Captain Suryakumar Yadav, who was struggling with poor form for a long time, was an excellent batsman in Raipur and India returned by winning by seven wickets. In the second T20 match against New Zealand, he scored unbeaten 82 runs in 37 balls after getting the target of 209. He hit 9 fours and four sixes. This is Surya’s first half-century in 24 innings since October 2024. Surya gaining momentum and batting aggressively before the T20 World Cup 2026 is a good sign for India. He scored 24 runs in the ninth over bowled by Jack Foulkes, which can give an idea of the aggression of the Indian captain. Surya has broken the record of former veteran all-rounder Yuvraj Singh. Actually, Suryakumar has reached second place in the list of Indian players who have scored 20 or more runs most times in T20 International cricket. He has done this feat five times so far in his career. Yuvraj scored 20+ runs in an over four times. Topping the list is ‘Hitman’ Rohit Sharma. He accomplished this feat six times. Rohit has retired from Test and T20 International. Let us tell you that Surya hit fours on the first four balls of Foulkes who came for the ninth inning. He hit a six on the fifth ball and a double on the last ball. Foulkes also bowled a wide ball.
Team India shook many record books, 2 world records of Pakistan were shattered
Most times 20+ runs in an over for India in T20I
6 – Rohit Sharma
5 – Suryakumar Yadav
4 – Yuvraj Singh
3 – Rinku Singh
3 – Hardik Pandya
3 – Rituraj Gaikwad
3 – Sanju Samson
2 – Ravindra Jadeja
2 – Abhishek Sharma
Surya made two important partnerships in Raipur T20. He made a partnership of 122 runs with Ishan Kishan in just 49 balls. Ishaan scored 76 runs in 32 balls with the help of 11 fours and four sixes. He was elected player of the match. The captain led the team to victory with an unbroken partnership of 81 runs in 37 balls for the fourth wicket with Shivam Dubey (36 not out). With this, India equaled its record of successfully chasing the highest score in T20 International. The team had earlier scored 209 runs while chasing the target against Australia in Visakhapatnam in 2023.
