Hamilton, Nov. 1 -- India batter Ishan Kishan on Sunday became the seventh Indian to complete 2,000 runs in T20 Internationals while also breaking Suryakumar Yadav's record for most runs by an Indian in a calendar year in the shortest format during the fifth and final match against New Zealand at Seddon Park.

Kishan achieved the milestone with an aggressive 61 off 32 balls, which included five sixes and as many fours. He now has 2,016 runs from 69 T20Is, with 206 fours and 96 sixes.

The left-hander has been in outstanding form this year, scoring 1,220 runs in 37 matches and innings at an average of 35.88 and a strike rate of 171.58. His tally includes a century and eight half-centuries, taking him past Suryakumar's previous record of 1,...