first Test after the T20I series and the current series.
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