IND vs SL: Suryakumar Yadav broke numerous records as soon as he scored a century and, in his brief career, outlasted many veterans

IND vs SL: As soon as Suryakumar Yadav scored the third century of his international T20 career against Sri Lanka, he broke numerous records. The fifth batsman to reach three centuries in T20 is Suryakumar Yadav. Prior to him, each Glenn Maxwell, Colin Munro, Sabawoon Dwiji, and Rohit Sharma scored three centuries.

Suryakumar Yadav’s IND vs SL record

At the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot during the third and final game between IND vs SL, explosive batsman Suryakumar Yadav scored the third century of his international T20 career while playing a ferocious inning. In this century, Suryakumar Yadav has broken a lot of records. At the same time, India defeated Sri Lanka by a significant margin of 91 runs thanks to his century, winning the series 2-1.

Suryakumar Yadav scored his first T20 international century against England in Nottingham last July. Then he pitched an inning with 117 runs in 55 pitches. Suryakumar Yadav then scored an unbeaten 111 off 51 balls against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui in November 2022. On Saturday, he batted unbeaten for 112 runs off 51 balls against Sri Lanka in Rajkot. Suryakumar Yadav is currently ranked first in the ICC T20 rankings.

The century by Suryakumar Yadav in T20

117(55) Westing, Nottingham v England, July 2022

111(51) Wassanj, Mat Maunganui v New Zealand, November 2022

112(51) WSL, Rajkot v Sri Lanka, January 2023

Suryakumar Yadav is the fifth batsman in international T20 to record three centuries. Prior to him, each Glenn Maxwell, Colin Munro, Sabawoon Dwiji, and Rohit Sharma scored three centuries. Additionally, Suryakumar has scored international T20 centuries in three different nations, trailing only Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell in the world rankings.

Most centuries in T20 International

4 Rohit Sharma (India)
3 Suryakumar Yadav (India)
3 Glenn Maxwell (Australia)
3 Colin Munro (New Zealand)
3 Sabawon Dwiji (Czech Republic)

Suryakumar Yadav is the only batsman in international T20 who has scored three centuries at a strike rate of more than 200. Seven players, including Suryakumar, did it before him. Veteran players like Chris Gayle, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Finch, and David Mill, as well as Brendon McCullum of New Zealand, have been left behind by the Indian batsman.

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T20 International centuries with 200+ strike rates

3 – Suryakumar Yadav (India)
2 – Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
2 – Chris Gayle (West Indies)
2 – Aaron Finch (Australia)
2nd – David Miller (South Africa)
2 – Evin Lewis (West Indies)
2 – Glenn Maxwell (Australia)

The second Indian batsman, Suryakumar, has scored India’s quickest T20 century. Earlier, Rohit Sharma accomplished this feat. In Indore, Rohit scored 118 runs in just 35 balls during one inning in 2017. Suryakumar Yadav, on the other hand, scored a century in 45 balls on Saturday. Suryakumar is the second batsman to reach a century against Sri Lanka in addition to this

India’s quickest T20 century

35 balls, Rohit Sharma vs Sri Lanka (2017)
45 balls, Suryakumar Yadav vs Sri Lanka (2023)
46 balls, KL Rahul vs West Indies (2016)
48 balls, Suryakumar Yadav vs England (2022)
49 balls, Suryakumar Yadav vs New Zealand (2022)