Devon Conway goes past 7,000 runs in T20 cricket: Stats
What's the story
Star New Zealand batter Devon Conway has become the latest member of the exclusive club of players with 7,000 runs in T20 cricket. The left-handed batter reached the milestone with his 11th run in the 4th T20I against hosts India at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. Conway managed scores worth 0, 19 and 1 in the first three T20Is of this series.
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A knock of 44 in the 4th T20I
Conway scored a 23-ball 44 in the fourth T20I. He started on a watchful note before opening up. Conway hit four fours and three sixes (SR: 191.30). He shared a 100-run stand for the first wicket alongside Tim Seifert. Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Conway.
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Conway averages around 40 in the format
Conway made his T20 debut in February 2011 and earned his maiden T20I cap in November 2020. As per ESPNcricinfo, the southpaw required 218 innings and 229 matches to complete the milestone. He has raced to 7,033 runs at 39.73. His impressive record includes two centuries and 55 fifties. 1,080 of his T20 runs have come in the Indian Premier League at 43.20.
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His performance for the Kiwis
Coming to his international career, Conway has played 66 T20Is for New Zealand. He has scored over 1,700 runs (1,739) in these games while averaging 35.48 from 60 innings. His strike rate is 128.81 as the tally includes 12 fifties. Conway's best score is an unbeaten 99*. Notably, he is two shy of 50 T20I sixes (48).