"Really Happy When We Lost...": MI Batter Suryakumar Yadav's Honest Statement After Fiery Fifty vs LSG

Mumbai Indians' star batter Suryakumar Yadav continues his terrific form in the Indian Premier League 2025. The right-handed batter smashed 54 runs off 28 balls in the side's IPL 2025 match against Lucknow Super Giants at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. MI captain Hardik Pandya lost the toss and LSG captain Rishabh Pant opted to bowl first during the day's game. While speaking about the result of toss, Suryakumar, during the innings, said that it was a good toss to lose for MI as bowling and fielding under the sun would have been really difficult.

Suryakumar's fifty helped MI post a total of 215 for 7 against LSG.

"I was really happy when we lost the toss, because it is really hot out there but scoring 200-plus it is really good from a batting point of view," said Suryakumar.

"It's a good score and I feel the wicket is a little slow and I feel it is going to be challenging out there for their batting line-up, let's see how it goes," he added.

Suryakumar's belligerent 54 and Ryan Rickelton's 58 fired MI to a big total vs LSG.

Suryakumar continued to plunder runs to become the leading run-scorer in this IPL, crossing the 400-run mark with his third fifty. The India T20 skipper also completed his 4,000 runs in IPL.

Suryakumar's 28-ball knock, laced with four sixes and as many fours, kept MI on track for a total in excess of 200 even as Tilak Varma (6) and Hardik Pandya (5) fell in quick succession.

The standout stroke during his innings was when Suryakumar went down on his knee to lift Prince Yadav (1/44) over fine leg for a six on a waist-high ball.

LSG's decision to bowl first anticipating a spin-friendly track under the sun did backfire to some extent on a batting-friendly pitch here, with none of their bowlers able to