Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma Form Raises Batting Concerns

India vs South Africa T20 World Cup Super 8 Match: Super-8 matches of T20 World Cup Today India is going to face South Africa in Ahmedabad. Despite winning all four matches of the group stage, the Indian team’s batting has not looked completely reliable. In every match some player used to take care of the team, but it is not guaranteed that this happens every time in big matches.

The biggest concern is about the slow batting of the middle order. More discussion about opener Abhishek Sharma being out on zero thrice in a row Suryakumar Yadav And it is happening regarding the strike rate of Tilak Verma. In the first match against USA, the team was in trouble, then Suryakumar played cautiously and later scored fast runs and saved the team, but since then he is playing in the same style and is getting out openly while trying to score runs.

How many runs has Suryakumar Yadav scored in T20 World Cup 2026?

In the tournament, Suryakumar Yadav has scored 162 runs in 4 matches, the average is 54 and the strike rate is around 136, which looks fine, but most of the runs have come from a single innings. On the other hand, Tilak Verma has scored only 106 runs in 4 matches and his strike rate is around 120, which is considered slow as per T20. It seems that he is not comfortable at the crease.

What will Team India do against South Africa?

Now in the Super-8, India has to play against strong teams like South Africa, West Indies and Zimbabwe. Especially South Africa’s batting is considered very dangerous. Players like Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock and David Miller can chase any target or score a big score. In such a situation, if India’s batting remains slow then the difficulty may increase.

What did Sanjay Manjrekar say?

Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has also expressed concern about Suryakumar Yadav’s batting. He says that due to the situation in the match against USA, Suryakumar had changed his style, but now he is being more cautious than necessary, which could be an alarm bell for the team.

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