Presenting South African batters with 2,500-plus runs in T20Is
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Reeza Hendricks entered record books in the 5th and final T20I for South Africa against India at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The match on December 19, Friday, saw Hendricks become only the third South African batter to score 2,500 runs in T20Is. This was a special moment for Hendricks, who has been a regular. Here are South African batters with 2,500-plus T20I runs.
#3
Reeza Hendricks - 2,504 runs
As mentioned, Hendricks, who made his debut in 2014, became the third South Africa batter to have scored 2,500 T20I runs. The Proteas batter joined Quinton de Kock and David Miller. No other South African player has 2,000 runs in the format. From 90 T20I matches (89 innings), Hendricks owns 2,504 runs at 28.78. His tally includes a ton and 18 half-centuries (SR: 129.20).
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David Miller - 2,589 runs
Veteran Miller has appeared in 130 T20Is for the Proteas. From 115 innings, the southpaw has scored 2,589 runs at 33.19. As per ESPNcricinfo, his strike rate is 141.08. The middle order batter own 2 centuries and 8 fifties with the best score of 106*. He owns the most sixes for the Proteas (129).
#1
Quinton de Kock - 2,771 runs
De Kock marked his 100th T20I appearance in the 5th match versus India with a half-century. The veteran South African batter scored 65 runs off 35 balls. After 100 matches, he owns a tally of 2,771 runs at 30.78. He hammered his 18th fifty (100s: 1). Notably, de Kock became just the 2nd South Africa player to earn 100 caps in T20Is.