Suryakumar Yadav: Decoding his stats in winning causes (T20Is)
India will kick-start their campaign in the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup against Ireland on June 5 in New York. Suryakumar Yadav will be critical to India's run as he has truly been a menace in the format. SKY has been dominating the T20I batting rankings for over a year. Let's decode his T20I numbers in winning causes.
Astronomical numbers in winning causes
Over 70% of SKY's runs in the format have resulted in India's victory. He has 1,530 T20I runs in winning causes at a sensational average of 51. His strike reads a stunning 181.06 as the tally includes 13 fifties. Three of his four T20I tons have come in victories. Overall, India have won 43 of the 60 T20Is with SKY in the XI.
Sensational numbers in successful run-chases
Coming to the dasher's numbers in successful run-chases, SKY has 545 runs across 17 games at 54.50. His strike rate (159.82) comes down a bit in this regard as the tally includes six fifties. The dasher's numbers while batting first are even more astronomical. He owns 985 runs across 26 games at 49.25 with his strike rate jumping to 195.43 (100s: 3, 50s: 7).
Do you know?
SKY's strike rate of 195.43 is the highest among batters with at least 500 runs in the first innings (winning causes). The 33-year-old is the only player with a 49-plus average and 150-plus strike rate in this regard. He is also the only full-member team batter with a 50-plus average and 150-plus strike rate in successful run chases (Minimum: 500 runs).
His numbers in overseas wins
In away and neutral T20Is combined, SKY owns 817 runs across 22 games in wins. His average of 58.35 is the fourth-best among full-member team batters with 500 or more runs in this regard. SKY's strike rate of 186.52 is also the highest in this regard. No other full-member team player boasts a strike rate of 170 in this category.
Here are his overall records
Having played 60 T20Is, Suryakumar has accumulated 2,141 runs at 45.55. SKY has the joint-second-most Player-of-the-Match awards in the shortest format (14). He is the only player to own T20I tons in four different nations - South Africa, England, New Zealand, and India. Suryakumar has an overall strike rate of 171.55 in T20Is, the highest by any batter (Minimum: 1,000 runs).
Decoding his T20 WC numbers
SKY was impressive in his previous two T20 WC campaigns. He didn't get many chances in the 2021 edition as he managed 42 runs across three innings at a strike rate of 144.82. The 2022 edition saw him finish as the third-highest run-getter. The 33-year-old scored 239 runs across six games at 59.75. His strike rate was a stunning 189.68 (50s: 3).
Decent numbers in WI and USA
West Indies and USA will host the 2024 T20 WC. SKY has fared decently in these nations. The veteran has mustered 85 runs across two T20 innings in USA. In WI, he owns 216 runs across six matches at a fine strike rate of 161.19. He owns two fifties in WI and one in USA.
