India's versatile batsman, Suryakumar Yadav, shone brightly on Thursday (June 20), leading the team with a stellar batting display against Afghanistan and claiming the Player of the Match (POTM) award. His performance was pivotal in India clinching their first victory in the Super Eight stage of the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup, catapulting them to the top of Group 1. Aged 33, Suryakumar scored 53 runs off 28 deliveries, including five boundaries and three sixes, after coming to bat in the seventh over to boost India's scoring rate.