Zimbabwe batsman Brian Bennett is just 10 runs away from the historic mark of 2000 runs in T20Is. By achieving this feat in the second T20I against India, he will become the third Zimbabwean player to do so after Sikandar Raza and Ryan Burl.
Harare [जिम्बाब्वे]July 25 (ANI): Zimbabwe batsman Brian Bennett is just 10 runs away from becoming the third batsman for his team to touch the 2,000-run mark in T20 Internationals.
Bennett, 22, can become the third Zimbabwean batsman after Sikandar Raza and Ryan Burl to reach the 2,000-run mark in the second T20I of the two-match series against India in Harare on Saturday. Bennett, who was out for a duck in the first T20I, has scored 1,990 runs in 62 T20Is and innings at an average of 35.53 and a strike rate of 143.37, which includes one century, 12 half-centuries and a best score of 111.
Other Zimbabwean batsmen to score 2000 runs
Raza (3,144 runs in 137 T20Is and 132 innings at an average of 26.20 and a strike rate of 137.05, with one century and 17 half-centuries) and Burl (2,040 runs in 122 matches and 113 innings at an average of 26.40 and a strike rate of 124.01, with four half-centuries) are the two Zimbabweans. There are batsmen who have crossed the 2,000-run mark in T20Is.
Bennett’s performance against India
Against India, Bennett has scored 168 runs in seven innings at an average of 28.00 and a strike rate of over 151, including one half-century in his 97* against India in this year’s ICC T20 World Cup.
Squads of both teams
India’s squad
Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dubey, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Ashok Sharma, Mayank Yadav, Suryansh Shedge, Harsh Dubey, Prabhsimran Singh, Yash Thakur.
zimbabwe squad
Brian Bennett, Tadivanashe Marumani (wk), Ben Curran, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (captain), Ryan Burl, Wesley Madhewere, Brad Evans, Newman Nyamhuri, Richard Ngarwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Tafadzwa Tsiga, Innocent Kaia, Tanaka Chiwanga, Wellington Masakadza. (ANI)
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