In Visakhapatnam, a few days after losing to Australia in the ICC Cricket World Cup final, Indian batsman Suryakumar Yadav tormented the same opponents with his blade.
In the first T20I, he hit a brilliant 80 to aid India in chasing down a massive 209. During Hardik Pandya's absence, Surya currently holds the record for the greatest T20I score by an Indian captain.
Suryakumar's brilliant blow against the Australians earned him redemption. He played with his customary audacity after India's chase saw them down to 22/2.
After smashing 80 off 42 balls, Suryakumar played a captain's knock, complete with nine fours and four sixes.SKY left at the close of the innings after hitting his 16th half-century in T20I.
On his captaincy debut, Surya set a record for the highest T20I score by an Indian captain. In the 2022 T20 Asia Cup, he broke KL Rahul's record, who ran 62 while leading India against Afghanistan.
Player of the Match went to Suryakumar for his incredible knock. In T20I cricket, this was his thirteenth award.