By Mehul
June 02, 2025
IPL 2025 : Top Run scorer as a non-opener
Suryakumar Yadav set a new IPL record, becoming the first non-opener to hit 700 runs in a season.
Suryakumar achieved the feat in the IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 agianst Punjab Kings in Ahmedabad.
Suryakumar smashed a 26-ball 44, extending his streak of 25-plus in each of his knocks in 2025.
Suryakumar has scored 717 runs in 16 matches in IPL 2025. He broke AB de Villiers's record.
The South African great scored 687 runs in 16 matches in the IPL 2016 season for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
The India wicketkeeper-batter had scored 684 runs in 14 matches for Delhi Capitals in 2018.
The New Zealand captain scored 622 runs in 14 matches for SunRisers Hyderabad in 2018.
Surya is in the list again. He had scored 605 runs in 16 matches for Mumbai in 2023.