Suryakumar Yadav broke a massive record in T20I cricket during the first T20I against Australia at Manuka Oval in Canberra. As soon as Surya hit his second six of the innings, he leapfrogged Martin Guptil in a very rare list that features great names like Rohit Sharma and Jos Buttler.
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India captain Suryakumar Yadav created history during the first T20I against Australia at Manuka Oval in Canberra. Suryakumar Yadav was under some pressure coming into the series as his performance in the Asia Cup was not great, but the T20I great didn’t take long to get into his groove after touching the Australian shores.
Suryakumar Yadav came out to bat after the fall of Abhishek Sharma and looked in prime form from the word go. He, along with Shubman Gill, kept the Indian innings afloat with a fifty-partnership. Suryakumar Yadav raced to 39 in 24 balls, including three boundaries and two sixes, before rain stopped play and match was called off.
Suryakumar Yadav Breaks World Record
Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav’s second six took his tally of T20I sixes to 150, and he became the second Indian after Rohit Sharma to hit 150 sixes in T20Is. The 35-year-old reached the milestone faster than any other batsman among full members of the ICC and became the first player in the world to hit 150 T20I sixes in less than 100 innings.
Suryakumar Yadav came out to bat after the fall of Abhishek Sharma and looked in prime form from the word go. He, along with Shubman Gill, kept the Indian innings afloat with a fifty-partnership. Suryakumar Yadav raced to 39 in 24 balls, including three boundaries and two sixes, before rain stopped play and match was called off.
Suryakumar Yadav Breaks World Record
Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav’s second six took his tally of T20I sixes to 150, and he became the second Indian after Rohit Sharma to hit 150 sixes in T20Is. The 35-year-old reached the milestone faster than any other batsman among full members of the ICC and became the first player in the world to hit 150 T20I sixes in less than 100 innings.
Most Sixes In T20Is
Surya achieved the landmark in his 91st match and 86th innings, better than Martin Guptil, who reached the milestone in 105 games.
| Batsman | Sixes | Matches |
| Rohit Sharma | 205 | 159 |
| Muhammad Waseem | 187 | 91 |
| Martin Guptill | 173 | 122 |
| Jos Buttler | 172 | 144 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 150* | 91 |