Suryakumar Yadav becomes third batter with this feat for MI
What's the story
Mumbai Indians (MI) star and stand-in captain, Suryakumar Yadav has achieved a major milestone in his side's 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) opener, against Chennai Super Kings, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. With his 14th run in the game, SKY became the third player to accomplish 3,000 runs for Mumbai Indians in the IPL. Here we look at his stellar stats.
ELite list
SKY joins these names
Playing his 97th IPL game for MI, SKY has raced past 3,000 runs at a fine average of 35-plus, as per ESPNcricinfo. His strike rate of 148-plus is the highest among MI batters with at least 1,000 runs. The tally includes 23 fifties besides two tons. Only Rohit Sharma (5,400-plus) and Kieron Pollard (3,412) have mustered more runs for the franchise in the cash-rich league. Notably, Rohit is the only other MI batter with multiple IPL tons.
Stellar season
Second-most runs for MI in a season
In terms of runs, SKY enjoyed his best IPL season in 2023. He started poorly but gained momentum as the tournament progressed. SKY finished on a high as MI bowed out following a defeat to Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2. He amassed 605 runs at 46.54 (50s: 5, 100: 1). Notably, Sachin Tendulkar (618 in 2010) is the only other MI batter with 600-plus runs in a season.
Elite status
SKY belongs to this elite group
Yadav is just among the three players in IPL history to score multiple centuries as a non-opener. The list also features the likes of AB de Villiers and Sanju Samson, both of whom have three such centuries to their name. While both de Villiers and Samson scored their tons while batting at number three, Yadav scored a ton against Sunrisers Hyderabad while batting at four last year. His ton against GT came while batting at three in 2023.
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Here are his overall IPL numbers
Coming to his overall record, SKY now owns 3,600-plus runs from 151 IPL encounters at an average of 32-plus. He is known for his strike rate which goes past 145. Notably, 25 of his 26 fifty-plus scores in IPL have come for MI. The remaining one came while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders.