All The Record And Stats From Suryakumar Yadav's Sensational Century Against South Africa

Suryakumar Yadav, on Thursday (December 14), starred with the bat to help India thrash South Africa by 106 runs in the third and final T20I. Entering the game trailing 1-0 in the series, India needed a win in the final game to draw level, and their captain rose to the occasion.

The Men in Blue were in all sorts of trouble after being asked to bat first. Shubman Gill failed to get for the second game in a row and departed for just eight. Tilak Varma also failed to do well and was dismissed for a duck as India found themselves reeling at 29 for 2. However, from that point onward, Suryakumar Yadav stood firm, batting through till the final over and guiding India to an imposing total.

He shared a 112-run stand with opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (60) to lay the foundation for the big total. The right-handed batsman went on to complete his century on the first ball of the 20th over before being dismissed on the very next ball. His 100-run knock came off 56 balls and was studded with seven fours and eight sixes. India finished their innings on 201 for 7.

In reply, South Africa were all out for 95 runs in less than 14 overs. The Proteas lost three wickets inside the powerplay and just could not recover after that. They kept losing wickets at regular intervals and were all out for 95. For India, left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav starred with the ball, taking 5 for 17 runs.

Records and stats after Suryakumar Yadav’s century:

Suryakumar Yadav’s century saw him add more feathers to his already illustrious cap. Here are some notable records and stats after his century against the Proteas.

• Most centuries in T20Is:

Suryakumar has equaled the record of most centuries in the shortest format of the game. He now has four centuries in the format and is level with Rohit Sharma and Glenn Maxwell.

4 – Rohit Sharma
4 – Glenn Maxwell
4 – Suryakumar Yadav
3 – Babar Azam
3 – Colin Munro
3 – Sabawoon Davizi

• Most 50-plus scores from No.4 or below in T20Is:

The Mumbai star now has scored 15 50-plus scores in T20Is while batting at No.4 or below. The record was previously held by ex-England captain Eoin Morgan.

15 – Suryakumar Yadav (39 innings)
14 – Eoin Morgan (105 innings)
11 – Glenn Maxwell (74 innings)
10 – Richie Berrington (59 innings)
10 – Glenn Phillips (48 innings)

• Hundreds as captain in Men’s T20Is for India:

Suryakumar became only the second Indian men’s captain to score a T20I century after Rohit Sharma.

118 – Rohit Sharma vs Sri Lanka, Indore, 2017
111* – Rohit Sharma vs West Indies, Lucknow, 2018
100 – Suryakumar Yadav vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 2023

• Most sixes in T20Is for India:

Suryakumar went past Virat Kohli in the list of most T20I sixes for India in T20Is. Only Rohit is now ahead of him in the list.

182 – Rohit Sharma (140 innings)
123 – Suryakumar Yadav (57 innings)
117 – Virat Kohli (107 innings)
99 – KL Rahul (68 innings)
74 – Yuvraj Singh (51 innings)

• Most Men’s T20I hundreds from No.3 or below:

Suryakumar now has four centuries while batting at no.3 or below.

4 – Suryakumar Yadav
3 – Glenn Maxwell