Mumbai Indians veteran Suryakumar Yadav has shattered a world record in T20 cricket during his team's IPL 2025 clash against Punjab Kings at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Monday, May 26. SKY has achieved a never-seen-before record in T20 cricket during his team's last league stage match of the tournament.
SKY, who has been unbelievably consistent in IPL 2025, has now hit the 14th consecutive score of over 25 in T20 cricket. He has shattered the world record for most consecutive scores of over 25 in the format, going past the previous record of Temba Bavuma, who had 13 such consecutive scores.
SKY reached the milestone in the ninth over when he sliced Kyle Jamieson for a four on the last ball of the over. SKY struck 14 runs from five balls in the over and the last one took him to the milestone.
SKY breaks all-time IPL record
Along with this milestone, SKY has also shattered an all-time IPL record. His 14th 25+ score is the most number of 25+ scores in an IPL season ever, going past the joint record held by Kane Williamson and Shubman Gill of 13 such scores each in a season.
Most 25+ scores in an IPL season:
14 - Suryakumar Yadav (14 innings) in 2025
13 - Shubman Gill (17 innings) in 2023
13 - Kane Williamson (17 innings) in 2018
Suryakumar has been on a run-scoring spree this season. He has been insanely consistent. His 14 consecutive 25+ scores include four scores of over 50 with 73* against Delhi Capitals in the previous match being his highest of the season so far.
Punjab Kings had won the toss earlier and had invited MI to bat first. PBKS made two changes to their Playing XI, bringing Kyle Jamieson and Vijaykumar Vyshak. Notably, Yuzvendra Chahal remains absent from the team for the second straight game due to his wrist injury.
"We are going to bowl first. I let the action talk more than words. I would just give them some sort of motivation and it is then their job to go and execute. Jamieson and Vyshak come in. It (the venue) is preferably suitable for both sides because of the conditions; wind factor and size of the ground. No you can't just take it as just another day, you have to keep upgrading your game and mindset, I am someone who thrives under pressure, you have to put your best foot forward and at the same time there is no scope for errors," Punjab captain Shreyas Iyer had said at the toss.
"Looks like a good track, let's see. It is a good toss to lose; we were not sure what to do. We didn't mind either batting or bowling. We will put some runs and defend it. For us to be in this situation lot of results had to go our way, five days back we were not in this position and today we are, but being honest last 8-9 games have been like knockouts for us. Just one change - Ashwani Kumar comes in," MI skipper said at the toss.
