Suryakumar Yadav Creates History For Mumbai Indians; Becomes First Player In The World To Achieve Huge IPL Feat

Suryakumar Yadav continues to shatter the record books |Courtesy -BCCI/IPL

KEY HIGHLIGHTS Suryakumar Yadav created history vs GT

Surykumar hit his 12th consecutive 25+ score

Suryakumar scored 500 runs in an IPL season for the third time

Suryakumar Yadav continued his golden run of form and was a rare bright spot for Mumbai Indians (MI) as their batting unit had an evening to forget at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday (May 6) after Shubman Gill won the toss and chose to bowl first.

Suryakumar walked out to bat in the powerplay after MI openers Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma departed early. Suryakumar put up a 71-run partnership for the third wicket with Will Jacks, who scored his maiden half-century for the five-time champions with a knock of 53 in 35 balls.

Suryakumar made 35 runs in 24 balls in a knock that included five boundaries before he was dismissed by Sai Kishore. His dismissal triggered a batting collapse as the hosts managed a total of just 155.

Suryakumar Yadav Creates History

Through the course of his knock, Suryakumar became the third player in the 2025 IPL to score more than 500 runs after Sai Sudarshan and Virat Kohli. The Indian T20I skipper regained the orange cap and has 510 runs in 12 innings so far this season at an average of 63.75 and strike-rate of 170.56

This is the third time in his career, Suryakumar has crossed the 500-run tally after the 2018 and 2023 seasons. The 34-year-old is the first player in the franchise's history to cross the elusive mark thrice. Previously, Sachin Tendulkar and Quinton de Kock did it twice.

Mumbai Indians Players to Score 500+ Runs In An IPL Season

Player 500+ Runs IPL Seasons For Mumbai Indians Years Suryakumar Yadav 3 2018, 2023, 2025 Quinton de Kock 2 2019, 2020 Sachin Tendulkar 2 2010,2011 Rohit Sharma 1 2013 Sanath Jayasuriya 1 2008 Ishan Kishan 1 2020 Dinesh Karthik 1 2013 Lendl Simmons 1 2015 Suryakumar Yadav's Stunning All-Time IPL Feat

Suryakumar Yadav's 2025 IPL season is only the eighth instance (so far) of a player having a 500+ run season in the league with a strike-rate of over 170. The MI vice-captain is the first player to do so twice, having scored 604 runs in the 2023 season with a strike-rate of 181.13.

Best Strike-rate In An IPL Seasons (500+ Runs)

Player Strike-Rate Runs Average Team Year Andre Russell 204.81 510 56.66 Kolkata Knight Riders 2019 Travis Head 191.55 567 40.50 Sunrisers Hyderabad 2024 Glenn Maxwell 187.75 552 34.50 Kings XI Punjab 2014 Chris Gayle 183.13 608 67.55 Royal Challengers Bengaluru 2011 Suryakumar Yadav 181.13 605 43.21 Mumbai Indians 2023 Ab de Villiers 175.08 513 46.63 Royal Challengers Bengaluru 2015 Rishabh Pant 173.60 684 52.61 Delhi Capitals 2018 Suryakumar Yadav 170.56 510 63.75 Mumbai Indians 2025 de Villiers narrowly missed out on being on the list after scoring 687 runs at a strike-rate of 168.79 in the 2016 season (52.84 average). Suryakumar's average of 63.75 in the 2025 campaign is the second best among players with 500 runs and 170+ strike-rate in a season behind de Villiers narrowly missed out on being on the list after scoring 687 runs at a strike-rate of 168.79 in the 2016 season (52.84 average). Suryakumar's average of 63.75 in the 2025 campaign is the second best among players with 500 runs and 170+ strike-rate in a season behind Chris Gayle in 2011. With two league stage matches and the playoffs remaining, it remains to be seen if Suryakumar can upstage his personal best season tally of 605 in 2023 and continue batting at a strike-rate above 170.

Overall, there have been 25 instances of players scoring 500 runs in an IPL season with a strike-rate above 150 with Chris Gayle the only player to do it thrice. Virat Kohli and David Warner are the only players apart from Gayle, de Villiers, and Suryakumar to do it multiple times.

Meanwhile, the knock against GT marked the 12th consecutive time Suryakumar has scored a 25+ knock in the 2025 IPL extending his record. Previously, Robin Uthappa (10) held the record for the most consecutive innings of 25+ scores in IPL history.

Suryakumar's tally of 12 consecutive scores of 25+ runs is the second-best streak in T20 cricket history behind Temba Bavuma, who had crossed the mark 13 times in a row in 2019-20.

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