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England vs India | Wasim Jaffer praises Suryakumar Yadav’s bold effort: Almost a miracle

July 11, 2022
Bharat Times

Wasim Jaffer on Sunday heaped praise on Indian batsman Suryakumar Yadav for his brilliant effort against England.

Yadav’s 117 eventually went in vain (Courtesy: Reuters)

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  • Yadav played a brilliant innings of 117 runs in 55 balls.
  • The Indian batsman’s innings included 14 fours and six sixes.
  • Jaffer praises Yadav for almost doing a miracle

Former India batsman Wasim Jaffer heaped praise on Suryakumar Yadav’s brilliant effort against England in the third T20I at Trent Bridge on Sunday.

England posted a commanding total of 215, thanks to a brilliant innings of 77 from David Malan. He was supported by Liam Livingstone, who played a quick 40-run knock. Some cameos from Harry Brooke and Chris Jordan allowed England to reach the total. allotted over.

Chasing a huge total, India had the worst start as Rishabh Pant fell to Reece Topley in the second over. Virat Kohli soon followed up and India found themselves at 13 for 2.

Rohit Sharma’s indifferent innings came to an end at the end of the fifth over as the visiting team scored just 31 runs for the loss of three wickets.

Shreyas Iyer joined Yadav as well and the Mumbai Indians batsman took the responsibility of attacking the English bowlers and getting close to the target.

The duo shared a 119-run partnership with Yadav and formed the bulk of the scoring as he scored his maiden T20I century. He continued to attack but was eventually dismissed for 117 runs off just 55 balls. His innings included 14 fours and six sixes.

The right-handed batsman’s innings received praise from all corners and Jaffer Yadav is the latest player to applaud his bold effort. The former Indian batsman said on Twitter that Yadav almost performed a miracle at Trent Bridge on Sunday.

“Going to Skye after England’s 215 is almost a miracle: #ENGvIND,” ​​Jaffer said.

Apart from Yadav, none of the Indian batsmen failed to make a mark in the third T20I. Once the right-handed batsman returned to the pavilion, England quickly settled things down and the Indian innings ended at 198 for the loss of nine wickets.

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