Suryakumar Yadav needs 19 runs in T20Is to surpass Glenn Maxwell on this elite list

India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav helped the side in emerging victorious over arch-rivals Pakistan in Asia Cup 2025. He did so by playing a match-winning knock of 47 that guided the Men in Blue to the 128-run target.

Though Suryakumar hadn't been in a great touch in T20Is ahead of the Asia Cup, his performance for the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025 certainly helped him in regaining his form. Notably, the 35-year-old finished with a total of 717 runs under his belt in the campaign.

Suryakumar currently stands as the non-opener with the fifth-most runs in T20Is. He is now just 19 runs behind from surpassing Australia's Glenn Maxwell on the elite list. This shows how the India captain is one of the finest modern-day batters in the shortest format.

Here is a list of players with the most runs scored as non-openers in T20Is -

1. Virat Kohli (India) - 3637 runs

2. David Miller (South Africa) - 2567 runs

3. Shakib Al Hasan ( Bangladesh) - 2542 runs

4. Glenn Maxwell (Australia) - 2535 runs

5. Suryakumar Yadav (India) - 2517 runs

Suryakumar will next be seen in action in India's Asia Cup clash against Oman which will be contested on September 19. The 35-year-old will definitely be hoping to continue from where he left off against Pakistan and play another impressive knock. He will also be eyeing to perform well in the Super 4 stage.

Meanwhile, Suryakumar has so far played 85 T20Is in his career, scoring 2652 runs at an average of 39.00. He has four centuries and 21 half-centuries under his name in the format and has also maintained an explosive strike-rate of 166.37. Notably, he is the third-highest run-getter for India in T20Is behind Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.