WATCH: Suryakumar Yadav Lights Up Pune SKY On His Return; Watch Video Here

KKR vs MI IPL 2022: Seasoned batter Surykumar Yadav made his return with a bang as he smacks a fifty against Kolkata Knight Riders in his first IPL 2022 match for Mumbai Indians.

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KKR vs MI IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians started off their IPL 2022 campaign with two consecutive losses. However, MI was missing their star-batter Suryakumar Yadav, who returned against Kolkata Knight Riders and immediately made his presence felt. 

Coming in to bat in the 8th over after Mumbai Indians lost their second wicket in the form of Dewald Brevis at a score of 45, SKY held the crease and started off cautiously. He went on to smack 52 runs in 36 balls, and etched a partnership of 83 runs from 49 balls with youngster Tilak Varma to help Mumbai reach a sizeable total of 159/4 against Kolkata Knight Riders. 

Suryakumar Yadav was out of action since an injury he endured while playing for Team India against West Indies in February. Since then, he was in rehab at National Cricket Academy in Bangalore and working on his fitness. 

Upon his return in the 14th match of IPL 2022, SKY smashed 2 sixes launched into the Pune sky to serve multiple purposes - entertain the cricket fans as well as help Mumbai Indians out of trouble and maybe avoid a third consecutive defeat. 

While talking about the match, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss & opted to bowl first against Mumbai Indians in the 14th match of IPL 2022. Mumbai Indians lost Rohit Sharma early on in the 3rd over. Dewal Brevis showed intent at #3 with 19-ball-21 but the run rate fell after his dismissal in the 8th over. However, Suryakumar Yadav & Tilak Varma etched a partnership of 83 runs in 49 balls for the fourth wicket and helped MI to 159/4 in 20 overs. For KKR, Cummins picked up 2 wickets although went for 43 runs, and Varun & Umesh managed 1 wicket each.