India skipper Suryakumar Yadav rescued India from a heap of trouble to end up with a magnificent unbeaten 84.
To dent the confidence of the team, get the leader out – and half the job is done!
Well, the United States of America (USA) were spot on in terms of following tactic, except the fact that they left Suryakumar Yadav out there for too long. And the Indian skipper knew exactly what he was up to. He waited, and waited, and then waited a bit more before unleashing his wrath.
The Indian skipper was really quick to judge the nature of the pitch, and that was the reason behind his change in approach. The Mumbai Indians (MI) batter took the game deep and then attacked the USA bowlers towards the end of the innings to end up at an unbeaten 84 in India’s opener.
The Men in Blue were in a heap of trouble, being reduced to 46/4 by the USA bowlers. With wickets falling around him, Suryakumar Yadav stood firm from one end, to take India’s total to a very competitive 161/9. Suryakumar Yadav rose to the occasion, just when it mattered the most.
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Saurabh Netravalkar, who is USA’s most experienced bowler was taken for 65 runs in his quota of four overs. He was taken for 21 runs off the last over of the innings, which completely shifted the momentum in India’s favour.
For stats sake, every ball that Suryakumar Yadav faced off Saurabh Netravalkar went for a boundary except the last delivery, which went for a single. To put it into number’s perspective, Suryakumar scored 31 off just eight deliveries from Netravalkar. He scored 53 runs off 41 deliveries from other bowlers.
In the last five T20I innings that Suryakumar Yadav has played in, he has scored a 50+ score on five occasions, with just one score under 10. His failures in many of the previous knocks was related to a trigger movement which he was executing before the bowler used to load. However, now, his trigger movement seems to have reduced.
Suryakumar Yadav’s form will be extremely important for India heading into the tournament. The fearless attitude that the Indians have displayed in the shortest format is highly vulnerable to collapses, especially in the T20I format – one of which instance was visible in the game against USA.
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