SKY made his ninth consecutive 30+ score this season.
During Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Mumbai Indians (MI) batter Suryakumar Yadav set a unique record against the Punjab Kings (PBKS). Batting first in the penultimate clash of the IPL 2025, Surya walked in at No.4 to steady the ship after both openers departed. As he went on to make 44 off 26, he completed 700 runs. Surya has now become the first non-opener batter to score the most runs in a single IPL season in any T20 league, surpassing Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) legend AB de Villiers’ record set nine years ago.
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Punjab Kings won the toss and chose to bowl first. The rain delayed the start of the match by over two hours. Play eventually began at 9:45 PM IST, and despite the late start, no overs were lost. Mumbai Indians made the most of the opportunity, putting up a competitive total of 203/6.
Their innings got off to a shaky start when Rohit Sharma was dismissed for just eight runs in the third over. MI were left reeling at 19/1. However, Jonny Bairstow (38) and Tilak Varma (44) steadied the innings with a solid 51-run stand for the second wicket before Bairstow fell in the seventh over.
Varma continued to anchor the innings, forming another key partnership with SKY. The Mumbai batter looked in fine touch once again, scoring 44 runs as. He and Varma added 72 runs for the third wicket. His innings came to an end in the 14th over, courtesy of Yuzvendra Chahal.
Towards the tail end of the innings, skipper Hardik Pandya chipped in with 15 runs. Naman Dhir played a quickfire knock of 37, helping MI reach a strong 203/6..
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