India needed his brilliant knock to rally after losing their first two openers for only six runs.
The right-handed hitter in T20 Internationals also reached 2,000 runs during the innings.
Throughout the inning, Suryakumar smashed a number of more records.
A handful are listed here.
A fierce thud from Sky
Suryakumar helped India after they faltered in the opening few overs, as has been the case.
SKY hit Gerald Coetzee for two fours and a maximum in his opening over. With just 29 balls, the Indian captain reached his half-century while playing the field.
In the end, he struck 56 off 36 balls, a performance that included three sixes and five fours.
second-fastest combination to 2,000 T20I runs
As of right now, Suryakumar is tied for the second fastest hitter to reach 2,000 T20I runs.
It took him 15 runs to reach the mark when he entered the game. It took SKY, who made his Twenty20 International debut in March 2021, 56 innings across 59 games to reach 2,000 runs in the competition.
Along with fellow countryman Virat Kohli, the top-ranked T20I hitter is now tied for third place among batters to reach the record.
Other achievements of SKY Currently, SKY shares the record for most 50+ points in T20Is (5 innings) versus South Africa. Mohammad Rizwan (11 innings), David Warner (15 innings), and Jonny Bairstow (13 innings).
In just five Twenty20 International innings against the Proteas, the Indian hitter has four fifties.
According to Cricbuzz, Suryakumar is the first Indian captain to reach 50 runs in a Twenty20 international match in South Africa.
2,000 T20I runs was completed by the fourth Indian.
The fourth Indian player to reach 2,000 T20I runs is SKY. In this sense, he has joined KL Rahul (2,265), Rohit Sharma (3,853), and Kohli (4,008).
In the meantime, the top two run-getters in the format are Rohit and Kohli.
As three tons are included in the total, SKY currently holds 17 fifty percent of the format.