Suryakumar Yadav

April 24, 2025 9:26 AM

Rohit Sharma’s blazing 70 powers Mumbai Indians to fifth win, lifts team to third spot

Rohit Sharma smashed a scintillating 70 off 46 deliveries to lead Mumbai Indians (MI) to a commanding seven-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their IPL clash on Wednesday. The win—achieved with 26 balls to spare—marked MI's fifth of the season and propelled them to third place on the points table. Chasing a modest target of 144, Mumbai faced an early hiccup when Ryan Rickelton departed for 11 with the score at 13. But Rohit, in sublime touch, took control of the chase, anchor...

March 19, 2025 3:31 PM

Suryakumar to lead Mumbai in IPL opener v Chennai as Pandya serves ban

Suryakumar Yadav will lead Mumbai Indians in their Indian Premier League opener against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday while regular skipper Hardik Pandya serves a one-match ban. Mumbai's slow over-rate in their final league game last year was there third offence of the season, which incurred a one-match suspension for Pandya. "That is out of my control," all-rounder Pandya told reporters in a pre-tournament press conference in Mumbai on Wednesday. "We bowled the last over one-and-a-half or tw...

January 29, 2025 9:32 AM

Cricket-England win in Rajkot to stay alive in T20 series v India

England secured a 26-run victory over India in the third T20 International on Tuesday as some sprightly bowling kept the tourists alive in the five-match series against the world champions. Put into bat, England posted a modest 171-9 with Ben Duckett (51) and Liam Livingstone (43) providing major contributions. India spinner Varun Chakravarthy claimed 5-24 but the English bowlers made their own mark and restricted their hosts to 145-9 to deny India an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series. Beat...