Suryakumar Yadav's Record as India's T20I Captain: ICC events, opponent-wise stats & achievements
Gautam Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav (Source: BCCI)
Published - 05 Jun 2026, 04:04 AM• Read time - 12 mins
Suryakumar Yadav’s days as India’s T20I captain are numbered as the selection committee is reportedly in discussion to replace him with the Men in Blue set to begin a new cycle in the shortest format. Suryakumar recently etched his name in the history books, guiding India to a successful defence of their T20 World Cup title on home soil.
As a result, India became the first team to defend their T20 World Cup crown and also to win the trophy on home soil. However, despite a successful campaign, the India skipper will have to vacate his leadership position with Shreyas Iyer being the frontrunner to replace him.
With Suryakumar at the helm, India reached unprecedented heights in T20Is, remaining unbeaten across both bilateral and multi-national tournaments. He made his captaincy debut against Australia in November 2023, filling in place of injured Hardik Pandya and guided India to a 4-1 series victory.
He further led the Men in Blue to a 1-1 series draw against South Africa, which remains the only drawn series under his leadership. Suryakumar was finally handed over the full-time captaincy of India’s T20I side following Rohit Sharma’s retirement after the T20 World Cup 2024.
And thus began a golden era of India's T20I domination where Suryakumar Yadav guided the team to nine consecutive series/tournament victories, finishing at the T20 World Cup 2026 on home soil. Courtesy of his marvellous run as skipper, the 35-year-old holds the record for having the highest win percentage in T20Is (80.76%) among full-member nations.
Under Suryakumar’s captaincy, India batted at a tempo unmatched by the rest of the world, scoring at 10.04 runs per over since July 2024 until the end of the T20 World Cup 2026. The team also broke several other records en route to a myriad of memorable victories. Here's a complete recap of Suryakumar Yadav's record as India's T20I captain:
India’s series results under Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy
|
Date |
Series |
Result |
|
November 23 – December 3, 2023 |
5-match home series vs Australia |
India won by 4-1 |
|
December 10, 2023 – December 14, 2023 |
3-match away series vs South Africa |
Series drawn 1-1 |
|
July 27- July 30, 2024 |
3-match away series vs Sri Lanka |
India won by 3-0 |
|
October 6 - October 12, 2024 |
3-match home series vs Bangladesh |
India won by 3-0 |
|
November 8 – November 15, 2024 |
4-match away series vs South Africa |
India won by 3-1 |
|
January 22 – February 2, 2025 |
5-match home series vs England |
India won by 4-1 |
|
September 9 – September 28, 2025 |
Asia Cup T20 in UAE |
India won the tournament, remaining unbeaten throughout, winning 7 matches. |
|
October 29 – November 8, 2025 |
5-match away series vs Australia |
India won by 2-1 |
|
December 09 – December 19, 2025 |
5-match home series vs South Africa |
India won by 3-1 |
|
January 21 – January 31, 2026 |
5-match home series vs New Zealand |
India won by 4-1 |
|
February 7 – March 8, 2026 |
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 in India |
India won the tournament, winning eight out of nine matches. |
Suryakumar Yadav’s record as captain
|
Particulars |
Details |
|
Matches |
52 |
|
Won |
40 |
|
Lost |
8 |
|
Tied |
2 (India won both super overs) |
|
No Result |
2 |
|
Winning Percentage |
80.76% (including tied matches won as super over) |
Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy record against each team
|
Team Name |
Matches Played |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
No Result |
|
Australia |
10 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
South Africa |
11 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
Sri Lanka |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 (Won both super overs) |
0 |
|
Bangladesh |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
England |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
U.A.E |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Pakistan |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Oman |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
New Zealand |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
U.S.A |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Namibia |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Netherlands |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Zimbabwe |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
West Indies |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Suryakumar Yadav’s batting record as captain
|
Particulars |
Details |
|
Matches |
52 |
|
Innings |
49 |
|
Runs |
1232 |
|
Average |
28.65 |
|
Strike Rate |
154.96 |
|
100s |
1 |
|
50s |
8 |
|
Highest Score |
100 (56) vs South Africa, Johannesburg, 14 December, 2023 |
Records broken/created by India under Suryakumar's captaincy
1 - India became the first team to defend the T20 World Cup title successfully and also the first team to win it on home soil.
3 - India became the first team to win three T20 World Cups.
80.76 - Suryakumar Yadav holds the best winning percentage as captain in T20Is among full-member nations.
96 - India registered their biggest victory margin in the T20 World Cup, defeating New Zealand by 96 runs in the final at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
11 - India registered the most successive T20I series wins by a full-member nation.
10 - India broke the world record for most successive T20I series win at home, bettering Australia's feat of eight series victories.
209 - India registered their highest successful run chase in T20Is vs New Zealand in Raipur, 2026.
196 - India registered their highest successful run chase in T20 World Cup history against West Indies in Kolkata, 2026.
23 - India hit the most sixes in an innings in their T20I history and the second most overall among full member nations, against South Africa in Johannesburg, 2024.
15.2 - India completed the fastest 200-plus run chase in T20Is (15.2 overs) among full-member nations vs New Zealand in Raipur, 2026.
10 - India completed the fastest 150-plus chase in T20Is (10 overs) among full-member nations vs New Zealand in Guwahati, 2026.
297 - India registered their highest score in T20Is against Bangladesh in October, 2024 in Hyderabad.
256 - India registered their highest and second-highest overall score in T20 World Cup history against Zimbabwe in Chennai, 2026.
