Mumbai Indians (MI) had a turned upside down IPL 2023 season as they reached the playoffs, but Gujarat Titans (GT) defeated them in Qualifier 2. Suryakumar Yadav he collected 605 runs in 16 matches at a strike rate of 181.14. Suryakumar Yadav it was a bit rough during the opening matches of the tournament.
The form of IM skipper Rohit Sharma hurt the team a lot. Rohit Sharma managed to score 332 runs in 16 innings, but struggled to make the most of his starts. Perhaps the pressure of the captaincy affected his natural attacking game.
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However, MI would be somewhat happy as the likes of Cameron Green and Tim David won matches for the team. Cameron Green, the flamboyant cricketer crushed 452 runs in 16 innings and hit 2 half centuries and 1 ton.
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Inexperienced batsmen Nehal Wadhera and Tilak Verma made the most of the opportunities. We witnessed MI chasing over 200 targets several times, but the team succumbed to the pressure in Qualifier 2 against GT as the MI side failed to chase 234 runs, ruining all the hard work of the management .
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Saw a T20 Masterclass from Suryakumar Yadav – Sanjay Manjrekar
Sanjay Manjrekar was having an interaction with ESPNcricinfo and said he was surprised by the way Suryakumar Yadav smashed a ton against GT on May 12.
“That one hundred (Suryakumar Yadav) he got at Wankhede Stadium, right in front of my eyes, I saw a T20 masterclass. Also, a glimpse into the future of T20 batting because what Surya was doing that night was incredible. He absolutely blew my mind”, said Sanjay Manjrekar.
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Sanjay Manjrekar was quite impressed by the way Mohit Sharma returned to competitive cricket after being a net bowler for the team.
“It has to be Mohit Sharma. He has always been this wonderful human being, just a hard working cricketer. The return of him and the kind of impact that he had, and the way that he had an impact on the Titans team was a story in itself. When you see things like that, you get a little excited. My heart really goes out to Mohit Sharma this season.” added.
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