I know my game and where my runs are: Suryakumar Yadav

Swashbuckling Mumbai Indians batter Suryakumar Yadav who played a blinder of an innings against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League here says he knows his game all too well and match situations are just an extension of practice sessions for himSuryakumars stunning 35ball 83 and Nehal Wadheras unbeaten 52 handed Mumbai Indians a comprehensive sixwicket win over RCB here on TuesdaySuryakumar struck seven fours and six sixes during his sensational effort while adding 140 runs for the third wicket in only 66 balls with Wadhera as MI chased down the target of 200 with 21 balls to spareAlso ReadIPL 2023 Most teams in this IPL are taking risks and it is coming off says Rohit SharmaI said Nehal lets hit it hard and hit it into the gaps and run hard Your practice has to be the same what you intend to do in matches said Suryakumar after the winI know where my runs are We have open net sessions I know my game I dont do anything differentThe 83 against RCB on Tuesday was Suryakumars highest IPL score His previous best of 82 came in the 2021 IPL season It was also Suryakumars fourth halfcentury this IPL seasonThe 32yearold middleorder batter added that RCB bowlers tried their best to pitch deliveries in areas where he had to work hard on hitting boundariesMuch needed win from teams point of view I am very happy to win a home game like this I mean they RCB come up with a plan They tried to make me hit to the bigger part longer boundaries Take the pace off and bowl slow said Suryakumar who is known for his 360 degree hitting prowessWadhera too was in awe of his senior players batting saying some of his cricketing shots are hard to emulateSurya bhai is a topclass player and I also try to copy some of his shots but I cannot While he was batting I was talking to him and he was saying keep playing keep playing and he was giving me confidence said WadheraHe told me If both of us bat till the 15th16th over we can finish the game even early And thats what we did The previous game which I played against CSK I played a scoop Earlier I didnt play after seeing Surya bhai bat I also learned from him and I am very happyPromoted at No 4 Wadhera struck his second fifty of the IPL season The lefthanded batter struck four boundaries and three sixes to make 52 not out off 34 ballsIt was fun batting up the order earlier I was batting down I got an opportunity to bat up and I got backtoback fiftiesI am happy with my fifty but I am more happy that my team won and I hope we continue to do so I have the confidence within me that if I keep on batting till the end I can finish the game for the team he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever