Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh was awestruck by the six-hitting brilliance of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal in the RR vs MI game at Guwahati. The left-handed duo tore the Mumbai attack apart including Jasprit Bumrah in a stunning demolition job. Harbhajan, a former MI captain, couldn't believe his eyes and gave a salute to the two batters from the commentary box.
"15 saal ka ladka, iss tareeke se ballebaazi kare, dominate kare - ye bahaut badi baat hai. Salute hai mera. Mera salute hai Yashasvi aur Suryavanshi - kamaal ho yaar tum dono [For a 15 year old to bat this way and dominate is a big thing. I salute you - Jaiswal and Suryavanshi, you guys are brilliant]" Harbhajan said on commentary.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi unleashed a blistering display of power-hitting to propel Rajasthan Royals to 150 for 3 in their rain-curtailed IPL match here on Tuesday. Jaiswal (77 not out off 32 balls) and Sooryavanshi (39 off 14) hit a flurry of boundaries, including nine sixes combined, in an opening partnership of 80 runs in just five overs.
Jaiswal set the tone with a 22-run over off Deepak Chahar to start off the innings. However, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had the world in awe after he struck twin sixes off Jasprit Bumrah in the second over.
The match was reduced to a hitting contest after rain took away over two hours off action in Guwahati. The Rajasthan openers batted the visitors out of the contest, with Jaiswal remaining unbeaten till the end.
