Indian Players Poised to Break Major Records in T20I Series Against South Africa

The Indian men’s cricket team is set to face South Africa in a four-match T20I series beginning on Friday, November 8. The opening match will be held at Kingsmead in Durban, with the remaining games scheduled for Gqeberha, Centurion, and Johannesburg on November 10, 13, and 15. India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, last defeated South Africa by seven runs in a T20I match in Barbados on June 29, 2024. After their T20 World Cup triumph, the team aims to showcase their dominance once again in this series.

Here’s a look at the key records that could be broken during this India-South Africa T20I series.

1. Most T20I Runs for India vs South Africa
Suryakumar Yadav stands on the brink of becoming India’s top run-scorer against South Africa in T20Is. With 346 runs from seven matches, he is just 84 runs away from surpassing Rohit Sharma’s 429 runs in 18 T20Is. The overall record for most runs in India-South Africa T20Is is held by David Miller, with 452 runs in 21 matches.

2. Highest T20I Runs Against South Africa
If Suryakumar scores 156 runs over the series, he will surpass England’s Jonny Bairstow (501 runs) to become the highest T20I run-scorer against South Africa.

3. Third Batter to Hit 150 Sixes in T20Is
Since debuting in T20Is in March 2021, Suryakumar has hit 144 sixes in 74 matches. He needs six more sixes to join Rohit Sharma (205) and Martin Guptill (173) in reaching 150 T20I sixes.

4. Leading Wicket-Taker for India in T20Is
Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya, both with 87 T20I wickets, are vying for India’s top spot in T20I bowling. If either bowler secures at least 10 wickets in this series, they will surpass Yuzvendra Chahal’s record of 96 T20I wickets. Collecting 13 wickets would make them the first Indian bowlers to achieve 100 T20I wickets.

5. Fastest Pacer to 100 T20I Wickets
Arshdeep Singh, who has 87 wickets from 56 matches, needs 13 wickets to break the world record as the fastest pacer to 100 T20I wickets, a title currently held by Haris Rauf, who reached 100 wickets in 71 games.

6. Leading T20I Run Scorer for South Africa
South Africa’s David Miller is within reach of breaking Quinton de Kock’s record of 2,584 runs to become the nation’s top T20I scorer. Miller requires 189 runs in the series to claim the record.

India and South Africa are ready to make history in this action-packed T20I series, with milestones on the line for both teams.