8th successive failure for Suryakumar Yadav in T20Is: Key stats
What's the story
India's T20I skipper, Suryakumar Yadav, fell for two runs from three balls in the 5th T20I against England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Suryakumar arrived when India were reduced to 136/2 after 9 overs.
The star batter, making his 50th T20 appearance at Wankhede, was dismissed by Brydon Carse.
This was Suryakumar's 8th straight failure with the bat in T20Is.
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A pitched up ball does Surya in
Carse pitched up a ball in the 11th over of India's innings. SKY, who looked to flick it away, ended up getting a leading edge that was taken by the wicketkeeper. Phil Salt made no mistakes behind the stumps.
Dismissals
SKY's manner of dismissals in the tourney
In the 4th T20I, Suryakumar (0) shuffled across to whip a ball off Saqib Mahmood but was caught at short mid-on.
In the third T20I, he was dismissed early after scoring 14.
Notably, he was dismissed while trying to scoop-flick Mark Wood.
Before that, he was bowled by Carse (2nd T20I). In the opener, SKY's attempted flick off Jofra Archer ended his stay.
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An average of just 5.6 in the series against England
SKY failed to deliver in the five matches of the series, managing just 28 runs. His scores in the series read 0, 12, 14, 0 and 2. He averaged a dismal 5.6.
Average
A dismal average of 6.75 in his last 8 T20Is
Notably, before this series, SKY also faltered in the previous T20I series against South Africa last year.
He managed 21, 4, and 1 in the series against SA.
And now, his awful show against England has resulted in SKY averaging a dismal 6.75 in his last 8 T20I innings.