Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav led with an example in his first outing as a captain. Leading India in the first IND vs AUS T20, Suryakumar Yadav slammed 42-ball 80 to set the platform for a record-breaking win in Vishakhapatnam. As SKY returned to his best in his favourite format, IND vs AUS 1st T20 was a match where many records tumbled. SKY reached the fourth spot for hitting most sixes in the 20-over format as a non-opener while India became first nation to chase down over 200-run target five times. Take a look at all records broken in India vs Australia 1st T20:
IND vs AUS T20I Records
Most 200+ run-chases in T20Is:
5 – India
4 – South Africa
3 – Pakistan
3 – Australia
Highest successful chases by India in T20Is:
209 vs AUS, Visakhapatnam, 2023
208 vs WI, Hyderabad, 2019
207 vs SL, Mohali, 2009
204 vs NZ, Auckland, 2020
202 vs AUS, Rajkot, 2013
Most T20I sixes from No 3 or below
120 – Eoin Morgan (107 innings)
106 – Virat Kohli (98 innings)
105 – David Miller (98 innings)
100 – Suryakumar Yadav (47 innings)
Most 50+ scores by WK in T20Is for India:
3 – KL Rahul
2 – MS Dhoni
2 – Rishabh Pant
2 – Ishan Kishan
As stated earlier, Suryakumar Yadav and Co. completed the highest run-chase for India in T20s. Earlier, India’s six-wicket win against Australia in Rajkot in 2013 was the only other successful 200-plus chase against the Aussies. Meanwhile, skipper Suryakumar Yadav lauded the young Indian brigade after their clinical win over the Aussies.
“I left the luggage of captaincy in the dressing room. I try to enjoy my batting. The atmosphere was amazing, thanks to the crowd. Was great to see how the boys kept their nerves. Was great to see Rinku, the situation was tailor-made for him. He was calm and collected, calmed me down a little bit. Incredible achievement from the bowlers to restrict them to this total after the 16th over,” said SKY after the match.
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