Sikandar Raza attains this batting feat in T20s: Details here
What's the story
Zimbabwe beat Sri Lanka in Match 2 of the T20I Tri-series in Rawalpindi on Thursday. Riding on Brian Bennett's 49 and Sikandar Raza's 47, Zimbabwe scored a challenging 162/8. Thereafter, they bowled Sri Lanka out for a score of 95 to claim a 67-run win. Notably, Raza went on to surpass 6,500 runs in T20 cricket during his stay at the crease.
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Raza chips in with the bat
Raza walked in when Zimbabwe were 40/2 in the 6th over. He joined hands with opener Brian Bennett and the two added 61 runs for the 3rd wicket. Sri Lanka pegged Zimbabwe back with some key scalps. However, Raza held his fort before departing (141/6).
Stats
Raza surpasses 6,500 runs in T20s
Veteran Zimbabwe star Raza hit three fours and two sixes in his knock of 47. Raza now owns 2,823 runs from 125 T20Is at 25.66. Versus SL, he has raced to 185 runs from 7 matches at 26.42. Overall in T20s, he went past 6,500 T20 runs. He owns 6,542 runs from 321 matches (298 innings) at 25.85. He has hit 294 T20 sixes.