Indian batsman Suryakumar set T20 record after a great knock against Zimbabwe. Read the article to know about the unbelievable feat.
T20 Cricket has turned out to be Surya’s favourite format. He seems so much at home playing in this format. Proving once again that he is world’s best T20 player, continued his epic run at this year’s T20 World Cup. His roaring unbeaten 61 off a mere 25 balls took the team to set a commanding 186 runs for the loss of only 5 wickets. The ace batter after that smashing innings set a record. Suryakumar Yadav’s T20 record included becoming the first Indian to reach the 1000-run mark in a calendar year. It was nothing less than an epic knock that consisted of hitting six fours and four sixes. Surya’s innings for a treat for the eyes as he smashed the Zimbabwe bowlers all around the park in a magnificent knock in Melbourne. Even Indian coach Rahul Dravid could not stop himself from calling him the best T20 player.
Suryakumar Yadav’s T20 Record makes him first Indian batter to score 1000 runs
He is a phenomenal T20 player for a reason. The Zimbabwe bowlers seemed completely lost as he smashed them all around the ground. In doing so, the 31-year-old batter thus became the first Indian to reach 1000-run mark in T20Is in a calendar year. Also, he is the highest-run scorer this year in the shortest format of the game (international T20s). He is only the second batsman after Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan, who made the record a year ago. Watch as Virender Sehwag and Ashish Nehra heap praises on the cricketer.
Currently in top form, Suryakumar Yadav’s T20 Record only confirms it
Suryakumar has been in a superb form and his record is a proof of that. His resume highlights nine half-centuries and a maiden T20I hundred against England in June.
After that heroic innings against Zimbabwe, the Surya had scored 1026 runs in 28 matches at a staggering strike rate of 186.54. The second highest T20 score by an Indian batsman is in Virat’s name, who scored 731.
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