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In the ongoing 2nd T20I match between India and South Africa, Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav completed 2000 runs in T20Is and entered the record books for scoring runs at a quick pace in a very short period. Suryakumar Yadav also became only the fourth batsman to complete 2000 runs in T20Is for India.
In this article, we will see who has been the fastest batter to reach 2000 runs in men's T20I and where Suryakumar stands
Fastest to complete 2000 runs in men's T20I (by innings batted):
- Babar Azam - 52
- Mohammad Rizwan - 52
- Virat Kohli - 56
- Suryakumar Yadav - 56
Fastest to complete 2000 runs in men's T20I (by balls faced):
- Suryakumar Yadav - 1164 balls
- Aaron Finch - 1283 balls
- Glenn Maxwell - 1304 balls
From the above list, we can infer
- Suryakumar Yadav has been the fastest to complete 2000 runs in T20Is by balls faced
- Suryakumar Yadav has been the joint-fastest with Virat Kohli to complete 2000 runs for India in T20Is by innings batted.
List to batters to have scored more than 2000 runs for India in T20Is:
- Virat Kohli
- Rohit Sharma
- KL Rahul
- Suryakumar Yadav
