SuryaKumar Yadav T20 Records – IND vs NZ LIVE: They say, “Sky is the LIMIT” but not for SuryaKumar Yadav. The man who continues to redefine T20 cricket, not only went berserk against New Zealand at the Bay Oval, with a sparkling unbeaten 111 runs off just 51 balls. But what is the secret behind SURYA’s SUPER-FORM? How he is redefining T20 batting DAY after DAY? Check OUT the answer from Man HIMSELF? Watch IND vs NZ LIVE Streaming on Amazon Prime Video & IND NZ LIVE Broadcast on DD Sports
Surya was asked in the PRESS Conference after his amazing innings, how he maintain such HIGH STANDARDS? This was his answer
“I just try to stay in a zone. My wife stays with me during the tours and the series. I spend time with her on off days, go out with her and on all NON-MATCH days, I call my parents speak to them.
“They don’t discuss cricket at all. They keep me grounded, relaxed and help me stay in the same zone. This routine helps”
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IND vs NZ: SKY shatters records at Mount Maunganui, Punishes NZ bowlers & enters record books at Bay Oval, CHECK OUT
The 32-year-old not only scored runs, but he also entered and shattered record books in style. Here’s a look at SKY’s over-the-limit records at the Bay Oval.
a. Most runs in T20Is in 2022
This year, no one has scored more runs than Surya Kumar Yadav in T20Is. In 30 matches and as many innings, SKY has butchered his way to 1151 runs with the help of two tons and nine half-centuries. He averages 47.95 with the bat, and the strike rate stands at 188.37.
b. 4th highest individual T20I score for India
SKY now sits pretty at the fourth spot when it comes to the highest individual score for India in T20Is. Check the complete list below:
highest individual T20I scores for India
122*(61) Virat Kohli vs Afg Dubai 2022
118 (43), Rohit Sharma vs. Sri Lanka, Indore, 2017
117 (55), Suryakumar Yadav vs. Eng. Nottingham 2022
111*(51) Suryakumar Yadav vs NZ Mt Maunganui 2022
111*(61) Rohit Sharma vs WI Lucknow 2018
c. Two T20I hundreds in a calendar year
The hundred against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui was SKY’s second ton in a calendar year (2022). Earlier this year, SKY scored 117 runs against England in Nottingham. Surya is only the second Indian batsman after Rohit Sharma to score two hundreds in the same year. He achieved the feat in 2018.
d. Most T20I hundreds for India
Surya Kumar Yadav is now joint second highest when it comes to most T20I hundreds for India. He equaled KL Rahul’s record of two tons in 72 matches, and only Rohit Sharma is ahead of SKY with four hundreds in the format.
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e. 1st Indian to score a T20I hundred in New Zealand
Suryakumar Yadav is the first Indian batsman to score a T20I hundred in New Zealand. He is also the only Indian batsman to score a hundred in England and New Zealand.
f. 4th T20I hundred at Mount Maunganui, the first by an overseas player.
Suryakumar Yadav joins Colin Munro and Glenn Philips (both from New Zealand) to score a T20I hundred in Mount Maunganui. Munro is the only batsman to notch up two T20I hundreds at the venue. SKY is the only overseas batsman to reach a three-figure score at the venue.
g. 50+ runs by an Indian batter in the last 5 overs of a T20I
SKY has scored most runs in the last five overs in T20Is for India. After his exploits at the Bay Oval, SKY has smashed 50 runs or more in the last 30 balls, on three occasions. The other two are Hardik Pandya (2) and Virat Kohli (1).
h. 3rd fastest hundred for India in T20Is
SuryaKumar Yadav smashed his hundred in only 49 balls against New Zealand. This is the third fastest hundred by an Indian batsman in the format, after Rohit Sharma (35 balls vs Sri Lanka in 2017) and KL Rahul (46 balls vs West Indies in 2016).
i. Most MoM awards in a calendar year:
Surya Kumar Yadav bagged his 7th man of the match performance this year at the end of the 2nd T20I against New Zealand. He has now overtaken Virat Kohli’s record, who bagged 6 MoM performances in 2016 in 13 innings. SKY took 30 innings to break Kohli’s record.
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