Suryakumar outshines all-round Rashid Khan as Mumbai crush Titans by 27 runs

Suryakumar Yadav played some outrageous shots en route his maiden IPL hundred 103 not out as his stunning knock outshone a superlative allround show from Rashid Khan to set up Mumbai Indians 27run win over Gujarat Titans on FridayInvited to bat MI posted 218 for 5 on the back of world number one T20 batter Suryakumars 103 not out off just 49 balls and then restricted GT to 191 for 8 to notch up their seventh win this seasonThis was MIs fourth consecutive 200plus score on their home groundWhile Suryakumar played a blinder of an innings which was studded with 11 fours and six sixes Rohit Sharma 29 Ishan Kishan 31 and Vishnu Vinod 30 chipped in for the home sideChasing 219 GT were in danger of being bowled out for a low total but a brutal unbeaten 79 off just 32 balls from Rashid which had three fours and 10 sixes reduced the margin of the defeat drasticallyFor Mumbai Akash Madhwal 40313 Kumar Kartikeya 30372 and veteran Piyush Chawla 40362 produced a superb show with the ballAlso Read MI vs GT highlights Rashid Khans allround heroics in vain as MI beat GT by 27 runsBut the indomitable Rashid was simply unstoppable He followed his superb bowling effort of 430 during the MI innings with a stunning show with the bat as he added 88 runs from just 40 balls for the unconquered ninth wicket with Alzarri Joseph 7 not out but his effort was just not enoughGTs fourth loss in 12 matches was their first in away games this seasonWith eight wins and 16 points they remained at the top of the tableMIs seventh win in 12 matches thus took them back to third spot with 14 points and a net run rate of 0117Gujarat Titans made the worst possible start Coming off a fine 81 in his last outing Wriddhiman Saha played one across the line to be adjudged LBW for 2 off Madhwal while captain Hardik Pandya 4 was caught behind off Jason Behrendorff in the third overThe inform Shubman Gill 6 was also beaten by the skiddy pace of Madhwal who sent the openers offstump cartwheelingWith the task of rebuilding falling on their shoulders Miller made a cautious start while Vijay Shankar unleashed a flurry of foursAfter powerplay GT had knocked off 48 from their target but a huge blow was dealt by Chawla who got a googly to pass between Shankars bat and pad to crash into his wickets In 14 balls Shankar did well to hit six fours to make 29Kartikeya cleaned up Abhinav Manohar 2 next leaving the visitors reeling at 55 for 5 inside eight oversMiller 41 from 26 balls added 45 runs for the sixth wicket with Rahul Tewatia 14 to help GT stabilise but could not lead a comeback for his sideIn the 12th over Madhwals skiddy pace once again found another victim as Miller fell legbefore In the next over Tewatia swept one straight to Cameron Green at deep square legEarlier India and MI skipper Rohit could not convert his start but appeared to be getting back to his usual self at the crease hitting a few exquisite shots in his 61run opening stand in the powerplay with Ishan Kishan 31 to lay the platform for a big totalRashid who took his overall wickets tally to 23 to top the bowling chart jolted MI right after the powerplay to have Rohit caught in the first slip for an 18ball 29 which included three fours and a couple of sixesThe second breakthrough came four balls later with the Afghan legspinner trapping Kishan LBWRashid continued to make inroads as he had Nehal Wadhera 15 chop one onto his wickets but MIs acceleration was enough to take them to 96 for three at halfway markSuryakumar and Vinod then took the attack to Mohammed Shami 053 hitting him for 15 runs in the 13th over before the two batters smacked Joseph for a six each in the 12thVinod perished in the 16th over as he hit a full toss off Mohit to be dismissed for a fine 30 off 20 balls 2x4s 2x6s having put on a 42ball 65 for the fourth wicket with SuryakumarRashid however kept chipping away as he snapped the key wicket of Tim David 5 in the 17th over taking an easy return catch for his fourth wicket in the gameBut Suryakumar continued with his barrage of shots from the other end hitting Mohit for 20 runs in the 18th over with three fours and a six and brought up his first century of IPL career with a six off the last ball of the inningsIn the process Suryakumar also put on another 54 runs for the sixth wicket with Cameron Green 3 not out which came off only 18 ballsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever