NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav, whose swashbuckling innings helped Mumbai Indians thrash Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mumbai on Tuesday, said match situations are just an extension of practice sessions for him and he knows his game all too well.
Mumbai Indians earned a comprehensive six-wicket win over RCB thanks to Suryakumar's stunning 35-ball 83 and Nehal Wadhera's unbeaten 52.
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MI chased down the target of 200 with 21 balls to spare as Suryakumar struck seven fours and six sixes during his sensational effort while adding 140 runs for the third wicket in only 66 balls with Wadhera.
"I said Nehal, let's hit it hard and hit it into the gaps and run hard. Your practice has to be the same what you intend to do in matches," said Suryakumar after the win.
"I know where my runs are. We have open net sessions. I know my game. I don't do anything different."
The 83 against RCB on Tuesday was Suryakumar's highest IPL score. His previous best of 82 came in the 2021 IPL season. It was also Suryakumar's fourth half-century this IPL season.
1/10:IPL 2023: SKY blitz helps Mumbai Indians thrash RCB
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2/10:Suryakumar Yadav
<p>Suryakumar Yadav hammered 83 off 35 balls as Mumbai Indians thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets on Tuesday to jump from eighth to third in the IPL points table. Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNN
3/10:RCB run charge
<p>RCB skipper Faf du Plessis (65) and Glenn Maxwell (68) lit up the first innings after put into bat. Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNN
4/10:Leading from the front
<p>The in-form Du Plessis survived a dropped catch on nought before he hit back and registered his sixth half-century of the season. Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNN
5/10:Big Show
<p>Maxwell greeted Chris Jordan with two sixes in his opening over but the pace bowler pulled things back in his final two and dismissed Dinesh Karthik (30). Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNN
6/10:Virat Kohli
<p>Jason Behrendorff struck early with two wickets including that of Virat Kohli (1), as he returned figures of 3/36. </p>IANS
7/10:Faf's Big Show
<p>At 16/2, Du Plessis and Maxwell combined to punish the Mumbai attack, hitting seven sixes between them in their fourth century partnership of the season. Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNN
8/10:SKY not the limit
<p>Chasing 200 to win, Suryakumar put on a blistering stand of 140 with Nehal Wadhera (52*), as Mumbai romped home with 21 balls to spare at Wankhede Stadium. Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNN
9/10:SKY's IPL best
<p>Suryakumar's blitz laced with six sixes was his IPL best and made RCB's 199/6 look a small total. Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNN
10/10:Ishan Kishan
<p>Opener Ishan Kishan hit a quick-fire 42 but Mumbai slipped to 52/2 when skipper Rohit Sharma fell for seven to extend his batting slump. Photo credit: Raju Shinde</p>TNNThe 32-year-old middle-order batter added that RCB bowlers tried their best to pitch deliveries in areas where he had to work hard on hitting boundaries.
"Much needed (win) from team's point of view. I am very happy to win a home game like this. I mean they (RCB) come up with a plan. They tried to make me hit to the bigger part (longer boundaries). Take the pace off and bowl slow," said Suryakumar who is known for his 360 degree hitting prowess.
Wadhera too was in awe of his senior player's batting, saying some of his cricketing shots are hard to emulate.
"Surya bhai is a top-class player and I also try to copy some of his shots but I cannot. While he was batting, I was talking to him and he was saying 'keep playing, keep playing' and he was giving me confidence," said Wadhera.
1/10:IPL 2023: Mumbai Indians set unique run-chase record
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2/10:Mumbai Indians
<p>Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers Bangalore to become the first team to pull off three successful run-chases of 200 runs in a single IPL season. </p>AFP
3/10:MI rise to 3rd spot
<p>MI beat RCB by 6 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday to move to the third spot with 12 points in the IPL 2023 standings. </p>ANI
4/10:Suryakumar Yadav
<p>Suryakumar Yadav hammered 83 off 35 balls as MI chased down a total of 200 runs set by RCB in just 16.3 overs. </p>IANS
5/10:Match-winning partnership
<p>Suryakumar put on a blistering stand of 140 with Nehal Wadhera (52*), as Mumbai romped home with 21 balls to spare. </p>ANI
6/10:SKY blitz
<p>Suryakumar reached his 50 in 26 balls and kept up the charge with a string of sixes and fours. </p>IANS
7/10:The record
<p>This is MI's third successful 200-plus run chase of IPL 2023, the most by a team in a single season. </p>AFP
8/10:200-run chase
<p>MI's first successful run chase of 200-plus runs this season came against Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai on April 30. </p>ANI
9/10:SKY is the limit
<p>Suryakumar smashed 29-ball 55 as MI chased down the 213-run target to win the match by six wickets. </p>ANI
10/10:Mayhem in Mohali
<p>MI's second such triumphant chase came against Punjab Kings in Mohali on May 3.</p>IANS"He told me, 'If both of us bat till the 15th-16th over, we can finish the game even early.' And that's what we did. The previous game which I played against CSK, I played a scoop. Earlier I didn't play, after seeing Surya bhai bat, I also learned from him and I am very happy."
Promoted at No. 4, Wadhera struck his second fifty of the IPL season. The left-handed batter struck four boundaries and three sixes to make 52 not out off 34 balls.
"It was fun batting up the order, earlier I was batting down. I got an opportunity to bat up and I got back-to-back fifties.
"I am happy with my fifty but I am more happy that my team won and I hope we continue to do so. I have the confidence within me that if I keep on batting till the end, I can finish the game for the team," he added.
(With PTI inputs)
