Published: Aug 09, 2023, 08:09 AM (IST)
Edited: Aug 09, 2023, 08:12 AM (IST)
INDIA’s T20I star batter Suryakumar Yadav smashed his 100th six in the third T20I against West Indies and became the fastest Indian to reach this milestone. Suryakumar reached the mark on his 49th innings, making him the second quickest after Evin Lewis (42) to the milestone.
The 32-year-old became only the third Indian after Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and overall 13th to reach the feat.
Suryakumar Yadav came to bat after India lost Yashasvi Jaiswal in the quick succession in the 160 runs chase. He cleared the short fine-leg fence off Romario Shepherd in the 10th over to hit his 100th six.
Not only that, Suryakumar Yadav also became the second Indian to win most Player of the Match awards the star batter surpassed Rohit Sharma.
Virat Kohli – 15 (115 matches)
Suryakumar Yadav – 12* (51 matches)
Rohit Sharma – 11 (148 matches)
Earlier, under fire for his recent failures in ODI matches and first two T20Is, Suryakumar Yadav bounced back with an explosive knock of 83 off 44 balls while Tilak Varma struck an unbeaten 49 as India beat West Indies by seven wickets in the third T20I at Providence Stadium.
This triumph keeps India alive in the five-match series as they reduced to margin to 2-1.
After the early dismissal of debutant opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, India swiftly regrouped with Suryakumar Yadav’s classy performance as he built an impressive 87-run partnership for the third wicket with Tilak (49 not out).
Thanks to Surya and Tilak’s impressive knocks, India chased down the 160-run target in 17.5 overs, revitalising their hopes in the series after facing defeats in the first two matches.
Chasing 160, India had a shocking start as they lost Jaiswal early in the first over. Then, Yadav came and quickly launched an attack with his big hits.
Gill once again fell cheaply as he threw his wicket in the fifth over when he looked to pull it away but got the top edge for Jonatan Charles to take a comfortable catch.
Varma, who was the top scorer in the last two games, continued with his fine form and started with back-to-back boundaries. Suryakumar and Varma went for three big hits to take the Power-play score to 60/2.
