Suryakumar Yadav Achieves Another Feat Even After Scoring Just 35 Runs, Outshines Kumar Sangakkara And Chris Gayle News24 –

The moment Suryakumar Yadav hit his 25th run in the Wankhede Stadium’s 56th IPL match facing Gujarat Titans he reached a substantial cricket milestone which surpassed five legendary records commonly listed in T20. Suryakumar Yadav reached second position on the record list of batsmen who have scored 25+ runs running between T20 matches. The Gujarat Titans team received the match order and opted to start the innings by bowling first.

Suryakumar Yadav Achieves Major Record

Mumbai Indians faced a rough start when they batted first after the losing toss and saw both openers Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma depart quickly from the game. The batting duo of Rickelton and Rohit Sharma could only accumulate a combined total of 9 runs. The pair of Suryakumar Yadav and Will Jacks combined for 71 runs in the third wicket partnership. Jacks hit 36 runs from 19 delivered balls while Suryakumar Yadav delivered 35 runs from his 24 available balls. During this match Suryakumar Yadav received multiple opportunities to score but failed to turn them into significant runs.

Through his score of 35 runs Suryakumar Yadav came out ahead of cricket greats including Kumar Sangakkara, Brad Hodge, Chris Lynn, and Kyle Mayers who scored 25 runs or more in straight T20 matches. Suryakumar Yadav leads the current streak with twelve consecutive matches at 25+ runs whereas his competitors achieved this feat eleven times. The world record of scoring 25+ runs in successive T20 matches will belong to Suryakumar Yadav when he reaches his 14th consecutive inning with 25+ runs.

Most consecutive 25+ scores by a batter in Men’s T20s

13 – Temba Bavuma, 2019–2020
12* – Suryakumar Yadav, 2025
11 – Brad Hodge, 2005–2007
11 – Jacques Rudolph, 2014–2015
11 – Kumar Sangakkara, 2015
11 – Chris Lynn, 2023–2024
11 – Kyle Mayers, 2024