Only 2nd After Rohit Sharma! Suryakumar Yadav Makes Monumental IPL Record

Suryakumar Yadav joins Rohit Sharma [Source: AFP]

Suryakumar Yadav punched out a fighting knock against Rajasthan Royals in match 69 of the IPL 2026 season. With Mumbai Indians fighting on to avoid the dreadful wooden spoon this year, the senior middle-order batter waged his side’s lone rebellion after they slipped to 38-4 in a chase of 206 at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.

The cricketer even reached his half-century from just 32 balls to lead Mumbai Indians recovery against the visitors. Notably, through the course of his innings, the 35-year-old also scaled a huge batting landmark figure, previously attained only by former skipper and legendary opener Rohit Sharma.

Suryakumar Yadav second MI batter to complete 4,000 runs

Suryakumar Yadav made his IPL debut way back in 2012 for the Mumbai Indians franchise. Since then, the cricketer has played 179 IPL matches, including a handful of them for the KKR.

Aggregating over 4,600 runs in his career, Suryakumar has charted 4,000 of those runs for the Mumbai Indians as he reached the landmark figure during his run chase heroics against the Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026.

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In doing so, the 35-year-old has now become only the second Mumbai Indians in history to have tallied over 4,000 runs. Former captain Rohit Sharma continues to stay at the top of the franchise’s run-scoring pile with more than 6,000 runs to his name. Here is a look at five players with most runs for the Mumbai Indians franchise.

Batters with most runs for Mumbai Indians

Suryakumar Yadav slaps welcome fifty in his worst IPL season

Suryakumar Yadav is suffering from a serious form concern off late for the Mumbai Indians franchise this IPL 2026 season. In 13 innings of the tournament, the senior pro has aggregated just 260 runs so far at a dismal average of 21.66.

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Moreover, his recent half-century against the Rajasthan Royals marked only his second fifty-plus score of the season. Ever since he joined the franchise way back in 2018 in his second stint, his ongoing IPL 2026 batting tally marks his worst and lowest in any single edition of the tournament.

Rajasthan Royals mount 205 despite early wickets

Batting first, the Rajasthan Royals franchise mounted 205-8 in 20 overs. Number three Dhruv Jurel top-scored in the innings with his fiery 26-ball 38, while Jofra Archer blasted 32 off just 15 balls at the death.

At one stage of the game, the Royals slipped to 54-3 at the end of the powerplay courtesy of wicket-taking opening spells from Deepak Chahar and Will Jacks.

Conclusion

Stats and milestones aside, Suryakumar Yadav’s latest knock has once again underlined the value of his seniority for the celebrated IPL franchise. Even in his worst IPL season for MI, the senior batter is shouldering responsibility as expected of him.

While form may fluctuate and numbers may dip, Suryakumar’s stature as one of the greatest Mumbai Indians batters will remain beyond debate.

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