Overview
- Jaffer posted on X on Friday that Suryakumar keeps falling to the same trap and needs a plan B that includes playing straighter or over cover.
- Following Thursday’s 103-run defeat to Chennai at Wankhede, Mumbai crashed to 11/3 in a 208 chase before a 73-run stand between Suryakumar and Tilak Varma stalled.
- Suryakumar made 36 off 30 and fell in the 14th over to Akeal Hosein when a swept shot flew off the top edge to Sarfaraz Khan at deep backward square leg.
- Across seven innings this season he has 157 runs at a 142.73 strike rate, with a single fifty that came while he filled in as captain against Delhi Capitals.
- Mumbai now have a seven-day gap before facing Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 29 at Wankhede, giving coaches time to tweak his role and for him to trial a straighter scoring plan.