Fans lauded India veteran batter Suryakumar Yadav for his crucial knock against Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8s clash . India were up against neighbours Afghanistan in their first Super 8 clash on Thursday, June 20, at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. On winning the toss, the 2007 winners opted to bat first. The Men in Blue who were undefeated in the tournament thus far got off to a shaky start. A young and fiery Afghan bowling unit got their first success in the form of skipper Rohit Sharma in just three overs.
This proved to be just the beginning and within a few minutes, India was reduced to 54/2. However, number 1 T20I batter Surya came to the team’s rescue and played a crucial knock of 53 runs off 28 deliveries to keep the side floating in the game. SKY’s knock earned him praise from the fans and they took to social media to react to the same:
India piled up 181 runs for eight wickets.