Watch: Suryakumar Yadav’s six off Mohammad Shami has Sachin Tendulkar in disbelief

Mumbai Indians batter Suryakumar Yadav lived up to his Mr 360° moniker as his hit off Mohammad Shami’s 19th over left even Sachin Tendulkar flabbergasted.
In the second ball of the 19th, Surya went for a cover drive but with a flick of his wrs at the last moment sent the ball over third man for a huge six. The camera then zoomed to Tendulkar who was in awe and seen gesturing with his hands in disbelief.
The Master Blaster would later tweet, “@surya_14kumar lit up the evening sky today He played excellent shots through the innings but the one that stood out for me was the 6 over third man off @MdShami11. The way he opened the face of the bat to create that angle off the blade at the same time is very very tough to do and not many batters in world cricket can play that shot.”]

.@surya_14kumar lit up the evening sky today!He played excellent shots through the innings but the one that stood out for me was the 6 over third man off @MdShami11.
The way he opened the face of the bat to create that angle off the blade at the same time is very very tough to…
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 12, 2023
“I was not thinking about hitting straight, I had two shots in the mind – one over fine leg and one over third man,” SKY said after the match.
Surya would ultimately score his maiden Indian Premier League century with a 6 off the last ball of the MI innings helping his franchise to a massive 218/5.

How do you hit a cover drive but get it over third man for six?
We watched SKY do it here and still can’t understand. What about you? 😵‍💫#IPLonJioCinema #MIvGT pic.twitter.com/kg9QU7jxuW
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) May 12, 2023
Chasing the target, Gujarat Titans kept losing wickets at regular intervals before Rashid Khan’s explosive 79 brought them closer to the target but couldn’t get over the finish line, losing the match 27 runs.
For Mumbai, ‘Impact Player’ Akash Madhwal took three wickets while spinners Piyush Chawla and Kumar Kartikeya snared two wickets each.
Earlier, Ishan Kishan and Vishnu Vinod chipped in with 31 and 30 respectively for Mumbai.
Rashid was the pick of GT bowlers with figures of 4/30.