Surya Hits Fourth T20I Ton To Equal Rohit And Maxwell

Suryakumar Yadav never ceases to amaze as a T20 batter. In Johannesburg on Thursday, the 33-year-old, leading India in the three-match T20 series versus South Africa, produced another sublime knock worthy of unqualified praise, bringing up his fourth century (equalling Rohit Sharma and Glenn Maxwell for the most hundreds in T20Is) in just 57 innings to take his side to 201/7.

Never mind his stuttering ODI career, Suryakumar has clearly cracked the shortest format, showing a rare ability to rack up big scores while scoring at a rapid rate. Yashasvi Jaiswal was also among the runs at the Wanderers, hitting 60 off 41 balls after failing to score in the previous game.

That the surface was a belter was evident as India raced to 29/0 in two overs. Shubman Gill hit three fours in the first over by debutant Nandre Burger and Jaiswal took 15 runs off the next over by Aiden Markram, notably stepping out and driving the part-time off-spinner over cover for six.