Tilak Varma said that he and Suryakumar Yadav tried to pace their innings against SRH with the discipline of Test cricket. On Monday, May 6, the pair rescued MI in their IPL 2024 match at the Wankhede Stadium after the hosts were reduced to 31 for 3 while chasing 174.
The duo put on an unbeaten partnership of 143 runs as Mumbai beat the Sunrisers by 7 wickets with 16 balls left in their innings. The left-handed Tilak played second fiddle while Suryakumar took the attack to the opposition bowlers. He stayed not out on 37 runs off 32 balls with 6 fours.
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“Mentally, we were challenging each other and playing it with the discipline of Tests. I wanted to just play the situation. I kept my intent, walking in and playing with a straight bat, but while keeping my scoring options open,” Tilak said after the match.
‘Suryakumar deserved the century’
Suryakumar, at the other end, brought up his fifty off 30 balls, after which he raced to his second IPL hundred off 51 balls. In the first ball of the 18th over, Tilak gave the strike back to Suryakumar, who smashed T Natarajan for a six to bring up his century.
“Then you saw what happened – the Surya bhai show. At that moment, he was batting well. I thought he deserved 100 and gave him the strike. There was no talk about him limping or anything,” Tilak added.
After beating the Orange Army, MI kept hanging by a thread as far as qualifying for the playoffs is concerned. They need to win their remaining 2 matches and hope for other results to go in their favour.
The Mumbai-based team will be looking to continue their winning momentum when they next lock horns with Shreyas Iyer’s Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
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