Surya came out to bat at No.4 in the eighth over and went berserk right from the word go. Mumbai had already gotten off to a sensational start, thanks to Angkrish Raghuvanshi and , and their skipper ensured they didn’t lose momentum.

Now 36, Surya added 65 for the third wicket in just 23 deliveries with Musheer. In the process, he notched up his 66th fifty in the shortest format of the game (in addition to six hundreds) off only 15 balls. He opened his account with a single off the first ball and then smashed 44 off the next 10 balls that included five sixes and three fours.

This is also his fastest T20 fifty, bettering his effort against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 2024 . He had smashed a 17-ball half-century then, helping Mumbai Indians gun down the 197-run target in only 15.3 overs.

Coming back to Surya’s heroics against Hyderabad, he smashed six fours and five sixes. This was also his first T20 game since the IPL clash against the Rajasthan Royals on May 24 this year.

Surya had led India to the T20 World Cup triumph this year before the IPL but was dropped from the team when the new cycle began. Shreyas Iyer, who had been out of the squad, replaced him as both player and captain. Now out of favour, the Surya began the new season in the domestic circuit on a high and will be looking to continue for the rest of the season.

As for the match, apart from Surya, Musheer also starred with the bat, scoring 51 off 24 deliveries with six fours and three sixes to his credit. Raghuvanshi also played his part in the chase with an unbeaten 27 off 13 deliveries.

With the ball, Maxwell Swaminathan starred for Mumbai, picking up three wickets for just 23 runs in his four overs and restricting Hyderabad to 172 in their 20 overs.

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