Surya Kumar Yadav was named player of the match against the Netherlands. He helped Team India record 179/2 in 20.0 overs against the Netherlands in the Super 12 showdown. At the ongoing T20 World Championship on Thursday, alongside star batters, Virat Kohli and Skipper Rohit Sharma also hit 62* and 53 runs respectively. Chasing 180, the Netherlands could not rise to the task as the strong Indian bowling line-up restricted them to 123/9 and claimed a victory by 56 runs. Apart from this triumph, which left everyone entertained was the excitement shown by Surya Kumar while receiving the Man of the Match award.
When Surya Kumar Yadav was being presented with the Man of the Match award for his blistering knock, the award presenter was lost while looking into the camera. He was then prompted by the batter, with “Lao Bhaiya Do” (Give it to me).
The video quickly went viral on social media as all the fans enjoyed seeing this side of the dangerous team India hitter.
Even Virat Kohli scored his second consecutive half-century as India beat the Netherlands by 56 runs early in the game to put him in a strong position in the T20 World Cup.
The Indian saw action over the weekend after a thrilling last-ball win against Pakistan in Melbourne, in which Kohli also starred in the racket. They brought some of that energy to the tumultuous Sydney Cricket Ground, sacking 179-2 before holding a spirited Dutchman 123-9 in front of 36,000 fans. Surya Kumar Yadav, the world’s top T20 hitter in his current form, was also on the run, striking 51 of 25 balls and India hitting 112 of his final 10 overs.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Axar Patel, and Ravichandran Ashwin then scalped two wickets each. Mohammed Shami took one. Team India restricted the Netherlands with his 123/9.
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