Suryakumar Yadav sets multiple RECORDS with fifty vs South Africa in 1st T20I - IN PICS

SKY, as he is popularly known as, smashed 50 off 33 balls that helped India chase down a target of 107 runs in just 16.4 overs. He played shots all round the park and looked in sublime touch. (Image source: Twitter)

Suryakumar Yadav took off from where he left in the T20Is vs Australi. He is known for playing shots all round the park and this Wednesday night was no different. In the process of his fifty, he broke a big Shikhar Dhawan record as well. Read on to know more. (Image source: Twitter)

India restricted South Africa for 106/8 as Deepak Chahar and Arshdeep Singh wreack havoc on Proteas from the start. It was a great toss to win for India as Rohit Sharma opted to bowl first and SA were reducted to 9 for 5 inside 3 overs. Aiden Markram and lower order played well to take them to a total of 106/8 in 20 overs. (Image source: Twitter)

It was a bad start for India in the case of 107 as Kagiso Rabada started off with a maiden and then Rohit Sharma departed for a duck. Virat Kohli soon followed him to the dugout as well. It was then that Suryakumar Yadav joined KL Rahul in the middle and slammed SA bowlers all over the park. He hit a total of 3 sixes to record the most number of sixes in a calender year (45), which is a world record now. (Image source: Twitter)

With the knock of unbeaten 50 off just 33 balls, Suryakumar Yadav has now accumulated 732 runs in 2022 in the T20Is. He started off eight runs short of Shikhar Dhawan's tally of 689 runs from 2018, which was the most by an Indian batter in a calendar year in T20Is. Not to forget, earlier in the morning, Suryakumar Yadav had jumped to Number 2 in the ICC T20I batters rankings. (Image source: Twitter)