Usman Khawaja gets to 8,000 international runs: Dissecting his stats
What's the story
Veteran Australian batter Usman Khawaja has added another feather to his cap by crossing the milestone of 8,000 international runs. The achievement came during the fourth Ashes Test against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Khawaja, who is currently Australia's 19th-highest run-scorer of all time, was dismissed for 29 off 52 balls on Day 1 of the game. He smoked two fours during his stay.
Knock
A decent hand from Khawaja
Khawaja, who had been Australia's mainstay Test opener in recent years, batted at four in the previous Test in Adelaide as Travis Head was promoted to the top. In the ongoing Boxing Day affair, he arrived at five with the scorecard reading 34/3. He played a decent knock of 29 runs before falling to Gus Atkinson. Australia were 89/5 at the time of his dismissal.
Career stats
Khawaja's performance across formats
As per ESPNcricinfo. Khawaja has now raced to 8,001 runs in 136 international matches at an average of 42.55. This includes 18 centuries and 41 fifties. He has been particularly successful in Test cricket, where he has scored 6,206 runs in 87 matches at an average of 43.70 (16 centuries and 28 fifties). The left-handed batsman has also had a good run in ODIs, scoring 1,554 runs in 40 matches at 42 (two centuries and 12 fifties).
T20I stats
Khawaja's T20I and recent Test performances
In the T20I format, Khawaja has scored 241 runs in nine matches at an average of 26.77 and a strike rate of 132.41 with one half-century. In his three Tests and four innings so far in the ongoing series, he has scored 153 runs at an average of 38.25. Despite some struggles early on due to back issues, Khawaja made a strong comeback in Adelaide with scores of 82 and 40 respectively.