Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav scored 75 runs from 35 balls in the third T20I against Bangladesh, which was played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday (October 12). The 34-year-old right-handed batter came out to bat at No. 3 after the early dismissal of Abhishek Sharma, and during his stay at the crease, he hammered eight fours and five sixes. Surya was involved in a 173-run partnership for the second wicket with Sanju Samson (111) that helped India post a total of 297 runs on the board for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs.
During his 75-run knock in the third T20I, Surya crossed the 2500 run mark in T20Is, and it helped him become the third fastest batter in the world after Babar Azam and Virat Kohli to score 2500 runs. Former Pakistan captain Babar crossed the 2500-run mark in his 67th match, whereas Kohli needed 73 matches to reach the milestone. On the other hand, the third T20I between India and Bangladesh on Saturday was Surya’s 74th match in the shortest format of the game.
Fastest to 2500 runs in T20Is
- Babar Azam (Pakistan) – 67
- Virat Kohli (India) – 73
- Suryakumar Yadav (India) – 74
- Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) – 76
- Aaron Finch (Australia) – 78
Rohit Sharma is the only other Indian batter to score more than 2500 runs in T20Is. He crossed the 2500-run mark in his 100th T20I for the Men in Blue.
Apart from that, Surya has also moved to joint No. 3 position in the list of batters with the most sixes in T20Is. He has 144 sixes to his name in 74 T20Is. West Indies wicketkeeper-batter Nicholas Pooran has also scored 144 sixes so far.
Most sixes in T20Is
- Rohit Sharma (India) – 205
- Martin Guptill (New Zealand) – 173
- Suryakumar Yadav (India) – 144
- Nicholas Pooran (West Indies) – 144
- Jos Buttler (England) – 137
The win over Bangladesh in Hyderabad also helped Surya become India’s fourth most successful captain in T20Is. He broke Hardik Pandya’s record of 10 wins in 16 T20Is. Under Surya’s leadership, India has won 11 out of 13 T20Is played so far.
Most wins as Indian captain in T20Is
- Rohit Sharma – 49
- MS Dhoni – 42
- Virat Kohli – 32
- Suryakumar Yadav – 11
- Hardik Pandya – 10
Of those 11 wins, India won four against Australia in November-December 2023, one against South Africa, and three each against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The third and final T20I of the three-match series between India and Sri Lanka in July 2024 finished on level terms, but India went on to win the fixture in the super over.
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