New Delhi. New Zealand women’s cricketer Suzie Bates has created a new history in T20 International cricket. His 3500 runs have been completed. She became the first player to do so in either the men’s or women’s category. He achieved this feat against Sri Lanka in a match of the Commonwealth Games (CWG 2022). Team India captain Rohit Sharma had a chance to make this record in the second T20 against West Indies, but he was dismissed for zero. He retired hurt after scoring 11 runs in the third T20 on Tuesday. He has scored 3454 runs so far.
Talking about 34-year-old Suzy Bates, before the match against Sri Lanka, she had scored 3471 runs in 124 innings of 127 matches of T20 International. Scored one century and 22 half-centuries. The biggest innings of 124 not out was played. The strike rate was 111. He scored 34 runs against Sri Lanka. In this way, 3505 runs have been made in his T20 International. Not only this, this fast bowler has also taken 50 wickets. 4 wickets for 26 runs is the best performance.
Record strong in ODIs too
Suzy Bates’ record is also excellent in ODIs. She has scored 5045 runs in 136 innings of 142 matches at an average of 41. He has scored 12 centuries and 28 half-centuries. That is, 40 times he has played an innings of more than 50 runs. The strike rate is of 81. Best innings of 168 runs. Apart from this, he has also taken 75 wickets at an average of 33. His best performance is 4 wickets for 7 runs. Economy is less than 5.
Rohit Sharma is the highest run-scorer in T20 International in the men’s category. But he could not reach 3500 runs before Suzy Bates. He has so far scored 4 centuries and 27 half-centuries in T20 Internationals. That is, 31 times he has played an innings of more than 50 runs. 118 runs is his best score. He has scored 10304 runs in 390 matches of overall T20. Has scored 6 centuries and 70 half-centuries.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : August 03, 2022, 06:00 IST