Mohammad Shahzad surpasses Virat Kohli as fourth highest run getter T20Is
In 58 matches, he has scored 1779 runs, almost 70 runs more than fifth-placed Virat Kohli who has notched up 1709 runs in 48 matches and just 27 short of third placed Martin Guptill. He is also ranked No.7 in the best T20 batsmen's list.
New Delhi: Afghanistan's wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Shahzad has now surpassed Indian skipper Virat Kohli for most T20I runs. The news came within few minutes of the start of the third T20I match between Afghanistan and Ireland at Greater Noida stadium on Sunday.
It was the second ball of the first over, with Barry McCarthy into the attack. He went for a short and wide delivery giving the opener a chance to push it down backward point for a boundary and with that, Shahzad surpassed Kohli for most runs in T20 international matches.
In 58 matches, he has scored 1779 runs, almost 70 runs more than fifth-placed Virat Kohli who has notched up 1709 runs in 48 matches and just 27 short of third placed Martin Guptill. He is also ranked No.7 in the best T20 batsmen's list.
The 29-year-old, who has scored over 100 runs in three T20 matches, is now among the top four run-getters in the shortest format of the game.
Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave |
BB McCullum (NZ) | 2005-2015 | 71 | 70 | 10 | 2140 | 123 | 35.66 |
TM Dilshan (SL) | 2006-2016 | 80 | 79 | 12 | 1889 | 104* | 28.19 |
MJ Guptill (NZ) | 2009-2016 | 61 | 59 | 7 | 1806 | 101* | 34.73 |
Mohammad Shahzad (AFG) | 2010-2017 | 58* | 58 | 4 | 1749 | 118* | 32.38 |
V Kohli (INDIA) | 2010-2017 | 48 | 44 | 12 | 1709 | 90* | 53.4 |
Umar Akmal (PAK) | 2009-2016 | 82 | 77 | 14 | 1690 | 94 | 26.82 |
DA Warner (AUS) | 2009-2016 | 63 | 63 | 3 | 1686 | 90* | 28.1 |
JP Duminy (SA) | 2007-2017 | 71 | 65 | 21 | 1683 | 96* | 38.25 |
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK) | 2006-2016 | 77 | 75 | 4 | 1614 | 86 | 22.73 |
EJG Morgan (ENG) | 2009-2017 | 67 | 66 | 13 | 1568 | 85* | 29.58 |
His ravishing display with the bat during the 2016 T20 World Cup, earned him the name 'Afghan Dhoni' and was among the favourites in the IPL auction from the list of associate players. But the T20 specialist remained unsold.
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