Zimbabwe's Brian Bennett shines on his 50th T20I outing: Stats
What's the story
Zimbabwe opener Brian Bennett scored a solid 49-run knock versus Sri Lanka in the 2nd match of the T20I Tri-series in Rawalpindi on Thursday. The star batter was looking good for a half-century before Wanindu Hasaranga dismissed him in the 13th over. Bennett is making his 50th T20I appearance. He is the 15th Zimbabwe player to achieve this feat. Here we decode the stats.
Performance
2nd successive score of 49 in this series for Bennett
This is the 2nd successive score of 49 in this T20I Tri-series for Bennett. Before this, he managed 49 runs against Pakistan in the tournament opener. On Thursday, Bennett shared a key partnership alongside Sikandar Raza for the 3rd wicket after Zimbabwe were 40/2 at one stage. He played as per the situation as purchased 5 fours and a six along the way.
Stats
Bennett owns 1,553 runs in T20Is
After 50 T20Is, Bennett owns 1,553 runs at 32.35. In addition to a century, Bennett has smashed 9 fifties. The previous clash against Pakistan saw Bennett become the 5th Zimbabwe batter with 1,500 T20I runs. As per ESPNcricinfo, 1,071 of his runs have come in home T20Is. He owns 261 away runs (home of opposition) and 221 runs at neutral venues.