New Delhi: Team India’s T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav on Saturday broke Rohit Sharma’s record to become the second-fastest Indian to complete 2500 runs in T20Is. Suryakumar slammed a blistering knock of 75 runs of 35 balls as India posted a huge total of 297/6 against Bangladesh in 20 overs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
India scripted history by recording the highest-ever total by a full-member nation in T20Is. India’s 297/6 is the second-highest total of all time in T20I history behind only Nepal’s 314 against Mongolia. It was an extraordinary exhibition of T20 batting from India as the batters launched carnage against Bangladesh on a belter of a track in Hyderabad.
Suryakumar played his part with his quickfire 75 as he combined with centurion Sanju Samson to share a brilliant 173-stand for the 2nd wicket. En route to his 75-run knock, the Indian T20I skipper became the third Indian and the 2nd fastest to reach 2500 runs in the shortest format. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are the only other Indian batters with more than 2500 runs in T20Is.
2nd fastest Indian to 2500 runs in T20Is
Suryakumar completed 2500 runs in 71 innings to surpass Rohit in becoming the second-fastest Indian batter to the elusive feat. The Hitman achieved the feat in his 92nd innings. Kohli holds the record for being the fastest Indian to have completed 2500 runs in T20Is having reached the landmark in 68 innings.
Pakistan batter Babar Azam leads the overall list having achieved the fear in 62 innings. He is followed by his Pakistan teammate Mohammad Rizwan, who completed 2500 runs in T20Is in 65 innings.
Fastest Indian batters to 2500 runs in T20Is:
Virat Kohli – 68 innings
Suryakumar Yadav – 71 innings
Rohit Sharma – 92 innings
India post record-breaking 297/6 against Bangladesh in 3rd T20I
Sanju Samson’s sensational maiden T20I ton and Suryakumar’s 75 along with vital cameos from Hardik Pandya and Riyan Parag helped India post a record-shattering 297/6 on the board in 20 overs in the 3rd T20I against Bangladesh in Hyderabad. India broke Afghanistan’s 278/3 against Ireland in Dehradun in 2019 to post the highest T20I total by a full-member nation.
India’s 297/6 is the second-highest total of all time in T20Is, only behind Nepal’s 314 against Monogolia last year.
Team India batter Suryakumar Yadav broke Rohit Sharma’s record with a blistering knock of 75 runs off 35 balls in the 3rd T20I against Bangladesh at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
