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ICC awards: Suryakumar Yadav named ICC Men’s T20I cricketer of 2022

The ICC had also recently announced the T20 Team of the Year, which included three players from India namely- Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya

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Indian players are soaring high in the ICC annual awards. The T20I Cricketer of the Year has been announced by the ICC on Wednesday, and this award has been bagged by Suryakumar Yadav. Suryakumar Yadav, who rocked the T20I format last year, has received this great honour.

Suryakumar Yadav has defeated Sam Curran of England, Sikandar Raza of Zimbabwe and Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan in this race. Suryakumar Yadav is also the number-1 batsman in T20I format, as well as now he has also become the Cricketer of the Year in T20 format.

Suryakumar Yadav was dominating the whole year

Talking about the year 2022, Suryakumar Yadav had scored 1,164 runs in 31 matches, which came at an average of around 47. During this, Suryakumar’s strike rate was 187.43. Which was more than any player. Suryakumar Yadav became the first Indian player to score 1,000 or more runs in T20 cricket in any one calendar year.

Suryakumar Yadav was the winner of 2022, during which he hit 68 sixes. This was the most number of sixes hit by any player in T20 format in a calendar year. In many matches, Surya single-handedly overturned the entire game for Team India.

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T20I records of Suryakumar Yadav

  • 45 matches, 43 innings
  • 1578 runs at 46.41 average
  • 180.34 strike rate, 3 centuries
  • 142 fours, 92 sixes

Suryakumar Yadav’s best score in T20I

  • 117 vs England, 2022
  • 112* vs Sri Lanka, 2023
  • 111* vs New Zealand, 2022

Indian players dominate in T20I format

The ICC had also recently announced the T20 Team of the Year, which included three players from India. From India, Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya were part of this team.

Notably, Team India is currently the number-1 team in the ICC rankings. After defeating New Zealand 3-0 in the ODI series a day before, India has also become number-1 in the ODI rankings.

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Riyan Parag smashes half century as Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi Capitals by 12 runs

Parag’s innings left the opposition in awe and lifted the spirits of the home crowd. One of the defining moments of the match came in the final over, as Parag unleashed a ferocious assault on veteran South African pacer Anrich Nortje.

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Rajasthan Royals emerged victorious against Delhi Capitals in a thrilling Indian Premier League clash at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday. Riyan Parag played a scintillating knock of 84 off just 45 balls which took Rajasthan to a commanding victory. The clash was held at a packed stadium which kept fans on the edge of their seats as Parag’s remarkable innings propelled the Rajasthan Royals to a formidable total of 185/5 despite a rocky start.

The Rajasthan Royals faced early setbacks stumbling to 36/3 in the eight over, courtesy of disciplined bowling from Delhi Capitals. The 22 year-old youngster showed maturity and composure beyond his years as he single handedly steered the innings towards recovery. He played an array of exquisite shots which included 7 boundaries and 6 towering sixes.

Parag’s innings left the opposition in awe and lifted the spirits of the home crowd. One of the defining moments of the match came in the final over, as Parag unleashed a ferocious assault on veteran South African pacer Anrich Nortje. He smashed the pace bowler all around the park hitting 25 runs to take his team’s innings to its highest T20 score.

Delhi Capitals was set to chase a challenging target of 186 runs for victory which was led by South African youngster Tristan Stubbs who played a valiant knock scoring 44 not out off 23 balls. The Delhi Capitals fell short of the target, managing only 173/5 in their allotted overs, where Delhi Capitals required 13 runs for victory.

The Rajasthan Royals bowled a disciplined line and length and Avesh Khan was the pick of all the bowlers. Khan’s last over proved to be the decisive factor in securing Rajasthan’s 2nd consecutive win in the tournament. South African pace bowlers Nandre Burger (2/29) and leg spin maestro Yuzvendra Chahal (2/19) claimed 2 wickets each and played an important role in restricting the Delhi Capital’s chase.

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Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klassen score quickfire half centuries as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians by 31 runs

Travis Head (63) and Abhishek Sharma (63) gave an explosive start to the innings of Sunrisers Hyderabad. Head completed his half century in 18 balls, while Abhishek Sharma hit his half century in 16 balls. Heinrich Klassen (80*) and Aiden Markram (41*) led the Sunrisers Hyderabad to score the highest total in IPL history.

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It was a high scoring match of IPL 17, where Sunrisers Hyderabad crushed Mumbai Indians and won the game by 31 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Earlier during the match, Sunrisers Hyderabad lost the toss against Mumbai Indians. Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad gave a huge target for Mumbai Indians to chase in Hyderabad, as they scored 277 runs and lost only 3 wickets. Mumbai Indians had to score 278 runs to win.

Both the openers Ishan Kishan (34) and Rohit Sharma (26) gave a good start to the innings and the momentum was kept alive by Naman Dhir (30) and Tilak Varma (64). But after Tilak Varma the run rate of Mumbai Indians dropped with Romario Shephard (15) and Tim David (42) tried to give a late push to the innings. Mumbai Indians could reach only 246/5 and lost the match by 31 runs. For Sunrisers Hyderabad, Jaidev Unadkat and Pat Cummins picked 2 wickets each, while Shahbaz Ahmed took one wicket.

Travis Head (63) and Abhishek Sharma (63) gave an explosive start to the innings of Sunrisers Hyderabad. Head completed his half century in 18 balls while Abhishek Sharma hit his half century in 16 balls. Heinrich Klassen (80*) and Aiden Markram (41*) led the Sunrisers Hyderabad to score the highest total in IPL history. Klassen scored his half century in just 23 deliveries.

Sunrisers Hyderabad registered their first victory in the ongoing IPL tournament. Abhishek Sharma was announced the player of the match. In this match, a total of 38 sixes were hit and the total number of runs scored during the match was 523 runs. Both Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians recorded their highest ever individual score in IPL history respectively.

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IPL 2024: Shivam Dube smashes half century as Chennai Super Kings beat Gujarat Titans by 63 runs

Chennai super Kings captain Rururaj Gaikwad said Shivam Dube has worked on his weakness against the short ball quite well and it has a lot to do with Mahendra Singh Dhoni personally working with the Mumbai batsman. The left handed batsman smashed 5 sixes in his 23 ball half century.

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Chennai Super Kings crushed Gujarat Titans to secure a victory by 63 runs at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Tuesday. The Gujarat Titans won the toss but nothing seemed to go right for Gujarat Titans as Ruturaj Gaikwad’s team dominated the Gujarat Titans in all departments of the game.

Chennai super Kings captain Rururaj Gaikwad said Shivam Dube has worked on his weakness against the short ball quite well and it has a lot to do with Mahendra Singh Dhoni personally working with the Mumbai batsman. The left handed batsman smashed 5 sixes in his 23 ball half century.

The Gujarat Titans were set to chase a target of 207 by the Chennai Super Kings. The Gujarat Titans were under pressure from the start to score at above 10 an over. The pitch offered even pace and bounce and Gujarat Titans batsmen failed to make a match of it.

Deepak Chahal rattled the Gujarat Titans plans right at the start of the innings. Chahar sent back openers Wriddhiman Saha and Shubhman Gill with only 34 runs on the board. Gujarat Titans skipper was dismissed as he was trapped lbw for 8 runs (5 balls). Gill opted for a review which showed that he did not have any clue about the trajectory and line of the ball as well as his own position in front of the stumps.

But for Sai Sudarshan there was no contribution which could be mentioned. Tushar Deshpande (2/21), Mustafizur Rahman (2/30) and Chahar (2/28) did the job for CSK with the ball. A T20 innings with more dot balls than boundaries and sixes was bound to end up in a losing cause. Chennai Super Kings has moved on the top the table with back to back wins. Rachin Ravindra took charge with a six off a Umesh Yadav length ball and did not stop thereafter as long as he stayed in the middle.

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