Surya Kumar Yadav becomes fastest player to reach 1,500 runs in T20I
Suryakumar Yadav: In terms of balls faced, Suryakumar Yadav has become the player to reach 1,500 runs in T20 International cricket the fastest. It only took 843 balls to reach this location. Suryakumar has scored 1,578 runs at an average of 46.41 in 45 games and 43 innings. In the format, he has three century and thirteen half-centuries, with a best individual score of 117.
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However, he is the third-fastest batter to reach the 1,500-run mark in terms of innings. The fastest batters to reach this landmark are Indian batter Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Australian veteran Aaron Finch and Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, who all took 39 innings to score 1,500 runs in T20 International cricket. Mohammed Rizwan, a Pakistani wicketkeeper-batsman, and Suryakumar both accomplished this feat in 43 innings.
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- Suryakumar also holds the record of being the second fastest Indian player to score a century in T20 Internationals. Suryakumar completed his 100 off just 45 balls. The team’s captain, Rohit Sharma, is ranked first after scoring a century in 35 balls against Sri Lanka in 2017.
- Sky also holds the second position among players who have scored the most centuries in international T20 matches. Captain Rohit Sharma is leading there too with four centuries. Aussie player Glenn Maxwell and New Zealand player Colin Munro are in second position with Suryakumar with three centuries.