Suryakumar Yadav achieves top Mumbai milestone, fans demand his place in Indian team

Mumbai defeated Bangalore in Match 48 of Dream11 IPL 2020 on Wednesday by 5 wickets in Abu Dhabi to almost seal ir place in playoffs. Chasing a modest target of 165, Mumbai got off to a good start as y reached 45/1 at end of powerplay, having lost Quinton de Kock for 18 (19). Despite a decent start, y lost a couple of quick wickets in middle overs which put a little pressure on Men in Blue.

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However, Suryakumar Yav stuck to one end and ensured that required run rate was in check while his partners kept on changing. right-hander kept scoreboard ticking by taking singles and scoring an odd boundary every over. Mumbai batsman eventually took his team over line as he played a sensational kck of 79 off 43 balls. His glorious innings was laced with 10 boundaries and three maximums.

Enroute his brilliant kck, Yav reached a unique milestone which was revealed by franchise after match. official Instagram handle of Mumbai took to Instagram where y posted about Yav's top achievement. stylish right-hander has w scored 350+ runs in his third consecutive IPL season. He h scored 512 runs in 2018, followed by 424 in 2019 and is currently going strong with 362 runs in ongoing season of cash-rich league.

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Looking at Yav's consistency, it is likely that Mumbai batsman will have ar 500+ runs season. Yav is also only Mumbai batsman to have achieved feat since 2018 which shows how important he has been to franchise. After Yav's sensational kck, fans lauded 30-year old for his incredible batting display.

Several reactions poured in on Twitter as fans demanded Yav to be included in Indian team. Some fans also slammed Indian captain Virat Kohli and BCCI for overlooking Yav from India squ for Australia tour. Let's take a look at a few reactions.

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Suryakumar Yav Dream11 IPL 2020 stats

Yav Dream11 IPL 2020 stats have been spectacular. Mumbai batsman has scored 362 runs in 12 matches at a stunning aver of 40.22 and strike-rate of 155.36. He is also second-highest run-scorer for his side behind Quinton de Kock (392).

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SOURCE: MUMBAI IPL INSTAGRAM