| Format | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | No Result | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20I | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 81.82 |
| IPL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
Key Insights – SKY’s Captaincy Stat Numbers in T20s
Milestone Series Victories
In 2023, Suryakumar Yadav became the third Indian captain to win a five-match T20I series. It was his debut series as captain against Australia.
This was just the second instance of an Asian captain leading his side to a series victory over Australia consisting of at least five T20Is.
After his full-time appointment in July 2024, Surya guided the Men in Blue to a series sweep in Sri Lanka. This was India’s first bilateral T20I series victory against the Lankan Lions in Sri Lanka (minimum two-match series).
In November 2024, Surya became the second captain to take India to a T20I series victory in South Africa.
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T20I Captaincy Stats
Surya is the only Indian captain not to lose his first six bilateral series (captained in all matches of the series).
Surya won 16 of his first 20 matches, the joint most by an Indian skipper in T20Is, along with Rohit Sharma.
Earlier in 2025, Surya became the fourth Indian captain to claim 10 wins at home in T20I cricket.
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Surya is the second Indian skipper to win multiple five-match bilateral T20I series after Virat Kohli.
Suryakumar is the third Indian captain to win a T20I series each against Australia, England, and South Africa (minimum two-match series).
Captain as a Batter
He also became the second Indian captain to smash a century in T20Is after bringing up a perfect hundred against South Africa in 2023.
Surya, the batter, has done well as a captain. He is the only Indian skipper to have a strike rate of 150-plus in T20Is (minimum 500 runs).
Check: Highest Individual Scores for India in T20I
