IND vs ENG: Suryakumar Yadav said – “prayed for moments like this”

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Asmita Thakkar
Asmita Thakkar is a political science student, currently pursuing the third year from MIT- World Peace University (Pune). She herself being a cricketer for five years...
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Mumbai batsman Suryakumar Yadav performed brilliantly in the first innings of his international career. He played brilliant innings of 57 against England in the fourth T20I of the series on Thursday.

Suryakumar came for batting at number three and showed off his style as soon as he arrived. Surya played an amazing inning of 57 runs in 31 balls adorned with 6 fours and 3 sixes. He shot some spectacular shots. He was earlier included in the playing-XI in the second T20 match of the series, but he did not get a chance to bat.

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Surya tweeted and shared his feelings after the fourth T20I. He posted some pictures of the match and wrote in the caption, ‘I prayed for moments like this, what a feeling.’

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The Indian team defeated England by 8 runs in a thrilling match played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmadabad on Thursday night. With this victory, the host team also tied the 5-match series 2–2. India scored 185 for 8 thanks to a half-century from Suryakumar Yadav (57), England responded with a strong start, but in the 17th over, Shardul Thakur first bowled Ben Stokes (46) and then captain Eion Morgan (4). Running in two balls, the match’s dice was overturned. England scored 177 for 8 wickets in 20 overs.

 

Asmita Thakkar is a political science student, currently pursuing the third year from MIT- World Peace University (Pune). She herself being a cricketer for five years and her interest in politics , sports and journalism makes her a good fit as a sports journalist and political journalist. Apart from journalist, she is also a poet and an actor. She is currently working as a Journalist in SportsDigest.in and can be contacted via [email protected]