SA vs IND: Suryakumar Yadav Becomes Joint Second Fastest To Score 2000 T20I Runs
Suryakumar Yadav scored 56 from 36 balls.
Suryakumar Yadav maintained his exceptional performance in T20 internationals by scoring a remarkable fifty in the second T20I against South Africa.
With this, the flamboyant hitter became the second fastest to score 2000 runs in T20Is. He took 56 innings to reach the milestone and is tied with former captain Virat Kohli.
Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam and his fellow teammate Mohammad Rizwan lead this chart, having scored 2000 runs in just 52 innings.
Fastest to 2000 T20I runs
- 52 – Babar Azam, Muhammad Rizwan
- 56 – Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav
- 58 – KL Rahul
- 62 – Aaron Finch
Surykaumar Yadav led the team from the front, having hammered 56 runs off 36 balls, including 5 fours and 3 sixes as India put on 180 runs on the board for the loss of seven wickets.
Rinku Singh, the young batting sensation also took the Proteas bowling to the cleaners, having scored 68 runs from just 39 deliveries. His knock was braced with 9 fours and 2 sixes.
However, all the batting efforts of the captain Suryakumar Yadav and Rinku Singh went in vain as South Africa won the match by five wickets via the DLS method.
