Suryakumar Yadav on verge of joining Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma in THIS elite list for India in 4th IND vs NZ T20I
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Suryakumar Yadav scored back-to-back half-centuries in the last two T20Is against New Zealand.
Suryakumar Yadav has done a marvellous job in the ongoing T20I series against New Zealand, leading Indian Cricket Team to back-to-back victories in the first three games. The Men-in-Blue won the first clash by 48 runs, and followed up with victories by seven and eight wickets in the next two games to seal the series.
Not only with his captaincy, Suryakumar has also rocked with his batting in the series after struggling to score a half-century last year. The Indian captain got out for 32 runs in the opening game, but hammered back-to-back fifties in the next two matches.
He slammed an unbeaten 82 runs in the second T20I in Raipur and followed it up with an unbeaten 57 runs in the third game in Guwahati. Despite not winning the Player of the Match awards, he has played a key role in India’s wins.
The IND vs NZ 4th T20I will take place on January 28 at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. And, in that encounter, Yadav can grab a marvellous milestone, becoming only the third Indian batter after Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to achieve huge feat
Suryakumar Yadav needs 41 runs to become 3rd Indian batter to 3000-run mark in T20Is
The right-handed batsman is just 41 runs shy of reaching the 3000-run mark in T20I cricket, which he can steal in the next encounter against the Black Caps. Across 102 games since his debut in 2021, Suryakumar has scored 2959 runs in 96 innings.
Sharma and Kohli are the only other Indian batters with 3000 runs in T20I cricket, with the former being India’s highest run-getter with 4231 runs. Overall, the 35-year-old can become the 12th batter to reach the landmark.
Indian batters with 3000-plus runs in T20I cricket
- Rohit Sharma- 4231 runs
- Virat Kohli- 4188 runs
Batters with more than 3000 runs in T20I cricket
- Babar Azam (PAK) – 4429 runs
- Rohit Sharma (IND) – 4231 runs
- Virat Kohli (IND) – 4188 runs
- Jos Buttler (ENG) – 3869 runs
- Paul Stirling (IRE) – 3866 runs
- Martin Guptill (NZ) – 3531 runs
- Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) – 3414 runs
- David Warner (AUS) – 3277 runs
- Muhammad Waseem (UAE) – 3184 runs
- Virandeep Singh (MAS) – 3180 runs
- Aaron Finch (AUS) – 3120 runs
With the kind of form that the Indian captain has shown in the ongoing T20I series against New Zealand, he can easily achieve the milestone in the upcoming two matches. In such a scenario, he will become the second-fastest batter to reach the mark after Virat Kohli (81 innings). After three games, he is the leading run-scorer in the India vs New Zealand campaign with 171 runs.
Who is captaining India in IND vs NZ T20I series?
Suryakumar Yadav is captaining India in IND vs NZ T20I series.
How many matches will take place during T20I series between India and New Zealand?
Five T20Is will be played between India and New Zealand.
Who has won the IND vs NZ T20I series?
India have won IND vs NZ T20I series after winning the first three games.
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Vikas Singh Derek is a core cricket-lover since childhood and has always followed the sport both in his personal and professional life. He started his school life by watching cricket at home with family. Later, he played cricket on the field at local clubs during college. After his Master's in Journalism from Mumbai, he followed his passion by covering cricket news across various digital media. Since 2015, he has been an aspiring sports journalist and cricket content writer with over 50K+ articles.