“How ridiculously good is Surya”, Twitter reacts as Suryakumar Yadav scored 3 centuries in just 43 innings

Today in Rajkot, India’s Suryakumar Yadav hit his third T20I century, this time against Sri Lanka. Starting at 52 for two in the PowerPlay, Suryakumar blasted a century off of only 45 balls. Suryakumar added 77 runs to the 111-run partnership for the third wicket with Shubman Gill. Shubman Gill got out for 46 runs off 34 balls.

The 32-year-old batsman reached the century mark in the 19th over with a single, his maiden century in the format at the home ground. He scored 112 runs without being out off 51 balls, including seven fours and nine sixes, as India set a formidable 228 for five in 20 overs.

Suryakumar hit his first T20I century in July of last year, against England in Nottingham. He went on to have a great 2022, scoring 1,164 runs in 31 innings.

On India’s limited-overs visit to New Zealand last November, Suryakumar smashed an unbeaten 111 off 51 deliveries.

Suryakumar has three or more T20I centuries, making him one of just five batters to do so. The list includes Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar, Glenn Maxwell (3), Colin Munro (3), and Sabawoon Davizi (3). Suryakumar joined Maxwell as the only batter to score a century in a Twenty20 International match on three separate continents.

This is the second-fastest hundred by an Indian, behind Rohit Sharma’s 35-ball effort against the same opponent in Indore in 2017.

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Avishka Fernando, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka

India (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan(w), Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Rahul Tripathi, Hardik Pandya(c), Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Shivam Mavi, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

Twitter Reacts:

How ridiculously good is Surya. 🔥 https://t.co/vsLM5Hl2oQ

— Aakash S. (@aakasharma_009) January 7, 2023

Whadda player man!! I half suspect he is really a man or a bot🤩 #SuryakumarYadav #INDvSL https://t.co/sxvjEaljND

— Ashok (@Ashok_K_iyer) January 7, 2023

Truly!! Kya shots the.. kya batting kiya.. maja aa gaya bhai.. ❤️ @surya_14kumar https://t.co/EhF5orjkZp

— Manoj Choudhary (@mkchoudharyy) January 7, 2023

India's Mr 360 🔥❤️ https://t.co/m3ex3it0za

— Sagar S N (@nithesh_sagar) January 7, 2023

He gonna change the way we will look at cricket totally https://t.co/nTFRU9rb05

— Grey Socrates (@GreySocrates) January 7, 2023

T20i Legend https://t.co/OXfE3RH9Mz

— Sidharth Sanjeev (@iamsidi23) January 7, 2023