Suryakumar Yadav broke the massive record of Glenn Maxwell and Aaron Finch in T20Is. The stand-in captain of the Indian cricket team became the fastest batsman to score 2000 runs in the shortest format of the game in terms of balls faced.

Suryakumar Yadav achieved the feat in the ongoing second T20I against South Africa. The match between the two teams will take place at St George’s Park in Gqeberha. The Indian captain has been magnificent with the bat so far in the game and has played some impressive shots.

Suryakumar came in to bat as India lost both openers, Yashasvi Jaiswal Shubman Gill, for ducks. The batsman came out with positive intentions and attacked the bowlers from the beginning. He seemed unfazed by the wickets falling at the other end and played lofted shots.

Suryakumar Yadav completed 2000 runs in just 1163 balls, surpassing Aaron Finch who achieved the feat in 1283 balls. The Indian captain also surpassed the likes of Glenn Maxwell (1304 balls), David Miller (1398 balls) and KL Rahul (1415 balls).

Faster runs up to 2000 T20I:
1163b – Suryakumar Yadav*
1283b – Aaron Finch
1304b – Glenn Maxwell
1398b – David Molinero
1415b – KL Rahul

With the way Suryakumar Yadav is batting in the ongoing game, it looks like he will end up with a big score. He also holds the key for India in the ongoing game. If he stays until the end, it is fair to say that the team can register around 220 runs with ease.

Suryakumar Yadav becomes fourth leading run-getter for India in T20Is

Apart from becoming the fastest to 2000 runs by balls, Suryakumar Yadav also became India’s fourth leading run-getter in T20Is. He joined the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul on the elite list.

Most runs for India in T20Is:
4008 – Virat Kohli (107 inns)
3853 – Rohit Sharma (140)
2256 – KL Rahul (68)
2000* – Suryakumar Yadav (56)

Suryakumar also surpassed KL Rahul to become the fastest Indian to 2000 runs per innings. He achieved the feat in 56 innings and joined Virat Kohli who achieved the feat in the same number of innings. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan top the list.

Fewest innings for 2000 runs in T20Is
52 – Babar Azam
52 – Muhammad Rizwan
56 – Virat Kohli
56 – Suryakumar Yadav*
58 – KL Rahul