Suryakumar Yadav achieved huge milestone (AP Image)
Suryakumar Yadav equaled his senior teammate Virat Kohli’s tally and have become the joint-second quickest to rating 2000 runs in 56 innings.
India stand-in skipper Suryakumar Yadav scripted historical past on Tuesday and have become the joint-second quickest participant to full 2000 runs in T20Is. Suryakumar achieved the feat in the course of the second T20I in opposition to South Africa at St George’s Park, Gqeberha.
Suryakumar got here out to bat in a tough stage after India misplaced their openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill early because the duo failed to open their accounts beneath overcast circumstances in Gqeberha.
He wanted simply 15 runs to attain the 2000-run mark and he didn’t waste a lot time to attain there.
The flamboyant batter equalled his senior teammate Virat Kohli’s tally and have become the joint-second quickest to rating 2000 runs in 56 innings. Meanwhile, Pakistan duo Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are on the prime of the checklist as they achieved the feat in 52 innings.
Fewest innings to 2000 runs in T20Is
52 – Babar Azam
52 – Mohammad Rizwan
56 – Virat Kohli
56 – Suryakumar Yadav
58 – KL Rahul
Earlier, South Africa gained the toss and despatched India in to bat in the second Twenty20 worldwide at St George’s Park in Gqeberha on Tuesday.
“We are going to bowl first, been under the covers for most of the day, so I would assume it would move around a bit. Each game becomes important for us to fine tune things before the 2024 T20 WC, hopefully, we can start well today. From my point of view it’s about understanding if someone needs a rest. No debuts today,” Markram mentioned.
India stand-in skipper Suryakumar Yadav mentioned he was confused about what to select on the toss and was joyful to bat first.
“Very happy to be here and happy to know there’s some cricket around. We were confused what to do, but now we are very happy to bat first. It’s an opportunity for everyone playing this game. World Cup is still 5-6 months away. Just enjoy yourself is the message to the team,” Surya mentioned.
Both groups are lacking a number of key gamers, who’re being rested forward of a Test collection on the finish of the tour.
“There is an opportunity for everyone,” mentioned Yadav about prospects for the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and United States in June.
The first match in the three-game collection was rained off and not using a ball bowled in Durban on Sunday.
