Consistent SKY lifts MI in middle overs

Before the IPL started, Suryakumar Yadav's form was a worry.

- Sanjeev K Samyal

MUMBAI: In February, against England, he had managed only 28 runs in five T20Is at a strike rate of 116.66. Even in the earlier series against South Africa, held in November 2024, he hadn't made any noteworthy contribution except for a 17-ball 21 in the first game to average 8.67 in four games.

But Surya has quickly silenced all his doubters with a series of impressive knocks in the Indian Premier League. In his last 10 innings in the T20 league, the Mumbai Indians star's lowest is a 15-ball 26. He's only the second batter to achieve the streak of 10 consecutive scores of 25-plus after Robin Uthappa had ten consecutive 40-plus scores in IPL 2014.

After the win over Sunrisers Hyderabad, captain Hardik Pandya had said: "I've felt, once everyone starts clicking in this team, there will be domination."