Mumbai Indians batsman Suryakumar Yadav made history in a match against the Gujarat Titans on May 12. In this important match for Mumbai, he played an unbeaten innings of 103 runs while batting fast. In this match held at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai defeated Gujarat by 27 runs. Batting first, Rohit Sharma’s side scored 218 runs to 5 wickets. At the same time, to achieve the target of 219 runs for victory, the Gujarat team was able to score 191 runs for 8 wickets. Seeing Surya’s century in this match, many veterans including Virat Kohli, Harbhajan Singh, Joffra Archer Irfan Pathan have praised him. During this, Virat praised Surya in a special way. This is Suryakumar Yadav’s first century in IPL.
Virat Kohli was shocked to see the way Suryakumar Yadav batted in the match against Gujarat Titans. He gave special praise to Surya through his Instagram story. Virat wrote on his Insta story, ‘Tula Manla Re Bhau’. It is clear from Virat’s Insta story that there is a tremendous bond between the two cricketers. During this, Virat accepted that Suryakumar Yadav is an excellent batsman. Apart from them, many cricketers including Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh and Joffra Archer also gave their answer.
Suryakumar Yadav joined the Orange Cap run after playing a whirlwind tackle against Gujarat Titans. Seeing the way he batted brilliantly against Gujarat, the tension of Faf du Plessis and Yashasvi Jaiswal increased. Currently, the Orange Cap of IPL 2023 is with Faf Duplessis. The Royal Challengers Bangalore captain has scored the highest 576 runs in this season so far. While Yashasvi Jaiswal is at number two after scoring 575 runs. At the same time, Suryakumar Yadav reached number three with 479 runs. If this form of Surya continues in the next matches, he will become the main contender for Orange.