Suryakumar Yadav: The last time South Africa and India played each other was in the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup final, where India won and created history.
Suryakumar Yadav, leading Team India in the upcoming IND vs SA T20I series, has the chance to break two major records. On Friday, November 8, the opening game of the IND vs. SA T20I series will be played. India’s squad for IND vs SA T20I series is young, with many fresh faces, and Suryakumar will be at the helm.
The T20I series between India and South Africa will mark Suryakumar Yadav’s second stint as captain. He has already captained the team against Bangladesh, where his youthful players excelled. But since India is playing South Africa at home, the task is more difficult this time.
The last time South Africa and India played each other was in the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup final, where India won and created history. Proteas has an opportunity to take advantage of their home advantage and exact retribution for their loss in the T20 World Cup final in the forthcoming IND vs. SA T20I series.
Suryakumar Yadav has the potential to break two significant records in the IND vs. SA T20I series.
The player with the most runs in the IND vs. SA T20Is: Suryakumar Yadav might become the player with the highest runs in IND vs. SA T20Is in the forthcoming series. SKY needs to score 107 more runs to reach this record. In seven Twenty20 Internationals against South Africa, he has amassed 346 runs thus far, including four half-centuries and a century. David Miller now holds the record for most runs in IND vs. SA T20Is with 452 runs in 21 matches.
Fastest player to hit 150 sixes in T20Is:
Suryakumar Yadav has the chance to break David Miller’s record and become the fastest player to reach 150 sixes in T20 Internationals. In 74 Twenty20 International appearances, the great batsman has already hit 144 sixes in 71 innings. In the four-match IND vs. SA T20I series, SKY needs just six more sixes to reach this milestone. With 206 sixes, senior opener Rohit Sharma, who is no longer playing T20Is, is the record holder. Martin Guptill comes in second with 173. Right now, Suryakumar is ranked third.