Watch: Suryakumar Yadav dismissed on 11th ball of Patrick Kruger’s over in unprecedented scenes
Published - 08 Nov 2024, 10:51 PM | Updated - 08 Nov 2024, 11:48 PM
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India National Cricket Team batter Suryakumar Yadav played a decent hand with bat in the ongoing first T20I against the South Africa National Cricket Team. The series opener between the two teams is taking place at the Kingsmead in Durban.
Suryakumar Yadav, who walked out to bat at No.3, came out early after India National Cricket Team lost Abhishek Sharma early. The captain of the team batted with a positive mindset right from the start and made sure that the momentum stayed with his team.
Suryakumar Yadav continued his golden touch with the bat as he played some crisp shots in his innings and slammed bowlers all over the park. The India captain played a great second fiddle to Sanju Samson, who has been going bonkers and has been showing no mercy on the South African bowlers.
Suryakumar Yadav perished to Patrick Kruger, who bowled an 11-ball over. The batter, after failing to cash on the free hits, attempted to hit the last ball of the over out of the park. However, he didn't get the proper connection as he was caught in the deep in the 9th over.
Patrick Kruger, who struggled right through the over, bowled a knuckleball with a split-finger. Suryakumar didn't pick it up and was early on the loft. He got the inner part of the bat and the ball sailed towards deep square leg and was caught by Simelane.
Suryakumar Yadav perishes to Patrick Kruger
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Patrick Kruger started the over by conceding 5 runs off the first two deliveries before bowling a no-ball. He bowled a legal delivery after the free-hit ball but conceded four extras in a row before finishing the over on high by removing India's captain.
Longest Over in T20Is
This was the 5th longest over in the T20Is. Here is the full list:
Luwsanzundui Erdenebulgan (Mongolia): 14 balls in an over vs Japan, May 2024
Thinley Jamtsho (Bhutan): 14 balls in an over vs Maldives, December 2019
Idriss Tchakou (Cameroon): 13 balls in an over vs Lesotho, September 2024
Cosmas Kyewuta (Uganda): 12 balls in an over vs Namibia, April 2021
Patrick Kruger (South Africa): 11 balls in an over vs India, November 2024
Suryakumar Yadav ended with an innings of 21 runs off 17 balls
Suryakumar Yadav ended with an innings of 21 runs off 17 balls. He batted with a strike rate of over 123 and also slammed 2 fours and 1 six in his innings. But after he got out, Sanju Samson took the onus to himself and played a magnificent innings with the bat, taking his team to a massive total.
Sanju Samson slammed his second century in the format and ended with an innings of 107 runs off 50 balls. He batted with a strike rate of 214 and also hit 7 fours and 10 sixes in his innings.
He hit his ton in just 47 balls and slammed the fastest ton by an Indian batter against South Africa. Thanks to his innings with the bat, the India National Cricket Team posted a total of 202 runs.
