IPL 2025: Suryakumar Yadav becomes the fifth Indian to reach 8000 runs In T20 Cricket
SKY has breached the 8,000 T20 runs barrier during the match against KKR and has become the fifth Indian to reach this milestone.

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Posted - 2025-04-01T11:08:13+06:00
Updated - 2025-04-01T11:08:13+06:00
Indian explosive batter Suryakumar Yadav has broken yet another T20 record during the match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday (March 31) at the Wankhede Stadium. Suryakumar Yadav smashed an explosive knock of 27* off only 9 deliveries to help his side clinch 8-wicket thrashing victory over KKR. SKY has breached the 8,000 T20 runs barrier during the match against KKR and has become the fifth Indian to reach this milestone.
SKY blasted an explosive knock of 27* off only 9 deliveries to help his side clinch their maiden victory in the season and this also stretched his T20 tally to 8,007 runs.
Virat Kohli (12976), Rohit Sharma (11851), Shikhar Dhawan (9797) and Suresh Raina (8654) are the four Indian batters with more runs than SKY in the shortest format of the game.
Most runs for India in T20 Cricket :
- Virat Kohli - 12976 runs
- Rohit Sharma - 11851 runs
- Shikhar Dhawan - 9797 runs
- Suresh Raina - 8654 runs
- Suryakumar Yadav - 8007 runs
Suryakumar has 8007 runs on only 288 innings at an astonishing average of 34.22 and a jaw dropping strike rate of 152.3, studded with 54 fifties and six centuries to his name. SKY has the best strike rate amongst all five Indian batters, with 8000 runs in the T20s.