Producer: Peuli Bakshi
Suryakumar Yadav scored an impressive knock of 80 runs from 42 balls in the 1st T20I of the 5-match India vs Australia series, on November 23, 2023.
The no. 1 ranked T20 batter is just 60 runs away from becoming the fourth Indian to reach 2000 T20I runs.
Owing to his current form, he might attain it in the 3rd T20I vs Australia itself, which is to be held on Nov 28, at Guwahati.
With another match-winning knock from skipper Suryakumar, India might seal the deal with a 3-0 win, with 2 matches remaining.
It would not only benefit the team, but would take Surya to another milestone of his career. He can become the fastest Indian to reach 2000 T20I runs.
Virat Kohli reached 2000 in 56 innings, while Surya has scored 1940 runs in 52 innings, having 4-innings opportunity to break Kohli’s record.
If he scores 60 or more runs in the 3rd T20I, he could land at no. 2 in the all-time fastest 2000-run mark, following Pak’s Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.
With his 99 runs in 2 T20Is of the ongoing series, Sky is 133 runs away from equalling Kohli’s record of 231 runs in the 2021 T20I series vs England.