IND vs SA LIVE: Most T20 Runs Calendar Year: Most T20 Runs 2022: Suryakumar Yadav has surpassed Shikhar Dhawan’s big record in International T20 cricket on Wednesday, during the first T20I against South Africa. The 32-year old scored a match-winning fifty to give India 1-0 lead and has gone past the southpaw to become the Indian with the most runs in a calendar year in T20Is. Follow India vs SouthAfrica 1st T20 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
He is now the highest run-scorer in the shortest format this year. In 21 appearances, he has scored 732 runs at an average of 40.66. His ability to hit the ball all over the park and find gaps, his admirable wrist work and effortless sweep shots make him India’s own Mr 360. With such abilities, in addition to the willpower to deliver the right finishes, his fans have compared him with the likes of the legendary Australian cricketer Michael Bevan and South African icon AB De Villiers.
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IND vs SA LIVE: Suryakumar Yadav BREAKS Shikhar Dhawan’s big record in 1st T20 against SouthAfrica, becomes India’s highest run-scorer in a calendar year in T20Is
After showing promise in 2021, Suryakumar has taken his game to a whole new level. In two years, Suryakumar Yadav has gone on to cement his place in India’s T20 side. He might be just 32 matches old in T20Is but he already has a century and 8 half-centuries with a staggering strike rate of 173.35. His best individual score this year is 117. The star batter’s performance remains crucial for the Men in Blue heading into ICC T20 World Cup later this year, which his side would want to win after a disappointing Super 12 phase exit last year.
Most T20 Runs Calendar Year:
- Mohammad Rizwan – 1326 (2021)
- Babar Azam – 939 (2021)
- Paul Stirling – 748 (2019)
- Suryakumar Yadav – 732 (2022)
- Kevin O’Brien – 729 (2019)
- Max O’Dowd – 702 (2019)
- Shikhar Dhawan – 689 (2018)
- Martin Guptill – 678 (2021)
- Virat Kohli – 641 (2016)
- Ben Cooper – 637 (2019)
IND vs SA LIVE: Suryakumar Yadav BREAKS Shikhar Dhawan’s big record in 1st T20 against SouthAfrica, becomes India’s highest run-scorer in a calendar year in T20Is
Before the T20 World Cup, a series against South Africa is another opportunity for him to cement his status as one of India’s most-trusted T20I batters currently and he has re-written the record books by surpassing his compatriot Shikhar Dhawan to amass the most T20I runs for India in a calendar year.
In 2018, Shikhar scored 689 runs at an average of 40.52 in 18 matches. He scored six half-centuries and his best individual score that year was 92. Suryakumar and Shikhar are followed in this category by Virat Kohli (641 runs in 2016) and skipper Rohit Sharma (590 in 2018).
Many admirers of his game have described Suryakumar as India’s “six machine” and staying true to the name, he has also smashed the record for hitting most sixes in a calendar year in T20Is. He hit three maxiums in the match against South Africa and with that he now has 45 sixes in 21 T20 innings for India so far this year.
IND vs SA LIVE: Suryakumar Yadav BREAKS Shikhar Dhawan’s big record in 1st T20 against SouthAfrica, becomes India’s highest run-scorer in a calendar year in T20Is
Most T20 Runs 2022:
- Suryakumar Yadav – 732
- Dipendra Singh Airee – 626
- Sabawoon Davizi – 612
- Mohd Rizwan – 556
- Nicholas Pooran – 553
He has surpassed Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan, who had hit 42 sixes in 2021. In terms of the most number of sixes, Suryakumar is followed by a safe margin by Rohit Sharma (27 sixes) in India and Tony Pala Ura of Papua New Guinea (39 sixes) internationally.
The second and the final T20 matches will be played on October 2 and October 4, respectively. After this, both the teams will also play three ODIs from October 6-11.
IND vs SA LIVE: Suryakumar Yadav BREAKS Shikhar Dhawan’s big record in 1st T20 against SouthAfrica, becomes India’s highest run-scorer in a calendar year in T20Is
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