Suryakumar Yadav completes 100 IPL sixes for MI: Key stats
Suryakumar Yadav has completed 100 Indian Premier League (IPL) sixes for Mumbai Indians. The dasher accomplished the milestone with his second maximum against Delhi Capitals in Match 43 of the 2024 IPL. Meanwhile, SKY became the fifth batter to complete a century of IPL sixes for MI. He ended up scoring a 13-ball 26 (3 fours, 2 sixes). Here are his stats.
SKY joins this elite list
SKY is now among the five batters with 100-plus sixes for MI. He has joined Rohit Sharma (224), Kieron Pollard (223), Ishan Kishan (103), and Hardik Pandya (105). Playing his 91st IPL match for the franchise, he has raced to 2,807 runs, averaging 34.65 (50s: 22, 100: 1). Only Rohit (5,352) and Pollard (3,412) own more IPL runs for MI.
Most runs for MI since 2018
SKY rejoined MI in 2018 after playing just a solitary game for them in 2011. His tally of 2,807 runs in this period is the most for a MI batter. Last year, SKY amassed 605 runs at 46.54 (50s: 5, 100: 1). Notably, Sachin Tendulkar (618 in 2010) is the only other MI batter with 600-plus runs in a season.
Here are his overall IPL numbers
Playing his 145th IPL match (130 innings), Suryakumar has smashed 3,415 runs, averaging 31.62. His strike rate is 144.46. In addition to 23 fifties, he has a century (121 sixes). He has completed 166 across six games this year, striking at 171.13 (50s: 2). Against DC, he has raced to 378 runs at 25.20. The tally includes three fifties.
300 T20 sixes for Suryakumar
Overall, in the 20-over format, the classy Suryakumar now has 7,135 runs at an average of 35-plus. His strike rate is 152-plus. He recently surpassed 300 T20 sixes (now 303). SKY has 48 fifties besides five tons in the format. 2,141 of his runs have come in 60 T20Is for the Indian cricket team at 45.55 (123 sixes).
How has the match proceeded?
Jake Fraser-McGurk destroyed the MI bowling attack with a career-best 27-ball 84 in the powerplay overs. Abishek Porel (36), Shai Hope (41), Rishabh Pant (29), and Tristan Stubbs (48*) also batted well as DC posted 257/4 while batting first. In reply, Rohit (8), Kishan (20), and SKY (26) departed early as MI were reduced to 65/3.
