Suryakumar Yadav will lead the Indian team in the Asia Cup 2025, which is going to commence from 9 September. This will be SKY’s first mega event as a captain. The Asia Cup is also going to be important from the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup point of view.
SuryaKumar Yadav Highest score in Asia Cup
| Player | Year | Balls | Runs | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SuryaKumar Yadav | 2022 | 26 | 68 | 6 | 6 |
Suryakumar Yadav’s best performance in the Asia Cup came against Hong Kong in the 2022 edition. He delivered a furious knock of 68 runs off just 26 balls, during which he hit 6 sixes and 6 fours. He made a 98-runs partnership with Virat Kohli and helped the Indian team to post 192 runs on the board. Later, India won this match by 40 runs.
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Team India will enter this Asia Cup with a youngster. In this article, we will discuss the batting stats of Suryakumar Yadav in the Asia Cup.
SuryaKumar Yadav Stats in Asia Cup
| Year | Innings | Runs | Average | 50/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 (T20) | 168 | 33.6 | 1/0 |
| 2023 | 1 (ODI) | 26 | 26 | 0/0 |
Suryakumar Yadav made his debut in 2021 and participated in the 2022 edition, in which he managed to score 168 runs in 5 innings. He played an unbeaten inning of 68 runs off 26 balls against Hong Kong.
In the 2023 edition, SKY played one match against Bangladesh in which he scored 26 runs off 34 balls. This edition was played in ODI format due to the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup. Overall, Surya has a decent performance in the Asia Cup, and we can expect a good performance from him in this edition as well.
SuryaKumar Yadav T20 Stats
| Player | Mat | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | 50s/100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SuryaKumar Yadav | 83 | 79 | 2598 | 38.21 | 167.17 | 21/4 |
Suryakumar Yadav is a renowned T20 specialist batsman. He comes to bat in the middle order. So far, he has played 83 matches in the T20 format, in which he has scored 2598 runs with an impressive average of 38.6. He has scored 4 centuries and 21 half-centuries in the T20 format. Surya is a well-known face in the Indian Premier League tournament as well. Playing for the Mumbai Indians, he has scored 4311 runs in 166 matches, which shows that he is an experienced player.
2022-2023 was very good for Suryakumar Yadav in the T20 format. He has done a lot in these two years. He cemented his place in the T20 format by scoring 4 centuries, after which the selectors appointed Suryakumar Yadav as the captain of the T20 team in 2024.
SuryaKumar Yadav Captaincy Stats
Suryakumar Yadav led the Indian team in 22 matches, winning three consecutive series against Sri Lanka, England and South Africa. However, SKY’s personal form hasn’t reached the lofty heights it once had since taking over captaincy responsibilities. As a captain, his Average dropped to 26.57.
It will be interesting to see how Surya leads the young Indian team in this mega event. This tournament is also very crucial for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
The high-voltage match between India and Pakistan will be scheduled for 14 September.
Asia Cup 2025 cricket teams and squads
Indian cricket team: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh
Reserves: Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal
