Brian Bennett becomes third Zimbabwe batter with 2,000 T20I runs
What's the story
Brian Bennett has become the third batter to complete 2,000 T20I runs for Zimbabwe. The star opener reached the milestone with his 10th run in the second T20I against India at the Harare Sports Club. Bennett has arguably been Zimbabwe's best batter in the 20-over format, and his numbers state the same. Here we look at his stats and records.
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A 19-ball 32 from Bennett's blade
Zimbabwe witnessed Bennett hand them a brisk start. He scored 32 runs in an opening stand of 34 alongside Ben Curran (1). After Bennett departed, Zimbabwe lost the plot and kept losing wickets at regular intervals before losing. Bennett hammered three fours and three sixes.
Elite list
Bennett joins these names
Playing his 63rd T20I match (63 innings), Bennett raced past 2,000 runs (2,022) at 35.47.
In addition to a century, Bennett has smashed 12 fifties.
Sikandar Raza and Ryan Burl are the only other Zimbabwe batters in the 2,000-run club, as per Cricinfo.
Bennett is now the fastest Zimbabwean batter to 2,000 runs (by innings).
Overall, only 8 batters are ahead of Bennett.
Feats
Bennett boasts these records
Bennett's strike rate of 143.71 is the best among batters with 100-plus runs for Zimbabwe.
He also owns the second-most 50-plus scores for the national team in the format (13). He is only behind Raza's tally of 18.
Bennett is also among just the three Zimbabwe batters with a T20I hundred. The others are Raza and Brendan Taylor.
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Over 1,200 T20I runs at home
Over 1,200 of Bennett's T20I runs (1,205) have come across 40 home matches at 30.12. He averages a brilliant 47.77 in away (home of opposition) matches and has scored 430 runs. Meanwhile, 387 of his runs have come in neutral venue games at 48.37.