The one thing that ticks a modern-day T20 batsman is their ability to attack from the first ball they face. It makes things much better for the team as the player takes very few balls to settle in.
Suryakumar Yadav is one such kind of player who can make an impact from the very first minute he walks into bat. And he has had many impactful performances across his career.
This article will look at the year-by-year analysis of Suryakumar Yadav’s batting performances in T20 Internationals.
Suryakumar Yadav T20I Batting Stats Year-wise
| YEAR | RUNS | INNINGS | AVERAGE | STRIKE RATE | HIGH SCORE | 50s/100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 244 | 9 | 34.85 | 155.41 | 62 | 3/0 |
| 2022 | 1164 | 31 | 46.56 | 187.43 | 117 | 9/2 |
| 2023 | 733 | 17 | 48.86 | 155.95 | 112* | 5/2 |
| 2024 | 429 | 17 | 26.81 | 151.59 | 75 | 4/0 |
| 2025 | 218 | 19 | 13.62 | 123.16 | 47* | 0/0 |
| 2026 | 422 | 10 | 60.28 | 159.84 | 84* | 4/0 |
| TOTAL | 3210 | 103 | 37.32 | 162.77 | 117 | 25/4 |
Key Insights on Suryakumar Yadav’s Year-Wise T20I Stats
Remarkable Start to Career in 2021
Suryakumar made his much-anticipated T20I debut in March 2021, although he didn’t get a chance to bat.
But in his next outing, he scored a valuable 57-run knock against England in Ahmedabad, the first of his many fifties. The knock came at a strike rate of 183.87, displaying his attacking skills.
He added two more fifties to wrap up 2021 with 244 runs in nine innings at a strike rate of 155.41.
Surya’s strike rate of 155.41 was the best by an Indian batter in 2021, ahead of Rohit Sharma’s 150.88 (minimum 100 balls faced).
Purple Patch in 2022 and 2023
Surya hit his peak form in 2022. He was, in fact, the top run-scorer that year in T20Is, with 1164 runs in 31 innings.
His 1164 runs in 2022 are the most by an Indian batter in a calendar year in T20Is. He, in fact, became the first Indian batter to aggregate 1000-plus in a year.
He also scored his maiden T20I hundred against England in the 2022 Nottingham match, collecting 117 off 55 balls at a strike rate of 212.72. This is now the second-highest individual score by an Indian batter against England in T20Is.
Surya’s 117 is the second-highest individual score by an Indian batter in a losing cause in T20Is.
He scored another hundred towards the fag end of 2022, smashing an unbeaten 111 off 51 balls against New Zealand in the Bay Oval T20I. This made him the first Indian centurion against the Kiwis in T20Is.
Surya’s hundreds against England and New Zealand came off 48 and 49 balls, the second and third-fastest for him in this format, respectively.
In between, he scored nine fifties. So, his two centuries and nine half-centuries combined to 11 fifty-plus scores, the most by an Indian in a calendar year in T20Is.
Surya also had a remarkable outing in the 2022 T20 World Cup. He was India’s second–highest run-getter in the tournament with 239 runs in six innings at an impressive strike rate of 189.68.
His strike rate of 189.68 is, in fact, the highest by any batter in a single T20 World Cup edition (minimum 100 balls faced).
Of the 31 innings Surya batted in 2022, he scored 30 or more runs in 15 innings, and that too at a strike rate of 150 or more.
Overall, he maintained a strike rate of 187.43 in 2022, the third-highest by an Indian batter in a calendar year in T20Is.
Surya also struck 68 sixes in 2022, the most by an Indian batter and a full-member batter in a year in T20Is.
He also completed his 1000 runs in the shortest format, taking 31 innings, the fourth-fewest among Indians.
Surya kicked off 2023 with his fastest T20I hundred, off 45 balls against Sri Lanka in Rajkot. He scored an unbeaten 112 from 51 balls, the second-highest individual score for India against Sri Lanka in T20Is.
He wrapped up 2023 with his fourth century, scoring a perfect 100 from 56 balls against South Africa in the Johannesburg T20I.
In all, he netted 733 runs in 2023, the fourth-most by an Indian batter in a year in T20Is. His seven fifty-plus scores in that year are the joint-third most for India in a year.
This consistent run-scoring helped him reach 2000 T20I runs in 56 innings, making him the joint-fastest Indian batter to achieve the landmark.
Form Tumbles in 2024 and 2025
Surya’s form dipped in 2024, with his average falling below 30 for the first time, while his strike rate was just above 150.
He had eight single digits score, while scoring four half-centuries in 2024. He ended the year with 429 runs across 17 innings.
Surya struck above 150 in each of the four years from 2021 to 2024. This made him the first Indian batter to strike above 150 in four consecutive years in T20Is (minimum 100 balls faced).
His form took a further hit in 2025. For the first time since his debut, he didn’t score a single fifty. His highest score was an unbeaten 47 against Pakistan in the Asia Cup.
He recorded the third-lowest strike rate by an Indian batter while at No. 3 and No. 4 in a year in T20Is (minimum 100 balls faced). He scored 218 runs in 19 innings at a strike rate of 123.16.
His average of 13.62 is the lowest by an Indian batter while batting at any position in a year in T20Is (minimum 100 balls faced).
Surya had 16 knocks of 20 or fewer runs, with 10 of them being single-digit scores, including three ducks, in 2025.
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