Suryakumar Yadav in IPL 2025 (Source: AP Photos)
Suryakumar Yadav has been one of the pillars of Mumbai Indians' batting line-up for more than five years now. He has consistently scored runs in varied conditions, and at different positions for the franchise, making him one of the finest batters in the history of the league.
Suryakumar Yadav Breaks Legendary MI Record Against GT
Now, by scoring 35 from just 24 balls for MI against GT, he surpassed 500 runs in IPL 2025. He became the only batter from the franchise to score 500 or more runs in an IPL season thrice, achieving this in 2018, 2023 and 2025. He has beaten Sachin Tendulkar and Quinton de Kock's record of scoring 500 runs in an IPL season twice.
Sachin Tendulkar scored 618 runs in IPL 2010, while he scored 553 runs in IPL 2011. Quinton de Kock scored over 500 runs in IPL 2019 and 2020 for Mumbai Indians. Suryakumar Yadav currently has 510 runs this season, while in IPL 2023, he scored 605. His first IPL season with over 500 runs came in 2018 and has grown in stature massively since then.
Suryakumar Yadav - The IPL Legend
Overall, Suryakumar Yadav has 4104 runs in 147 innings, and has an average of 34.20 and strike-rate of 148.05. He has two centuries, and 27 fifties to his name too, and has been a great servant for MI in IPL.
Suryakumar Yadav is now 34-year-old and has been around the Indian cricket circuit for a long time. He made his debut in IPL 2012 for MI, and then went onto play a few seasons for KKR too. He has grown as a cricketer over the years, and MI fans will be hoping that he continues his onslaught in the upcoming games to take his team into the playoffs again.