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Suryakumar Yadav hits 100 T20I sixes, quickest among the Indians

Suryakumar Yadav reached the 100 sixes milestone in the 3rd T20I against WI and became the fastest player among Indians to achieve this.

Abishek GoswamiAugust 9, 2023 at 06:27 AM • 2 min read
Suryakumar Yadav hits 100 T20I sixes, quickest among the Indians
Suryakumar Yadav reached the 100 sixes milestone in the 3rd T20I against WI and became the fastest player among Indians to achieve this.

Suryakumar Yadav produced a match-winning show for the Indian cricket team, scoring a 44-ball 83 in the 3rd T20I against West Indies. His knock played a crucial role in India's victory, with the win also keeping the team alive in the 5-match series. Surya also completed 100 sixes in T20I cricket, becoming the fastest Indian to complete the landmark. His inning came at a strike rate of over 188. Surya achieved the accomplishment in just 49 innings, becoming the fastest Indian to do so. The fastest player to bring up 100 T20I sixes is West Indies batter Evin Lewis.

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Suryakumar also overtook Shikhar Dhawan to become India's fourth-highest run-getter in T20I cricket. In 51 T20Is and 49 innings, he has scored 1,780 runs at an average of 45.64, with three centuries and 14 fifties. His best score is 117. His runs have come at a strike rate of over 174. Shikhar has scored 1,759 runs at an average of 27.92 and a strike rate of over 126 in 68 matches. He has 11 fifties in his T20I carer.

Most sixes in T20Is by Indians:

  1. 182 sixes - Rohit Sharma (140 innings)
  2. 117 sixes - Virat Kohli (107 innings)
  3. 101* sixes - Suryakumar Yadav (49 innings)
  4. 99 sixes - KL Rahul (68 innings)
  5. 74 sixes - Yuvraj Singh (51 innings)
  6. 68 sixes - Hardik Pandya (70 innings)
  7. 58 sixes - Suresh Raina (66 innings)
  8. 52 sixes - MS Dhoni (85 innings)
  9. 50 sixes - Shikhar Dhawan (66 innings)

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