Watch: Rohit Sharma's telling act, Hardik's king-sized gesture for Suryakumar Yadav after MI star's Wankhede masterclass

On Friday, against Gujarat Titans, Suryakumar produced yet another freak show of a knock, to score an unbeaten 103 which saw MI set a target of 219.

In his first five matches in IPL 2023, Suryakumar Yadav showed signs of struggle. It was worrying signs for Mumbai Indians, who as well languished to the bottom of the points table. But once the MI star found his old rhythm, there was no stopping. In the next seven games, Suryakumar smashed five fifty-plus knocks, all of which came at the Wankhede, which eventually culminated into a maiden IPL century. On Friday, against table toppers and defending champions Gujarat Titans, Suryakumar produced yet another freak show of a knock, to score an unbeaten 103 which saw MI set a target of 219. (MI vs GT Live Score, IPL 2023)

Rohit's telling act, Hardik's king-sized gesture for ton-up Suryakumar

It was a perfectly constructed century from Suryakumar, did start off on a cautious note in his first 18 balls, scoring only 23 runs. He also did not take down Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed, and knowing that Hardik Pandya would not be Gujarat's sixth-bowling option, he identified the ones to attack and went after them. In his final 31 balls, he smashed 80 runs to bring up his maiden IPL ton.

Suryakumar became Mumbai's fifth batter to score a century in IPL after Sanath Jayasuriya (114*), Sachin Tendulkar (100*), Rohit (109*) and Lendl Simmons (100*). This was also his fourth century in T20 cricket, three of which came for Team India.