IND vs NZ | Twitter in awe as Suryakumar gets move on with audacious supla amid loud cheers

‌It was familiar scenes yet again as Abhishek Sharma raced away in the powerplay despite wickets falling around him in the first T20I against New Zealand in Nagpur on Wednesday. Though Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan departed cheaply, the left-handed opener smashed four sixes as the home side crossed the 50-run mark in the fifth over.

Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav, who is going through a lean patch, joined the batter and got going with some sweet drives on either foot. The Indian skipper looked to maximise the side’s returns in the last over of the powerplay as debutant Kristian Clarke was in his second.

After getting smacked by Abhishek for a six in the second ball, the medium-pacer tried to keep it tight, bowling a short of a length delivery at the batter’s body. But Surya was ready as he shuffled across to hit it over the backward square leg region.

The trademark supla shot was out though a bit square but the fans did not complain as they welcomed it with loud cheers at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium. Twitter was in awe as the hosts’ skipper pulled off his go-to shot with ease and bansihed memories of his recent dry run.

Supla!

That’s Suryakumar Yadav™️! 😎🔥



Onto the pads & SKY 360° pounces with his trademark shot, sending it sailing over the fine-leg fence! 🔥 | 1st T20I | LIVE NOW 👉  

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) 

Trademark

Trademark SURYA shot with a SUPLA six.



He along with Abhishek Sharma are stabilising the ship for India now.    

— Faizan (@CricketFaizan) 

Too good

Surya Kumar Yadav hits his Trademark shot - Supla Shot 🔥

SKY back in form 🙌   

— Kongutte Siddharoodh (@KSidOnCricket) 

100th

Captain Surya Kumar Yadav is set to play in his 1⃣0⃣0⃣th T20I for    

— INDIAN LAD (@Dhruvarya10) 

Patented shot

Trademark shot from Suryakumar yadav.  

— BLA (@IntimateTechy) 

Just wow

🚨 Abhishek Sharma Scored His 7th 50 Runs in just 22 balls 😳



Abhishek Sharma spot fixed for T20 WC



Yet Hardik Pandya , Rinku Singh



My Prediction - Suryakumar Yadav To Score 50+ runs 🤯 

— Random Update (@xupdateshub) 

Inevitable

Suryakumar yadav getting a half century at 200 strike rate is inevitable, new zealand watch your asss

— Á (@goldenhues018) 

Elite list!

Suryakumar Yadav joins an elite list, becoming the fourth Indian to play 100 T20Is, alongside Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Hardik Pandya. 👏  

— Arshy (@imArshit) 

Fantastic

Suryakumar Yadav back with his SUPLA SHOT 🔥  

— Brightside of Bharat (@KushalSharma_89) 

Super fast

Suryakumar Yadav has taken only 1774 days since his debut to get to his 100th T20I – the quickest to get to the milestone in terms of number of days among Full Member teams.

Previous longest: Babar Azam (2410 days)

— NIKHIL PATIL (@nppatil31589)