A look at the stats after a dazzling innings from the India batter
Sampath Bandarupalli07-Jan-20233 Centuries for Suryakumar Yadav in T20Is. Only one player has scored more tons than him in this format – Rohit Sharma (4). Three other batters have scored three hundreds in men’s T20Is – Glenn Maxwell, Colin Munro, and Sabawoon Davizi.ESPNcricinfo Ltd45 Balls Suryakumar needed to complete his hundred in Rajkot. It is the second-fastest century for India in T20Is. The quickest is by Rohit, who scored a 35-ball century against Sri Lanka in 2017 in Indore.3 All three centuries by Suryakumar in T20Is have taken fewer than 50 balls. His previous two T20I hundreds were scored in 2022 – against England off 48 balls in Nottingham and against New Zealand off 49 balls in Mount Maunganui. Only one other batter has multiple T20I hundreds in under 50 balls – David Miller (2).ESPNcricinfo Ltd0 Players to score three hundreds while batting at No. 3 and lower in T20Is, before Suryakumar. Two of his three centuries came at No. 4, while another ton when batting at one-down. Four batters, including Suryakumar, have multiple T20I centuries while batting at No. 4 and lower.9 Sixes by Suryakumar during his 112 not out in the third T20I. These are the second-most sixes hit by a batter for India in an innings in men’s T20Is. Rohit is ahead with ten sixes hit during his century against Sri Lanka in 2017.112* Suryakumar’s score in Rajkot, the highest for a batter in the decider of a T20I series comprising three or more matches. Only two players before Suryakumar have had centuries in a T20I series decider – Rohit (100*) against England in 2018 and Muhammad Waseem (107*) against Ireland in 2021.8 Fifty-plus scores by Suryakumar out of his 16 in T20Is have come at 200-plus strike-rate, the most by any batter. The strike rate of 141.66 during the second T20I in Pune was Suryakumar’s lowest for a fifty-plus score in this format.
