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Indian cricket team captain Suryakumar Yadav scored an unbeaten half-century (84) against the US cricket team in the third match of the T20 World Cup 2026. This proved to be his 25th overall T20 International and second half-century against America. With the help of his innings, India, batting first, scored 161/9 after the stipulated 20 overs. Let’s take a look at his innings and statistics.
Suryakumar’s innings was a struggle
Batting first after losing the toss, India lost its second wicket at the score of 45 runs, then Suryakumar came to the crease. USA bowlers kept dropping wickets from one end. In the hour of crisis, Suryakumar batted brilliantly and completed his half-century in 36 balls. He remained unbeaten after scoring 84 runs in 49 balls (fours- 10, sixes- 10). He along with Akshar Patel (14) made a useful partnership of 41 runs for the 7th wicket.
Suryakumar completed 1,000 T-20 international runs as captain
Suryakumar completed his 1,000 runs in T-20 International as captain. He became the third captain from India to do so. Let us tell you that while leading in 62 T20 Internationals, Rohit Sharma had scored 1,905 runs with a strike rate of 149.76. Indian legend Virat Kohli led the team in 50 T20 Internationals, scoring 1,570 runs at a strike rate of 140.55.
Records
Suryakumar made these other records
In the history of T20 World Cup, Suryakumar has now become the second highest scorer in the debut innings as captain. In this matter, Chris Gayle (88 vs Australia, 2009) is ahead of him. Suryakumar became the second highest innings scorer in T20 International as Indian captain. Rohit Sharma (92 vs Australia, 2024) is ahead of him in this list. He also completed his 500 runs in the T20 World Cup.
Suryakumar’s T20 international career has been brilliant
Suryakumar started his T20 International career in the year 2021 against the England cricket team. He has played 105 T20 International matches so far, in which he has scored more than 3,100 runs in 99 innings at an average of around 37. His highest score has been 117 runs. Apart from 25 half-centuries, he has also scored 4 centuries in his name. He is the third highest run-scorer from India in this format.
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