India is set to face Bangladesh in the second match of their three-match T20I series on October 9 at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium.
This game holds particular significance for T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav, who currently has 2,461 T20I runs from 73 games. He is just 39 runs shy of reaching 2,500 runs, potentially tying Virat Kohli’s record as the second-fastest Indian to reach this milestone, matching Kohli’s 73-match mark.
Pakistan’s Babar Azam holds the record for fastest to 2,500 T20I runs, reaching it in 67 matches, while Kohli, Mohammad Rizwan (76 matches), and Aaron Finch (78 matches) follow.
Additionally, if Suryakumar hits six more sixes, he’ll surpass Nicholas Pooran’s 144 T20I sixes and become third on the all-time list. Rohit Sharma leads with 205 sixes, followed by Martin Guptill’s 173.
Suryakumar has quickly made a mark as captain since taking over from Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after their T20I retirements. Leading the team in 11 T20Is, he has nine wins, and a victory in Delhi would tie him with Hardik Pandya as the fourth-most successful Indian T20I captain by win count.
Most Successful India T20I Captains:
Rohit Sharma: 50 wins
MS Dhoni: 42 wins
Virat Kohli: 32 wins
Hardik Pandya: 10 wins
Suryakumar Yadav: 9 wins