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Suryakumar Yadav's stats as T20 captain

By Gaurav Tripathi

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Captaincy Debut

Suryakumar Yadav will make his Team India captaincy debut in the upcoming five-match home T20I series against Australia, starting on November 23.  

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Impressive stats

As per ESPNcricinfo, Suryakumar has led in 17 T20 matches so far since leading for the first time in 2019. He has fared excellently with the bat in these matches, accumulating 510 runs at 39.23 (SR: 166.12).  

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IPL leadership record 

SKY has led once in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well. The dasher scored a fiery 25-ball 43 as MI beat KKR.  

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Stellar T20I numbers 

He boasts 1,841 runs in 53 T20Is at 46.02, striking at 172.70. The tally includes three centuries and 15 fifties. 

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Record strike rate

Suryakumar has an overall strike rate of 172.70 in T20I cricket, the highest by any batter in the format (Minimum: 1,000 runs). 

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