Fiery Suryakumar Yadav sends T20 World Cup warning with historic T20I record
India Today
IND vs N: Suryakumar Yadav became the fastest batter to reach 3,000 runs in men's T20Is, achieving the feat in the fifth and final T20I against New Zealand in Trivandrum.
Suryakumar Yadav sent a fiery warning to the rest of the world ahead of the T20 World Cup by scripting a historic T20I record in the fifth and final match against New Zealand at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday, January 31.
The Indian star became the fastest batter to reach 3,000 runs in men’s T20Is in terms of balls faced, surpassing UAE batter Muhammad Waseem, who reached the mark of 1,947 balls in the Asia Cup 2025 match against Oman.
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True to his reputation, Suryakumar brought up the landmark in breathtaking fashion, carving a wide full-toss free hit from Lockie Ferguson past short third for a boundary. The stroke summed up his audacious brilliance and supreme confidence at the crease. In the process, he also became only the third Indian after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to score 3,000 T20I runs.
Suryakumar eventually signed off with a scintillating 63 off just 30 balls, leaving the field to a standing ovation and underlining his status as India’s most dangerous T20 weapon heading into the World Cup.
Suryakumar tore through the New Zealand bowling attack with an explosive display of power and precision. Suryakumar came to bat after India had lost the wickets of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma in pretty quick succession. From the outset, SKY looked in total control, punishing anything in the slot.
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