Suryakumar Yadav was on song at Abu Dhabi against Royal Challengers Bangalore as he hammered an unbeaten 79 off 43 to steer Mumbai Indians to an emphatic victory. The 30-year-old, dealing with the national snub, proved his worth with the bat and played an authoritative knock to single-handedly guide his side past the finishing line.

While chasing 165, MI's batting unit kept losing wickets at regular intervals but Suryakumar stuck to the crease until the end. Weaving his match-winning show around 10 fours and 3 sixes, he dominated the on-side and swept anything that was bowled at his legs. He was also fluid on the off-side and revealed in the post-match presentation that he had worked on his game during Covid-19 lockdown.
Talking about MI's triumph, their stand-in skipper Kieron Pollard heaped praise on the bowling unit. Pollard pointed out that bowlers did a commendable job in curbing RCB's run-flow as the innings progressed.

"Our main aim today was to get those two points and I think we really went out and got those. We've a couple of days to watch other games and to think about the NRR. But after a defeat in the last game, we wanted to come back stronger," said Pollard in the post-match conference