Up to the moment 24 January 2026 at 16:58 IST
Suryakumar Yadav performed an unbeaten 82-dash knock from 37 balls, at a strike rate of 221.62 within the 2d T20I match of the assortment in opposition to Modern Zealand, on Friday, January 23.
Suryakumar Yadav in motion in opposition to Modern Zealand in 2nd T20I | Image:
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India vs Modern Zealand: Suryakumar Yadav-led India clinched a seven-wicket gain over Mitchell Santner’s Modern Zealand within the 2d T20I match of the five-sport assortment, at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur, on Friday, January 23.
Ishan Kishan used to be named the ‘Participant of the Match’ following his 76-dash knock from 32 balls at a strike rate of 237.50. Kishan slammed 11 fours and 4 sixes at some level of his time on the crease.
Alternatively, Suryakumar’s performance additionally caught of us’s attention within the sport. After a dash drought within the T20Is, Suryakumar slammed his twenty 2d fifty within the T20Is. The 35-one year-susceptible performed an unbeaten 82-dash knock from 37 balls at a strike rate of 221.62. He slammed nine fours and four sixes at some level of the dash bolt.
With the gain in Raipur, India believe taken a 2-0 lead over Modern Zealand within the five-match T20I assortment.
Whereas talking on JioHotstar, frail cricketer Sunil Gavaskar showered praise on Suryakumar Yadav’s responsible knock in opposition to the Kiwis in Raipur.
He added that Surya’s high receive will be a colossal enhance for the Men in Blue within the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026.
“After Ishan Kishan got out, Suryakumar Yadav used to be the one who took the initiative and started hitting the ball. Moreover every thing else, driving by the offside used to be a colossal plus ensuing from which implies he used to be taking a study to play straight as noteworthy as potential. If you’ve got that, then the more than a couple of shots can attain into play. Eighty-plus no longer out, a improbable, improbable innings and proper a colossal, colossal enhance for the Indian crew ahead of the T20 World Cup,” Sunil Gavaskar said.
India believe been placed in Neighborhood A of the T20 World Cup 2026, alongside the Netherlands, the United States of The US (USA), Pakistan, and Namibia. The Men in Blue will start their voyage within the T20 World Cup 2026, on February 7, in opposition to america, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Suryakumar Yadav began his T20I profession in March 2021 in opposition to England in Ahmedabad. The Indian T20I skipper performed 101 T20I suits and 95 innings, scoring 2902 runs at a strike rate of 164.23 and a median of 36.27.
Published By : Aniket Datta
Published On: 24 January 2026 at 16:58 IST
