During the IPL 2025 match between the Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday, April 17, Suryakumar Yadav, the captain of the India T20I team, showcased his playful demeanor and rapport with emerging Indian cricketers. In a lighthearted moment, Suryakumar humorously checked the pockets of SRH opener Abhishek Sharma for any notes during the SRH innings, much to the amusement of the spectators.

Abhishek had made a strong start against MI, scoring 36 runs off 26 balls, including six boundaries. In response, captain Hardik Pandya opted to bowl himself into the game. As he prepared for his run-up, Suryakumar approached Abhishek and inquired if he had a similar note that had garnered attention following his record-setting century against the Punjab Kings.

To confirm, Suryakumar playfully searched Abhishek's pockets, which were found to be empty. The amusing exchange quickly gained traction on various social media platforms.

In his previous match against PBKS, Abhishek had celebrated his first IPL century by pulling out a note from his pocket and displaying it to the camera, which read, "This one's for the Orange Army."

It was Abhishek's way of showing gratitude to the SRH fans, popularly known as the 'Orange Army'. They have been showering their love unconditionally ever since the franchise remodelled its approach to an ultra-attacking style last year.

Abhishek was not in the best of form in the lead-up to the PBKS match. With a point to prove in front of SRH's home crowd, the left-hander smashed the score by an Indian in the history of IPL (141 off 55 balls) to help SRH chase down 246 with 9 balls to spare.

On a different Wankhede pitch against MI, Abhishek did not get off to an absolute flyer but made sure SRH scored at a steady run rate. Surya checking his pockets for a chit, however, did not turn out to be a lucky charm for Abhishesk as the dashing opener was dismissed in the same Hardik Pandya over.

After hitting a boundary off the MI captain, Abhishek was caught in the deep while trying to make room and cut a short delivery for six.

SRH struggled to reach 162-5 on a slowish Wankhede pitch and Mumbai, which won the toss and elected to field, eased to 166-6 with 11 balls to spare for their third win in seven games. Hyderabad lies at No. 9 just ahead of last-place Chennai Super Kings with two wins and five defeats.

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