Suryakumar Yadav of India became the joint-fastest Indian to amass 2000 T20I runs during his team’s match against South Africa at Gqeberah on Tuesday.
Suryakumar, who also captains the Indian team, reached 2000 runs in his 56th innings, the same as Virat Kohli, with a six over midwicket against South African pacer Lizaad Williams.
The right-handed hitter is also the joint-third fastest to 2000 T20I runs, trailing only the Pakistan combo of Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan, who did so in the 52nd innings.
Suryakumar, on the other hand, is the fastest in terms of number of balls required to reach 2000 T20I runs. The Indian hitter reached the milestone in 1164 balls, breaking Australia’s Aaron Finch’s record of 1283 balls.
