IND vs SL: Suryakumar Yadav Becomes Fastest Batter In T20I History To Reach 1,500 Runs In Terms Of Balls Faced

Star Indian batsman Suryakumar Yadav rewrote history during the third and final T20I of the series against Sri Lanka with his undefeated third T20I century, becoming the quickest player to achieve 1,500 runs in the shortest format in terms of balls taken.

Suryakumar Yadav reached this milestone in T20I cricket in the quickest time of all players, playing only 843 balls.

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In terms of innings played, he is the third fastest to 1,500 runs in T20Is. The four batsmen who reached the milestone the quickest were Virat Kohli of India, KL Rahul of Pakistan, seasoned Australian Aaron Finch, and Babar Azam of Australia, who each needed 39 innings to reach 1,500 runs in T20Is. Mohammed Rizwan, a Pakistani wicketkeeper-batsman, accomplished the feat in 42 innings, while Suryakumar did so in 43.

The first player to achieve the milestone with a strike rate of 150 or above is Suryakumar Yadav.

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His 1,578 runs at an average of 46.41 have been scored in 45 games and 43 innings. In the format, he has three centuries and thirteen half-centuries, with a best individual score of 117 and a strike rate of 180.34.

Suryakumar Yadav scored the second-fastest T20I century by an Indian batsman:

In T20Is, Suryakumar also scored the second-fastest century by an Indian batsman, needing just 45 balls to get his third century.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma scored a 35-ball century against Sri Lanka in a T20I match to set a new record.

This batting prodigy is now tied for the second-highest century total in T20Is. With four T20I hundreds, Indian captain Rohit Sharma holds the record. Suryakumar Yadav, Australian Glenn Maxwell, and Colin Munro of New Zealand are next with three centuries each.

Suryakumar was named ‘Man of the Match’ for his match-winning century.

The three-match One-Day International series between both teams will begin on January 10.

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