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India captain Suryakumar Yadav created history during the first T20I against Australia at Manuka Oval in Canberra. Suryakumar Yadav was under some pressure coming into the series as his performance in the Asia Cup was not great, but the T20I great didn't take long to get into his groove after touching the Australian shores. Suryakumar Yadav came out to bat after the fall of Abhishek Sharma and looked in prime form from the word go. He, along with Shubman Gill, kept the Indian innings afloat with a fifty-partnership. Suryakumar Yadav raced to 39 in 24 balls, including three boundaries and two sixes, before rain stopped play and match was called off. Suryakumar Yadav Breaks World RecordMeanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav's second six took his tally of T20I sixes to 150, and he became the second Indian after Rohit Sharma to hit 150 sixes in T20Is. The 35-year-old reached the milestone faster than any other batsman among full members of the ICC and became the first player in the world to hit 150 T20I sixes in less than 100 innings. Most Sixes In T20IsSurya achieved the landmark in his 91st match and 86th innings, better than Martin Guptil, who reached the milestone in 105 games. BatsmanSixesMatchesRohit Sharma205159Muhammad Waseem18791Martin Guptill173122Jos Buttler172144Suryakumar Yadav150*91Overall, only Muhammad Waseem from the UAE reached the 150 T20I sixes landmark faster than Suryakumar Yadav - in 66 innings. Suryakumar Yadav has still a few years of cricket left in him, and given how he has played in the format over the years, he should not take long to break Rohit Sharma's record of most sixes in T20I cricket. Rohit is no longer active in T20Is, so his real face-off will be against Jos Buttler, but India play far more T20Is than England, so Suryakumar Yadav should get to the landmark before the England great.
