Shimron Hetmyer completes 4,000 runs in T20 cricket: Key stats
What's the story
Rajasthan Royals dasher Shimron Hetmyer has completed 4,000 runs in T20 cricket. The southpaw reached the milestone with his sixth run against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 50th Match 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL). Hetmyer fell for a nine-ball 13, slamming one four and a six. RR (200/7) went on to suffer a stunning one-run loss against SRH (201/3). Here's more.
Career
4,000 runs in T20 cricket for Hetmyer
As per ESPNcricinfo. the 27-year-old Hetmyer took 212 games (192 innings) to accomplish 4,000 runs in T20 cricket. He has 4,007 runs at 26.36. His strike rate reads 134.32. He has clobbered 19 fifties and a ton in this format. 902 of his runs have come in 57 T20Is for West Indies at a strike rate of 118.21.
IPL numbers
Here are his IPL numbers
Hetmyer was bought by RR at a price of Rs. 8.5 crore in the IPL 2022 auction. He has been one of the crucial assets for the inaugural winners. The left-handed batter has racked up over 1,200 runs from 71 matches. He has 1,213 runs at 31.92. His strike rate is 153.93. For RR, the talented southpaw has clocked 696 runs at 38.66.
Record
Seventh-highest strike rate in IPL
Hetmyer has the seventh-highest strike rate (153.93) in the IPL among batters with a minimum of 500 runs. Meanwhile, he has not received many opportunities to bat this season. With this knock, he has raced past 75 runs in IPL 2024 at a stunning strike rate of 194-plus. Meanwhile, Hetmyer has surpassed 230 IPL runs against SRH.