RCB vs MI: “Suryakumar Yadav Will Sweep You From Almost Outside The Pitch on Off Stump”- Harshal Patel Ahead of The Game Against Mumbai Indians

RCB vs MI: Royal Challengers Bangalore will take on Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2023 opening game against the Mumbai Indians at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on April 2. Ahead of the RCB vs MI game, Harshal Patel spoke about the different abilities that Suryakumar Yadav possesses as a batter and how he plans against him.

Harshal Patel is one of the key bowlers in the Royal Challengers Bangalore side while Suryakumar Yadav is certainly the batter whom they’ll like to dismiss early. Suryakumar Yadav has been in sublime form in the T20 format for the last couple of years.

“Someone of Surya’s calibre, who’s in the kind of form that he is in, all you can bank on is your planning and execution. What he does after that is up to him. AB was one step better than Surya, in the sense that he would make you bowl where he wanted,” Harshal Patel said to ESPN Cricinfo ahead of RCB vs MI game.

Suryakumar Yadav is the number one ranked T20I batter. The Mumbai Indians’ batter has played 123 IPL games and has scored 2644 runs. He has scored runs at a brilliant strike rate of 136.78.

RCB vs MI: “Suryakumar Yadav will take the ball on his body all the time”, Harshal Patel

“Surya will sweep you from almost outside the pitch on off stump. Another ability he has is to take the ball on his body all the time. It’s one thing to take the ball on your body and play in front of square, because you still have a lot of time to adjust if the ball comes out slower or faster,” Harshal Patel applauded Suryakumar Yadav’s batting skills.

Suryakumar Yadav is equally destructive against spinners and seamers. After scoring three golden ducks in the ODI series against Australia, the Mumbai Indians batter will be roaring to get some runs under his belt in the RCB vs MI IPL 2023 game.

On the other hand, the RCB team management would be considering their plans against the mighty batter. Harshal Patel, who’s got the ability to bowl a variety of cutters will also have his plans against Suryakumar Yadav as he must also be looking to grab key wickets for his side.