SMAT: Suryakumar Yadav's fifty leads Mumbai to victory over Hyderabad
What's the story
Former India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav made a blistering start to the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy on Saturday. He scored an unbeaten 60 runs off just 21 balls, leading Mumbai to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Hyderabad in their opening match of the tournament. The game was played at the Jadavpur University Campus 2nd Ground in Kolkata. Here are further details.
Match highlights
Yadav smashes 15-ball 50
Yadav, who had led India to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup title earlier this year, walked in at No. 4 as Mumbai were well placed at 90/2 while chasing 173.
The Mumbai skipper smashed six fours and five sixes in his innings, reaching the 50-run mark in just 15 balls.
He also added a quickfire 65 runs off just 23 balls for the third wicket with Musheer Khan (51 off 24).
Chase details
Dube hits winning runs for Mumbai
Thanks to his efforts, Mumbai chased down the target in just 13.1 overs.
Shivam Dube, a two-time T20 World Cup winner with India, hit a six on the first ball of the 14th over, bowled by Hyderabad skipper Chama V Milind to seal the deal.
He remained unbeaten on 13 runs off five balls while batting at No. 5.
Stats
A look at SKY's numbers
Suryakumar, one of the most explosive batters, now owns six tons and 66 half-centuries in the T20 format, as per Cricinfo.
He has now raced to 9,789 runs across 374 matches at an average of 34.71 and a strike rate of 153.02 (434 sixes).
With 3,272 runs from 113 games at 36.35, Suryakumar is currently India's third-highest run-getter in T20 Internationals.
His tally includes four tons, 25 half-centuries, and a strike rate of 162.94.