IND vs AUS: Suryakumar Yadav played a blistering knock of 80 from 42 balls as he powered India’s record chase of 209 against Australia in the first T20I in Visakhapatnam. He became the 13th player to captain India in a T20I match but went on to do what even Dhoni and Rohit have not done.
IND vs AUS: T20 beast Suryakumar Yadav powered India to a record win over Australia in the first T20I of a five-match series as the Men in Blue chased down their highest successful T20I chase on Thursday. Following Josh Inglis’ century, the Indians were under the pump and needed something spectacular off their sleeves to pull off a 209-run chase at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. India’s stand-in captain provided that fire when he played a masterful knock of 80 from 42 balls to help the hosts win by 2 wickets
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India registered their highest successful chase when SKY, Ishan Kishan and Rinku Singh helped the team gun down 209 runs in the first T20I in Visakhapatnam. Surya made 80 from 42 balls and partnered Kishan for a 112-run stand for the 3rd wicket. Kishan started slowly but covered with a 30-ball 58-run knock. Following the departure of the two, Rinku held fort and played a knock of 22 from 14 balls to take India over the finishing line on the final ball. Earlier, Josh Inglis scored a spectacular 50-ball 110, while Mukesh Kumar starred in the bowling department with a miserly spell
