Surya burns brighter than Sunrisers

After an inconsistent run with the bat, Yadav rises to the occasion with a sensational century to take MI home GOMESH S @ Chennai JUST when it seemed like every Indian player selected for the T20 World Cup are going through a lean patch, Suryakumar Yadav broke the shackles with a splendid 102 not out from 51 balls as Mumbai Indians cruised to a seven-wicket victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday.

-  GOMESH S

Despite the loss, SRH remains at fourth place on the table, thanks to their net run rate.

Chasing 174, Mumbai did not have the easiest of starts. After stepping with the bat (35 not out from 17 balls), Pat Cummins once again rose to the occasion. He, along with Marco Jansen and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, reduced MI to 31/3 in 4.1 overs. That, however, did not affect Yadav and Tilak Varma.

After being through a bit of up and down run so far, Yadav was determined to make a mark. His first six was off a leading edge that went over short-thirdman, but none of that mattered. For, Yadav was in his zone. And when he is, there is very little any opponent could do. Monday was no different. Immediately after the powerplay, he opened up.