IND vs SA 1st T20I: Team India's stand-in captain, Suryakumar Yadav, for the upcoming three-match T20I series against South Africa is eyeing to equal run-machine Virat Kohli's record in the T20Is. The batter will aim to surpass Virat Kohli in the list of players with 2000 T20I runs in the fewest innings as he takes guard in the opening T20I against South Africa in Durban. 



Notably, Virat Kohli is the fastest Indian batter to score 2000 international runs in the T20 format by taking just 56 innings. The second in the elite list is KL Rahul, who achieved this milestone in 58 innings, while Rohit Sharma is third in the order after he took 77 innings to complete 2000 runs.



Suryakumar Yadav is just 15 runs away from touching the magic number of 2000 runs in the T20Is. The sublime batter has amassed 1985 T20I runs in 55 innings and needs to score 15 or more in the first T20I against South Africa in Kingsmed, Durban.



The milestone is important as the other players in the elite list of fastest to score 2000 T20I runs are top-order batters, but Suryakumar Yadav is a middle-order batter, who is often kept safe until the last 5 overs of the innings. Interestingly, more than half of his runs have come at a strike rate of 165 in the middle orders.



The overall record is jointly held by Pakistan's opening duo of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, who have individually scored 2000 T20I runs in just 52 innings. Indian maestro batter Virat Kohli is third in the list followed by KL Rahul and Aaron Finch. 



Below is the list of players who have been fastest to 2000 T20I runs:



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>No</td><td>Player</td><td>Country</td><td>Innings</td><td>Matches</td></tr><tr><td>01</td><td>Babar Azam</td><td>Pakistan</td><td>52</td><td>54</td></tr><tr><td>=</td><td>Mohammad Rizwan</td><td>Pakistan</td><td>52</td><td>63</td></tr><tr><td>03</td><td>Virat Kohli</td><td>India</td><td>56</td><td>60</td></tr><tr><td>04</td><td>KL Rahul</td><td>India</td><td>58</td><td>62</td></tr><tr><td>05</td><td>Aaron Finch</td><td>Australia</td><td>62</td><td>62</td></tr></tbody></table><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">*As of December 10, 2023, ahead of IND vs SA 1st T20I.</figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">IND vs SA 1st T20I: India's Likely Playing11</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://admin.icccricketschedule.com/uploads/2023/11/IND-vs-AUS-1st-T20I-2023-Surya-stormed-80-runs-1024x682.jpg" alt="IND vs SA 1st T20I: Suryakumar Yadav to break Virat Kohli's record of fastest Indian to 2000 T20I runs" class="wp-image-122893" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">IND vs AUS 1st T20I 2023, India won the match by two wickets | Image Credit: X.com(Twitter)@BCCI</figcaption></figure>



When asked about Team India's possible combination for the first T20I against South Africa in Durban, the stand-in captain said the team has internally finalised the playing11 for the game. He asserted that the management is clear in its approach and understands what is required.



"We have the combination in mind. We know who is going to open tomorrow, and perhaps, will take a final call after the practice session today," said Suryakumar Yadav in the pre-match press conference for the IND vs SA 1st T20I.



The captain seems to be pleased with how his players have turned up after India's World Cup 2023 defeat. India got back to business with a five-match T20I series against Australia, a few days after India's painful defeat against Australia in the World Cup 2023 Final in Ahmedabad. 



"The players put their hands up against Australia and came up with fearless cricket, and we need to play the same against South Africa. I just told them (players) to do exactly what they do in franchise cricket," he remarked.



India's expected Playing11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh



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IND vs SA 1st T20I: Suryakumar Yadav to break Virat Kohli's record of fastest Indian to 2000 T20I runs

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IND vs SA 2nd T20I: Indian stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav has become the joint-fastest Indian player to reach a landmark of 2000 T20I runs after he scored a fine half-century against South Africa in the 2nd T20I held in Gqeberha in the ongoing three-match T20I series between India and South Africa.



Suryakumar Yadav, widely known for his brisk cameos late in the innings, has gone past the T20I greats to ink his name in the history books by becoming one of the fastest batters to score 2000 T20I runs in just 56 innings.



Notably, he equalled Virat Kohli, who also completed his 2000 T20I runs in 56 innings, with a knock of 56 runs off 36 deliveries aided by five fours and three sixes in the 2nd T20I. 



However, to stand apart from the rest, Suryakumar Yadav shattered the records of Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell to score 2000 runs in T20Is in terms of balls faced. While Yadav has only taken 1163 deliveries, Aaron Finch took 1283 balls and Glenn Maxwell 1304 balls to amass 2000 runs in the T20Is.



The list of fastest batters to 2000 T20I runs feature the Pakistani duo of wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan and opener Babar Azam. Both the batters completed 2000 T20I runs in a record 52 deliveries, the least among the active players.



The second spot was held individually by Virat Kohli before India's 2nd T20I contest against South Africa. Now Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli jointly hold the second spot. 



KL Rahul has held fourth spot in the elite list by plundering 2000 T20I runs in 58 innings followed by former Australian captain Aaron Finch, who took 62 innings to go past the magic figure.



Below is the list of players who have been fastest to 2000 T20I runs:



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Fastest Players to 2000 T20I runs:</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>No</td><td>Player</td><td>Country</td><td>Innings</td><td>Matches</td></tr><tr><td>01</td><td>Babar Azam</td><td>Pakistan</td><td>52</td><td>54</td></tr><tr><td>=</td><td>Mohammad Rizwan</td><td>Pakistan</td><td>52</td><td>63</td></tr><tr><td>03</td><td>Virat Kohli</td><td>India</td><td>56</td><td>60</td></tr><tr><td>=</td><td>Suryakumar Yadav</td><td>India</td><td>56</td><td>59</td></tr><tr><td>05</td><td>KL Rahul</td><td>India</td><td>58</td><td>62</td></tr><tr><td>06</td><td>Aaron Finch</td><td>Australia</td><td>62</td><td>62</td></tr></tbody></table><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">*As of December 12, 2023, after IND vs SA 2nd T20I.</figcaption></figure>



Fastest Players to 2000 T20I runs (in terms of balls faced): 



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>No</td><td>Player</td><td>Country</td><td>Balls Faced</td></tr><tr><td>01</td><td>Suryakumar Yadav</td><td>India</td><td>1163</td></tr><tr><td>02</td><td>Aaron Finch</td><td>Australia</td><td>1283</td></tr><tr><td>03</td><td>Glenn Maxwell</td><td>Australia</td><td>1304</td></tr><tr><td>04</td><td>David Miller</td><td>South Africa</td><td>1398</td></tr><tr><td>05</td><td>KL Rahul</td><td>India</td><td>1415</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



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