Suryakumar Yadav delivered a stellar performance after recently describing a couple of difficult months following his omission from the Indian team, according to Yahoo Sports.
Leading Mumbai in their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy opener against Hyderabad at Kolkata’s Jadavpur University Ground on Saturday, the former India T20 skipper smashed an unbeaten 60 off just 21 balls, as reported by Yahoo Sports.
The 36-year-old brought up his half-century in a mere 15 deliveries while hammering six fours and five sixes at a strike rate of 285.71, per Yahoo Sports.
Mumbai chased down 173 in just 13.1 overs, winning by seven wickets with 41 balls to spare, as detailed by Yahoo Sports.
Batting at No. 4, Suryakumar tore into the Hyderabad attack from the outset and shared a 65-run stand off only 23 balls with Musheer Khan, who blasted 51 off 24 balls, according to Yahoo Sports.
Elsewhere in the tournament, teen batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi added another chapter to his remarkable rise by becoming the youngest captain in men’s T20 cricket history, per Yahoo Sports.
At 15 years and 232 days, the Bihar prodigy surpassed Croatia’s Zach Vukusic, who captained his national side at 17 years and 311 days in 2025, as reported by Yahoo Sports.
The youngster, entrusted with Bihar’s leadership for the opening phase of the tournament, endured a disappointing outing on the field by making 18 off 12 balls as Bihar went down to Saurashtra by five wickets, according to Yahoo Sports.
In another fixture, pacer Mayank Yadav ripped through Jammu and Kashmir with figures of five for 14 in three overs to power Delhi to a commanding 103-run victory in Indore, per Yahoo Sports.
Meanwhile, pacers Abhilash Shetty and Vijaykumar Vyshak shared seven wickets as Karnataka restricted Bengal to 165 for nine and sealed a 19-run victory at the Wankhede Stadium, as outlined by Yahoo Sports.