[Watch] Suryakumar Yadav bags another golden duck in IPL 2023 game against Delhi Capitals

Mumbai Indians (MI) star batsman Suryakumar Yadav recorded another golden duck as Delhi Capitals (DC) pacer Mukesh Kumar struck twice in one during the 16th game of IPL 2023 at Arun Jaitley Stadium . The right-handed hitter holed out to fine leg while trying to hit a short ball for a six.

The dismissal came in 16 of the MI innings. The pacer conceded 16 runs on his first three balls before dismissing Tilak Verma for 41. The right-arm pacer claimed Suryakumar’s wicket on the next ball as Kuldeep Yadav latched on for a difficult fine-leg catch.

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Earlier, Mumbai Indians restricted the capitals to 172 and eliminated them after winning the toss. Warner scored his 58th half-century; however, his tackle was slow and he went down for 51 of 47 balls. Axar Patel’s innings gave the innings momentum by hammering 54 of 25 deliveries, including five sixes.

Suryakumar Yadav accumulates his fourth golden duck in six games

It was also the No.1 T20I batsman’s fourth golden duck in the last six games in international cricket and the IPL.

The 32-year-old endured a nightmare ODI series against Australia, perishing to first-ball ducks in all three games, including twice against Mitchell Starc. Left-arm spinner Ashton Agar claimed him in the third ODI.

Despite the failure of the Mumbai-born batsman, the Mumbai Indians walked home in the final innings handover.

Captain Rohit Sharma was the top scorer with 65, while Tim David and Cameron Green went unbeaten until the end to see their team through. With that, the Capitals succumbed to their third loss of IPL 2023.

The initial partnership of 70 between Rohit and Ishan Kishan set things up for the five-time champions. Despite the bowl-assist spin, the Capitals were unable to use it to good effect as the spinners were unable to claim any wickets.

By contrast, veteran Mumbai Indians player Piyush Chawla caught three scalps in four overs by allowing just 22 runs.