And the top-ranked T20I batter actually lived as much as his phrases with a match-winning knock on a testing Barbados floor the place different batters struggled to attain runs within the T20 World Cup Tremendous Eight conflict in opposition to Afghanistan on Thursday.
Suryakumar’s blistering innings of 53 runs from a mere 28 deliveries was instrumental in India’s resounding 47-run triumph. His explosive batting show featured 5 boundaries and three maximums, incomes him the Participant of the Match award.
Most POTM awards in T20Is
- 15 Suryakumar Yadav (64 mat)
- 15
Virat Kohli (120) - 14 Virandeep Singh (78)
- 14
Sikandar Raza (86) - 14 Mohd Nabi (126)
By securing this prestigious award, Surya achieved a big milestone, equaling the document held by Virat Kohli for probably the most Participant of the Match awards in T20 Internationals, with each gamers now boasting a formidable tally of 15 such honors.
Nonetheless, Surya’s 15th Participant of the Match award got here in his simply 64th match whereas Kohli performed 120 matches to earn the identical variety of awards.
Trailing intently behind Surya are: Virandeep Singh from Malaysia, Sikandar Raza from Zimbabwe, and Mohammad Nabi from Afghanistan. Every of those gamers has earned 14 Participant of the Match awards of their respective T20I careers.
Speaking in regards to the match, India posted a robust 181-Eight after electing to bat within the Group 1 recreation.
Once they returned to defend the entire, tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah (3-7) rattled Afghanistan together with his double strike within the powerplay overs.
Fellow seamer Arshdeep Singh additionally claimed three wickets as Afghanistan had been all out for 134 in precisely 20 overs.