‘Dil jit lia apne’- Fans react as Suryakumar Yadav gifted his jersey to a fan in Guyana after win against West Indies

Mumbai Indians (MI) batter Suryakumar Yadav, on Tuesday, played a sensational knock-off 83 off just 44 balls against West Indies, as the visitors won by seven wickets at the Providence Stadium, Guyana. India won the all-important match but is still trailing the five-match series 1-2 in the five-match T20I series.

Surya, who smashed 10 fours and four sixes in his brilliant knock, was spotted handing his shirt to a ‘special’ fan after the win. Surya met a wheelchair-bound fan and gave him his jersey. Windies captain Rovman Powell elected to bat first after winning the toss. India struggled with the ball as the openers Kyle Mayers (25) and Brandon King (42) hammered 55 runs for the opening partnership.

Suryakumar Yadav shines under pressure

The hosts went off to a flyer as their openers played a vital 55-run partnership. Kuldeep Yadav once again made the batters in front of him appear devastated. He took some key wickets in the middle overs, allowing India to shift the game in their favour. Nicholas Pooran scored a crucial 20-run knock. It looked like they will be bundled for a low total but the skipper played an explosive innings scoring 40 runs in just 19 balls to take his team to a total of 159 runs.

In reply to the target of 160 runs, Indian openers put up another disappointing performance, with debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal scoring one run and Shubman Gill scoring six. Suryakumar Yadav, on the other hand, found his touch, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise for the team.

He delivered an outstanding performance. Surya became the fastest Indian to attain the milestone in 49 innings. Tilak Varma stuck by him admirably, scoring an unbeaten 49 runs before skipper Hardik Pandya closed the game unblemished at 20 runs, assisting his team to a 7-wicket victory in the first game of the series.

He also surpassed Shikhar Dhawan to become India’s fourth-highest T20I run-scorer. In 51 T20Is and 49 innings, he has 1,780 runs at an average of 45.64, with three centuries and 14 fifties. His maximum potential score is 117. His runs were scored with a strike rate of above 174.

Here’s how fans reacted:

Aabbi ODI mei prove karna hai surya ko.. t20 mei toh aacha hai

— Satya P Singh(spbtctrade) (@spsinghweb) August 9, 2023

Surya bhai bhai ek merko bhi bhijwa dena 😂😂😂😂

— BABA 😎 (@Naman11807058) August 9, 2023

Give him your odi Jersey sky
as it is of no use to You 😂🤜

— Captain on your left (@Captainsurya11) August 9, 2023

sky ko kese hate krte hai log pata nhi..esbaar WC mai sky ka batting match winning knock rahega X factor rahega esbaaee surya dada🥺❤️

— Abhisek Pani (@AbhisekPan9122) August 9, 2023

Too much humble person

— STARK (@Stark3OOO) August 9, 2023

King surya

— sonju_samsumg (@sonju_fcb10) August 9, 2023

Isi Jersey K liye 2 match me Samson ki Jersey Pahan k khela tha Kya

— ERROR 🍥 (@errorr74) August 9, 2023

That's why he is the 🐐 ♑️

— Harshit (@balchodbkl) August 9, 2023