India batter Suryakumar Yadav smashed his third T20I century within the third match towards Sri Lanka in Rajkot on Saturday.
Suryakumar whipped up a 45-ball ton after strolling into bat at 52 for 2 contained in the PowerPlay. Suryakumar dominated in a 111-run stand for the third wicket with Shubman Gill by including 77 runs off simply 34 balls earlier than the latter was dismissed on 46.
The 32-year-old then waltzed to the hundred-run mark within the nineteenth over with a single – his first century within the format at residence. He completed unbeaten on 112 off simply 51 balls, with seven fours and 9 sixes, as India posted a frightening 228/5 in 20 overs.
Suryakumar, who had a sensational run because the main T20I run-scorer in 2022 (1164 in 31 innings), smashed his maiden T20I ton towards England in Nottingham in July final 12 months.
Suryakumar then cracked an unbeaten 111 off 51 deliveries throughout India’s limited-overs tour to New Zealand final November.
Suryakumar is one in every of 5 batters to have three or extra T20I centuries. Rohit Sharma leads the listing with 4 centuries, adopted by Suryakumar, Glenn Maxwell (3), Colin Munro (3) and Sabawoon Davizi (3). Suryakumar additionally joined Maxwell as the one batters to hit T20I centuries in three totally different nations.
Surya’s ton can also be the second-fastest by an Indian – solely behind Rohit Sharma’s 35 ball century towards the identical opponent in Indore in 2017.