Suryakumar Yadav: A look at the new World No.1’s best T20I innings for India

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Suryakumar Yadav hit his highest-ever individual score in T20Is at the Trent Bridge against England in July 2022. Image: AP

His 117 off 55 balls helped India chase down England’s high-scoring target of 216 runs. Image: AP

Suryakumar’s 68 off 40 against South Africa during the T20 World Cup 2022 can be considered his best-ever T20 knock. Image: @indiancricketteam/Instagram

The innings came at a time when only two other Indian batters contributed with scores of 20+ runs to India’s total of 133/9. Image: AP

Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten 51* off 25 balls against Netherlands in the T20 WC 2022 was also a memorable knock. Image: @indiancricketteam/Instagram

He took India’s total from 84/2 in the 12th over to 179/2 in 20 overs and finished with a strike rate of 204. Image: AP

Suryakumar Yadav hit a half-century in his very first innings for the Men in Blue. Image: BCCI

Making his T20I debut, Yadav came in at no. 3 and scored 57 runs off 31 balls. Image: AP