He hit 100 off 56 balls (seven fours and eight sixes) while tormenting the Proteas bowlers.
He achieved his first T20I century while serving as captain.
Notably, SKY’s previous game score was 56.
Here, we decipher the documents he destroyed.
A strong rebuke
When SKY arrived, India was batting first and, after 2.3 overs, at 29/2.
In order to ensure that India applied the full force, he and Yashasvi Jaiswal (60) shared a crucial 112-run partnership for the third wicket.
In the final over, Lizaad Williams dismissed him.
Thanks to SKY’s genius, India reached 201/6 and won by 106 runs.
Suryakumar ties the record held by Rohit and Maxwell.
Right present, Suryakumar has four T20I tonnes. He is now tied for the most T20I tonnes in men’s cricket with Glenn Maxwell and Rohit Sharma (4).
But as a non-opener, he has become the first hitter to smack four T20I tonnes.
In addition, SKY made history by being the first player to possess T20I tonnes in South Africa, England, New Zealand, and India.
In this regard, SKY is only second to Eoin Morgan.
In T20Is, SKY has reportedly raced to 115 maximums while batting third or lower, according to ESPNcricinfo. In this sense, he has participated in 56 games.
In this sense, the only player who has smoked more maximums is former England captain Eoin Morgan (120).
Maxwell (101), David Miller (108), and Virat Kohli (106), are the other players in this group with 100 or more sixes.
In T20Is, SKY wins his 14th MoM accolade.
Player of the Match went to Suryakumar for his game-winning knock.
For the fourteenth time in T20Is, he was given this accolade.
Right present, in the shortest format, SKY has tied for the second-most Player-of-the-Match accolades.
He is tied for second place with Sikandar Raza (14), of Zimbabwe, and Mohammad Nabi (14) of Afghanistan. Top on the list is Kohli (15).
highest T20I strike rate
In T20I cricket, Suryakumar has amassed 21 fifty-plus scores.
(Counting from his first innings) 183.8, 147.06, 155, 209.6, 212.7, 172.7, 261.5, 191.6, 151.5, 277.2, 204, 170, 244, 217.6, 141.66, 219.60, 188.64, 135.55, 190.47, 155.56, and 178.57 are his strike rates in each of these innings.
Suryakumar leads all batters in T20Is with an overall strike rate of 171.55 (minimum: 1,000 runs).