Suryakumar Yadav tops Pant, level with Virat Kohli after match-winning knock

On Tuesday (2 August), Suryakumar Yadav played a blinder of a knock to help India take a lead of 2-1 in the five-match T20I series against West Indies at Warner Park, St.Kitts. In this pursuit, he broke a three-year-old record of his teammate Rishabh Pant.

Surya in 3rd T20I against West Indies [PC: Twitter]

Chasing a stiff target of 165, none of the Indian batters looked comfortable during their stay at the crease, apart from Surya. The 31-year-old looked flawless from the very first ball of his innings.

SKY slammed 76 off 44 balls, laced with eight fours and four sixes. His innings was studded with opulent shots, which left the audience in awe of his capabilities.

Highest T20I score by an Indian batter in and against West Indies

Surya overhauled the score of Pant, who scored an unbeaten 65 against West Indies in the 2019 Tour at Providence.

76 - Suryakumar Yadav, Basseterre 2022

65* - Rishabh Pant, Providence 2019

64 - Rohit Sharma, Tarouba 2022

59 - Virat Kohli, Providence 2019

48 - Dinesh Karthik, Kingston 2017

Surya equals Kohli's unique record

Surya was promoted to the opening slot by the leadership of Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid for this series. Many questions were raised against the move due to Surya's average performances in the first two T20Is.

Surya with Virat during a T20I game

However, the Mumbai batter made a fitting comeback to justify his position and played a match-winning knock. Furthermore, Surya has managed to hit multiple 50+ scores in 2022, with all of them at different batting positions.

Indians with 50+ scores at 3 or more different batting positions in T20Is

Virat Kohli in 2021

Suryakumar Yadav in 2022

Surya scored 65 against West Indies in Kolkata at number five position. In his whirlwind knock of 117 against England at Nottingham, he arrived at number four.

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