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Suryakumar Yadav scores century; India reach 191-6 despite Tim Southee hat-trick

India's Suryakumar Yadav celebrates after scoring a century during the T20 cricket international between India and New Zealand at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. AP/PTI(AP11_20_2022_000093A) (AP)

This was Tim Southee’s second hat-trick in a T20I match after achieving the feat against Pakistan in 2010. In the final over of the Indian innings, Southee dismissed Indian skipper Hardik Pandya, Deepak Hooda and Washington Sundar with consecutive deliveries to claim the hat-trick

Yadav maintained his unbeaten record with a 51-ball 111 that included seven sixes and eleven fours, his second hundred in T20 Internationals. The first T20 match of the three-game series was called off in Wellington without a bowl being thrown.

He has become the first Indian to score 1,000 T20 runs in a calendar year, improving his career strike rate to an extraordinary 181.64 in the process.

This was his seventh time past 50 in 11 innings, helping India recover from a modest start after being sent in to bat in damp conditions.

Opener Ishan Kishan provided the next-highest Indian score with 36 off 31.

Suryakumar ensured the run rate accelerated as the innings progressed and the last two overs provided the most action of the innings.

Lockie Ferguson conceded 22 in the penultimate over, all from the bat of Suryakumar, who reached his ton in the process.

Tim Southee struck back in the final over with his second career hat-trick, dismissing Indian captain Hardik Pandya before removing Deepak Hooda and Washington Sundar for golden ducks.

The opening fixture of the three-match series in Wellington on Friday was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of wet weather.

At the time of publication, New Zealand are at 13/1 after three overs.

(With agency inputs)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sounak Mukhopadhyay

Sounak Mukhopadhyay, who also goes by the name Sounak Mukherjee, has been producing digital news since 2012. He's worked for the International Business Times, The Inquisitr, and Moneycontrol in the past. He's also contributed to Free Press Journal and TheRichest with feature articles. He covers news for a wide range of subjects including business, finance, economy, politics and social media. Before working with digital news publications, he worked as a freelance content writer.
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