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'Surya Bhau ke aage koi bol skta hai kya' - Fans react as Suryakumar Yadav hits his fourth century against South Africa

During his innings, Suryakumar also surpassed Virat Kohli for the second-highest number of sixes in T20Is by an Indian batter, now he has hit a whopping 123 sixes.

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In the third and final T20I against South Africa at New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, India aimed for a comeback after losing the second match. In the game, South African captain Aiden Markram won the toss and opted to bowl. Despite a brisk start from openers Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal, Keshav Maharaj's quick dismissals of Gill and Tilak Varma tilted the game.

But then it was skipper Suryakumar Yadav coming in at number four played a pivotal role and formed a crucial partnership with Jaiswal. After a steady start, Suryakumar accelerated in the 13th over, smashing three sixes and a four to complete his half-century in 32 balls. The number one ranked T20I batter continued to dominate, shifting gears after Jaiswal's dismissal. With some sheer power hitting, Suryakumar eventually reached his remarkable century in just 56 balls.

This is the fourth century for the Indian skipper in T20Is, putting him in an elite club alongside Rohit Sharma and Glenn Maxwell. During his innings, Suryakumar also surpassed Virat Kohli for the second-highest number of sixes in T20Is by an Indian batter, now hitting 123. His explosive knock of 100 (56) included seven fours, and eight sixes propelled India to a formidable total of 201/7 in their allotted 20 overs.

Let us look at how Twitter has reacted to this century from legendary India batter;

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Suryakumar Yadav solidify his top T20I ranking

ย In the rain-affected second T20I against South Africa at St George's Park on December 12, the dynamic Indian batter, Suryakumar Yadav extended his lead at the ranking of the T20I batters. His quickfire half-century, scoring 56 off 36 deliveries with five boundaries and three sixes, earned him ten additional rating points.

With these valuable points, he now has a current total of 865 rating points, the 33-year-old is comfortably ahead of Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan (787 rating points) and South Africa's Aiden Markram (758), positioning him as the top-ranked T20I batter. And now with this century it is expected that he will further stretch his lead in the rankings.

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