"Jahan Dil Kare Wahan...": Yuvraj Singh's Tweet Sums Up Suryakumar Yadav's Knock vs GT

13.05.2023 - 04:29 sports.ndtv.com

Suryakumar Yadav put on a show at the Wankhede Stadium, slamming his maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) century during the match between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans on Friday.

The world's top-rated T20I batter hit a 49-ball 103, with six sixes and 11 fours, to propel his team to 218-5 and outshone an inspired all-round performance by Afghanistan and GT maverick spinner Rashid Khan.

After the conclusion of MI's innings, former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh took to Twitter and hailed Suryakumar for his 360 degree batting. "Well bowled @rashidkhan_19 but @surya_14kumar batting on a different planet !

Unbelievable hitting ! Jahan dil Kare wahan. What a 100 but game on !! Not easy to defend at Wankhade Stadium," Yuvraj tweeted.

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A brilliant team effort helped Gujarat Titans thrash Mumbai Indians by 62 runs in the Qualifier 2 of IPL 2023 and gave them an entry into their second successive final. The defending champions posted a whopping total of 233/3 in 20 overs, courtesy of the magnificent 129-run knock from Shubman Gill. However, the second-half of the match was completely dominated by pacer Mohit Sharma, who took a five-wicket haul as MI were bundled out for 171. Out of the five wickets, the dismissal of batter Suryakumar Yadav turned out to be the game-changing moment for GT.

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