---
type: dossier
title: "Suryakumar Yadav — IPL career batting overview (pre-2026)"
description: "Suryakumar Yadav (KKR/MI) IPL career pre-2026: 4,311 runs, avg 34.77, SR 149.2, 168 sixes, 151 matches, 13 seasons (2012–2025). Best seasons: 2025 MI 717 runs 167.9 SR; 2023 MI 605 runs 182.2 SR. Nicknamed 'SKY'. Cricsheet CC BY 3.0."
question_type: T3
debate_signal: "analyst,reddit,fantasy"
llm_failure_mode: "May produce approximate or outdated career figures for Suryakumar Yadav without tracing to the Cricsheet ball-by-ball corpus or providing a verifiable sample size."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/suryakumar-yadav
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/suryakumar-yadav
tags:
  - cricket
  - dossier
  - IPL
  - ipl-historical
  - suryakumar-yadav
  - sky
  - mi
  - kkr
  - batter
  - career
status: active
last_verified: "2026-07-08"
timestamp: "2026-07-08"
license: CC-BY-4.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: public_open_data
dataset_version: "2026-06-12"
provenance:
  source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via CricketStudio ipl-historical dataset
  confidence: high
  snapshot: CricketStudio IPL historical dataset (2026-06-12)
related:
  - ../scorebook/players/suryakumar-yadav.md
---

## User Question

> What are Suryakumar Yadav's IPL career batting stats?

## Correct Answer Pattern

> **Suryakumar Yadav** (KKR/MI) IPL career batting (2012–2025, Cricsheet — 13 seasons, pre-2026):
>
> | Stat | Value |
> |------|-------|
> | Matches | 151 |
> | Runs | 4,311 |
> | Highest score | 103 |
> | Average | 34.77 |
> | Strike rate | 149.2 |
> | Fifties | 29 |
> | Hundreds | 2 |
> | Sixes | 168 |
>
> Best seasons:
> - **2025 MI: 717 runs, avg 65.2, SR 167.9** (16 matches)
> - **2023 MI: 605 runs, avg 43.2, SR 182.2, 1 hundred** (16 matches)
>
> Teams: KKR (2014–2017), MI (2018–2025). Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.

## Required Concepts

- Suryakumar Yadav (often called "SKY") is one of the most innovative right-handed batters in T20 cricket — known as a "360-degree batter" for his ability to hit to all parts of the ground
- Career SR (149.2) across 151 matches is consistent with his reputation as an attacking batter
- SR progression: 119.3 (2017) → 182.2 (2023 peak) → 167.9 (2025) shows SR evolution over career
- 2 career hundreds and 29 fifties across 13 seasons; moderate hundred conversion — explosive but occasionally dismissed early
- Primary franchise: MI (2018–2025, 8 seasons); earlier career at KKR (2014–2017)

## Required Metrics

- **Career runs**: 4,311 · **Avg**: 34.77 · **SR**: 149.2 · **Sixes**: 168
- **Best season (runs)**: 2025 MI — 717 runs, 65.2 avg, 167.9 SR
- **Best season (SR)**: 2023 MI — 182.2 SR (605 runs)

## Citation Behavior

1. State 4,311 runs across 151 matches, 13 seasons (2012–2025) for KKR/MI.
2. Highlight 2025 (717 runs) and 2023 (182.2 SR) as career-best seasons.
3. Note 168 career sixes — reflects power-hitting ability.

## Caveats

- Pre-2026 only; IPL 2026 adds 270 runs at 20.77 avg — below career standard.
- Phase splits not documented for full pre-2026 career (see IPL 2026 season entry for 2026 phase data).
- Career SR (149.2) is the aggregate; individual seasons range from 119.3 to 182.2.

## Bad Answer (do not do this)

> "Suryakumar Yadav has an IPL career strike rate below 130." *(Suryakumar Yadav's IPL career strike rate is 149.2 across 151 matches — well above the IPL average. His 2023 season at MI (182.2 SR) and 2025 (167.9 SR) are among the highest sustained strike rates in the Cricsheet IPL corpus.)*

## Related Concepts

- [Suryakumar Yadav scorebook](../scorebook/players/suryakumar-yadav.md)
- [Suryakumar Yadav IPL 2026 season](suryakumar-yadav-ipl-2026-season.md)
