Suryakumar Yadav boasts five 50-plus scores vs SA (T20Is): Stats
What's the story
India will take on South Africa in a five-match T20I series, starting on Tuesday in Cuttack. The series is seen as a crucial preparation for both teams ahead of the 2026 T20 World Cup. Though Team India has been in excellent form in the format since winning the T20 World Cup 2024, their captain Suryakumar Yadav has endured a hard time in T20Is this year. However, he has an impressive track record vs SA. Here we decode the same.
Stats
An average of 41.33 against SA
Across 10 innings against SA in T20Is, as per ESPNcricinfo, SKY has returned with 372 runs at an average of 41.33. Rohit Sharma (429) and Virat Kohli (394) are the only Indians with more T20I runs against SA. Meanwhile, Suryakumar has a strike rate of 163.87 in this regard, as his tally includes four fifties and a solitary hundred. The ton came in the 2023 Johannesburg affair.
DYK
Three single-digit scores in his last four outings
SKY has been dismissed under five in three of his last four outings against SA. His recent scores read 3, 21, 4, and 1. Before this streak, the batter had five 50-plus scores in six innings against the Proteas team. At home, the batter boasts 119 runs across three T20Is against SA at 59.50 (50s: 2).
Struggles
SKY's rough patch in 2025
SKY averages a paltry 15.33 in T20Is in 2025, having managed just 184 runs in 15 innings (SR: 127.77). The tally includes three ducks as well. His batting style, especially his premeditated shots like the pick-up flick, has been his undoing on several occasions. Despite this dip, SKY's T20I record remains sensational. He boasts 2,754 at an average of 36.72 across 95 games (50s: 21, 100s: 4). The batter has scored these runs at a strike rate of 164.41.