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‘…Just Spectacular’ : Sachin in awe of Suryakumar’s memorable innings

(UTV | INDIA) – Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav might have failed to produce a match-winning knock against England in the Third T20I but his innings will be cherished by Indian cricket fans for a long time.

Yadav notched a blistering ton in the final match of the series and became just the fifth Indian batter to score a century in the shortest format of the game.

He scored 117 runs off just 55 balls but India eventually had to concede a 17-run defeat.

Yadav’s innings received a lot of praise from many former cricketers and experts. Former Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar also lauded Yadav.

“Amazing Suryakumar Yadav! There were quite a few brilliant shots but those scoop sixes over point were just spectacular,” read the caption of the post.

Coming back to the match, batting first, the hosts registered a mammoth total of 215/7 in 20 overs. Team India, during the run chase, suffered an early jolt after losing three quick wickets.

Yadav looked in terrific touch throughout the innings and smashed 14 boundaries along with 6 sixes but eventually, he was dismissed in the penultimate over.

Yadav’s incredible batting proved to be futile as India could only reach 198/9 in 20 overs. The defeat did not change the outcome of the series as Rohit Sharma’s men had already won the first two matches.

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