Suryakumar Yadav, Mumbai Indians (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
Suryakumar Yadav may have joined the exclusive club Mumbai Indians during the defeat to Rajasthan Royals, but the milestone also arrived in the middle of one of the toughest Indian Premier League seasons of his career. The MI batsman became the second player in the history of the franchise after that
Rohit Sharma
To score more than 4,000 runs for the team across the IPL and Champions League T20 combined.
Rohit still comfortably tops the chart with 6,432 runs.
Suryakumar reached the milestone during his battling 60 off 42 balls against RR at the Wankhede Stadium. However, the hit was his second fifty-plus score in a disappointing campaign. Across 13 matches in IPL 2026, Suryakumar has managed just 270 runs at an average of 20.77 and a strike rate of 147.54, numbers well below the standards expected from one of MI’s top batsmen. His inconsistency became one of the main reasons behind Mumbai Indians’ disastrous season, as the five-time champions never recovered from repeated batting collapses and poor power play. MI eventually finished ninth on the points table after another disappointing defeat, this time to Rajasthan Royals who secured the final playoff spot. Against RR, Suryakumar once again tried to salvage the innings after MI collapsed to 49 for 4 inside the powerplay after a devastating spell from
Jofra Archer
. But despite his efforts and his late appearance from…
Hardik Pandya
Mumbai fell short by 30 runs, bringing an end to a forgettable campaign for both the series and one of its biggest stars.