Suryakumar Yadav equals unique record to become highest centurion in T20Is after match against South Africa

India’s attacking batsman Suryakumar Yadav recently equalled and grabbed the number one spot in the T20 format as he became the batsmen to score the highest number of centuries in the format alongside India captain Rohit Sharma and Australia’s aggressive batsmen Glenn Maxwell. 

Suryakumar Yadav smashed his fourth T20 century against South Africa in the third T20 match of India tour of South Africa 2023 in Johannesburg on 14th December. Yadav scored a century on 55 balls while hitting seven boundaries and eight sixes. In the last two years Surya scored four centuries at different venues in India, England, New Zealand and South Africa. 

Suryakumar Yadav gives an update on his injury after third T20 win against South Africa

In the post match ceremony India’s T-20 captain Suryakumar Yadav spoke about the injury updates as he was awarded as the player of the match and the player of the series. Suryakumar Yadav discussed how the team expired to play fearless Cricket and wanted to win and ended the series in a draw as the first match was abandoned and the second was won by South Africa. 

He said, “I am good. I am walking, so good. Always a good feeling. When it comes in a winning cause, it makes me happier. We wanted to play some fearless brand of cricket. The idea was to bat first, put some runs on the board and defend. The boys work day in and day out. Happy that they showed some character. He (Kuldeep Yadav) is never happy. He is always hungry. It is a nice self gift on his birthday. I mean it is important to know your game. I just go out there and enjoy myself. The balance is important.”