3 Best Knocks of Suryakumar Yadav In T20Is

Suryakumar Yadav was on the list of players from the Indian team who were criticised by the Indian team after being picked in the 15-men squad of Men in Blue for the 9th edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. But after being picked up in the Indian team, he proved everyone wrong by performing well for the Indian team in the ongoing marquee event, he has scored a total of 149 runs in 6 games with an average of 29, having 2 half-centuries to his name. SKY has played a crucial role in taking the Indian team into the semi-final. However, it’s not the first time that the star Indian batter has proved himself on the international stage he has done it several times in the past for Men in Blue in the shorter format of the game. Through this article, we are going to talk about the 3 best knocks of Suryakumar Yadav in T20Is, which are remembered by every cricket fan in the world.

3 Best knocks of Suryakumar Yadav in T20Is

1. 76 from 44 balls vs West Indies August 2022 -Basseterre

In the match against West Indies in 2022, Suryakumar Yadav was promoted as an opener for the game to show his class, while opening the innings for the Indian team, he did not disappoint as he not just gave a flying start to the Men in Blue, but also scored 76 runs off 44 balls that helped the Indian team to get a target to chase the target of 165 runs. This inning was special because the surface in St Kitts had a lot of bounce and in those difficult circumstances he played a match-winning knock for the Indian team.

2. 117 from 55 balls vs England July 2022 - Nottingham

This hundred knock came when the Indian team was chasing a huge target of 216 at Nottingham in 2022 and they were 3 wickets down on the score of 31 runs in 5 overs before SKY took charge of the Men in Blue innings by scoring a 55-ball 117 with the help of 14 fours and 6 sixes.

Not only did Yadav form a partnership of 119 runs for the 4th wicket with Shreyas Iyer, but also absorbed the pressure that was made by the England bowlers by the fall of first 3 wickets. Although, India lost the game by 19 runs in the end this knock was remembered by every cricket fan as Suryakumar Yadav's one of the best knocks in T20 internationals.

3. 50* vs USA, T20 WC 2024

This knock was a complete test of patience for the Mumbai-born batter as it was played on a pitch, which had uneven bounce and every batter was seen struggling on it throughout the group stage games. In this difficult condition, SKY played a match-winning knock against the co-hosts USA by scoring a 50 and helping the Indian team chase the target of 11 runs in 17 overs. 

In the next match against Afghanistan, Surya played a match-winning knock when the Indian team were 2 wickets down on the score of 54 runs and he took just 28 deliveries to complete his half-century and helped the Indian team to put a mammoth total of 181 runs on the scoreboard by making a crucial partnership with Shivam Dube and vice-captain Hardik Pandya.

It will be interesting to see how Yadav plays against South Africa in the semi-final 2 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup which will be played tomorrow at Province Stadium in Guyana.