With his swashbuckling ability to strike the ball all around the ground, the Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav played a captain's knock and garnered 58 runs off 26 balls at a whopping strike rate of 223.08

After India went one up in the series, the 33-year-old batter was adjudged Player of the Match for the 16th time in T20I format in 69 matches

He equalled Kohli's haul, who also bagged 16 POTM awards in 125 matches in his illustrious career. Suryakumar will look to go past him in the upcoming two games against Sri Lanka

India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav etched his name in the record books by matching stalwart batter Virat Kohli's record of most Player of the Match awards in the shortest format of cricket

Zimbabwe's seasoned all-rounder and T20I captain Sikandar Raza is in the third spot with 15 POTM awards to his name in 91 matches in the format

After taking a 1-0 lead in the series, India will play the second T20I against the hosts on Sunday