Tags: Sri Lanka tour of India, 2023,
India vs Sri Lanka, third T20I at Rajkot, Jan 07, 2023,
India,
Sri Lanka,
Suryakumar Ashok Yadav
Revealed on: Jan 07, 2023
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Suryakumar Yadav smashed his third T20I century as India beat Sri Lanka by 91 runs within the third T20I on the Saurashtra Cricket Affiliation Stadium in Rajkot on Saturday, January 7. India batted first after profitable the toss and put up a large 228 for five on the board. Suryakumar was unbeaten on 112 off solely 51 balls, smacking seven fours and 9 sixes.
Shubman Gill chipped in with 46 off 36, Rahul Tripathi clubbed 35 off 16, whereas Axar Patel additionally performed a useful cameo on the finish, remaining unbeaten on 21 off 9 balls. All of the Sri Lankan bowlers proved costly. Dilshan Madushanka registered figures of two for 55 whereas Chamika Karunaratne went for 52 in his 4 overs and Maheesh Theekshana for 48.
The Lankans have been by no means within the hunt within the chase. They tried to go after the bowling, however have been bundled out for 137 in 16.4 overs, with not a single batter reaching 30. Left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh claimed 3/20 for India, whereas skipper Hardik Pandya, Umran Malik and Yuzvendra Chahal picked up two wickets every.
Suryakumar was deservedly named Participant of the Match for his stupendous knock, whereas all-rounder Axar was picked as Participant of the Sequence. Talking after being named Participant of the sport within the third T20I, SKY mentioned that he has been working actually exhausting in follow.
The 32-year-old defined, “It is actually necessary to place strain on your self when you find yourself getting ready for a sport. In case you do this in follow, it will get slightly simpler whereas taking part in the sport. There’s numerous exhausting work concerned but it surely’s about doing high quality follow classes. It is best to know what your sport is and put together accordingly. Boundaries behind are like 50-60 meters, so I used to be focusing on them.”
Requested about his distinctive stroke-making expertise, he replied, “There are some photographs which are pre-determined however it is advisable produce other photographs too in order that if the bowler adjustments his plan, you possibly can have a solution. He (Dravid) simply lets me get pleasure from myself. He tells me to only get pleasure from and specific myself.”
On profitable the Participant of the Sequence, Axar commented that he feels happier when the group advantages from his batting when in comparison with bowling. He mentioned about his efficiency, “Did not do something completely different for this sequence, simply that the captain gave me numerous confidence within the dugout.
“He tells me to play freely and tells me that he’s there to guard me. We do numerous planning throughout group conferences however generally issues do go incorrect and I simply deal with doing my plans correctly,” Axar concluded.
–By A Cricket Correspondent
