Former cricketer Anil Kumble shared his thoughts on Surya Kumar Yadav’s impressive performance against Afghanistan in an impressive eight matches in Twenty20 World Cup 2024. Kumble believes that Surya Kumar’s innings is putting Afghanistan’s bowlers under a lot of stress.
Throughout his time at the crease, Surya Kumar scored 53 runs from just 28 deliveries, holding a strike charge of 189.29.His innings consisted of 5 boundaries and three sixes, which showcased his aggressive batting model.
Nevertheless, his knock was minimize quick within the seventeenth over when Fazalhaq Farooqi managed to dismiss him.
In an unique interview with ESPNCricinfo TimeOut present, Kumble expressed his opinion, stating, Suryakumar’s efficiency offers India the form of energy they wanted from somebody who’s batting on the quantity 4.
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First sport of the super 8s and you’ve got Surya coming again into this sort of kind,” Kumble was quoted by ESPNcricinfo as saying.
India emerged victorious within the match after successful the toss and opting to bat first. Regardless of a shaky begin, being 90/4 at one stage, an important 60-run partnership between Suryakumar and Hardik Pandya, who contributed 32 in 24 balls helped India attain a complete of 181/8 in 20 overs.
Afghanistan’s bowling assault was spearheaded by Rashid Khan, who took 3/26, and Fazalhaq Farooqi, who claimed 3/33.
In response, Afghanistan’s chase of 182 runs by no means gained momentum as they misplaced wickets at common intervals. Aside from Azmatullah Omarzai, who scored 26 in 20 balls, with two fours and a six, no different batter managed to surpass the 20-run mark.
The Indian bowling trio of Bumrah (3/7), Arshdeep (3/36), and Kuldeep Yadav (2/32) proved to be an excessive amount of for the Afghan batters, as they had been ultimately dismissed for 134 runs of their 20 overs.
For his essential contribution with the bat, Suryakumar Yadav was named the ‘Participant of the Match.’
