Suryakumar Yadav continued his golden run of form and was a rare bright spot for Mumbai Indians (MI) as their batting unit had an evening to forget at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday (May 6) after Shubman Gill won the toss and chose to bowl first.

Suryakumar walked out to bat in the powerplay after MI openers Ryan Rickelton and Rohit Sharma departed early. Suryakumar put up a 71-run partnership for the third wicket with Will Jacks, who scored his maiden half-century for the five-time champions with a knock of 53 in 35 balls.

Suryakumar made 35 runs in 24 balls in a knock that included five boundaries before he was dismissed by Sai Kishore. His dismissal triggered a batting collapse as the hosts managed a total of just 155.

Through the course of his knock, Suryakumar became the third player in the 2025 IPL to score more than 500 runs after Sai Sudarshan and Virat Kohli. The Indian T20I skipper regained the orange cap and has 510 runs in 12 innings so far this season at an average of 63.75 and strike-rate of 170.56

This is the third time in his career, Suryakumar has crossed the 500-run tally after the 2018 and 2023 seasons. The 34-year-old is the first player in the franchise's history to cross the elusive mark thrice. Previously, Sachin Tendulkar and Quinton de Kock did it twice.

Player	500+ Runs IPL Seasons For Mumbai Indians	Years
Suryakumar Yadav	3	2018, 2023, 2025
Quinton de Kock	2	2019, 2020
Sachin Tendulkar	2	2010,2011
Rohit Sharma	1	2013
Sanath Jayasuriya	1	2008
Ishan Kishan	1	2020
Dinesh Karthik	1	2013
Lendl Simmons	1	2015

Suryakumar Yadav's Stunning All-Time IPL Feat

Suryakumar Yadav's 2025 IPL season is only the eighth instance (so far) of a player having a 500+ run season in the league with a strike-rate of over 170. The MI vice-captain is the first player to do so twice, having scored 604 runs in the 2023 season with a strike-rate of 181.13.

Player	Strike-Rate	Runs	Average	Team	Year
Andre Russell	204.81	510	56.66	Kolkata Knight Riders	2019
Travis Head	191.55	567	40.50	Sunrisers Hyderabad	2024
Glenn Maxwell	187.75	552	34.50	Kings XI Punjab	2014
Chris Gayle	183.13	608	67.55	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	2011
Suryakumar Yadav	181.13	605	43.21	Mumbai Indians	2023
Ab de Villiers	175.08	513	46.63	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	2015
Rishabh Pant	173.60	684	52.61	Delhi Capitals	2018
Suryakumar Yadav	170.56	510	63.75	Mumbai Indians	2025

de Villiers narrowly missed out on being on the list after scoring 687 runs at a strike-rate of 168.79 in the 2016 season (52.84 average). Suryakumar's average of 63.75 in the 2025 campaign is the second best among players with 500 runs and 170+ strike-rate in a season behind Chris Gayle in 2011. With two league stage matches and the playoffs remaining, it remains to be seen if Suryakumar can upstage his personal best season tally of 605 in 2023 and continue batting at a strike-rate above 170.

Overall, there have been 25 instances of players scoring 500 runs in an IPL season with a strike-rate above 150 with Chris Gayle the only player to do it thrice. Virat Kohli and David Warner are the only players apart from Gayle, de Villiers, and Suryakumar to do it multiple times.

Meanwhile, the knock against GT marked the 12th consecutive time Suryakumar has scored a 25+ knock in the 2025 IPL extending his record. Previously, Robin Uthappa (10) held the record for the most consecutive innings of 25+ scores in IPL history.

Suryakumar's tally of 12 consecutive scores of 25+ runs is the second-best streak in T20 cricket history behind Temba Bavuma, who had crossed the mark 13 times in a row in 2019-20.

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