3 Cricketers who scored more than 400 runs along with a 200 strike rate in a single T20 tournament
The T20 cricket started in 2005. The first T20 match was played between New Zealand and Australia. Later in the year 2007, the first T20 World Cup was played in South Africa. India had won the first T20 World Cup against Pakistan. Later in 2008, an idea rose to gain more popularity in cricket as the Indian Premier League started. Since then, T20 cricket has risen to new heights. Following the success of IPL many new tournaments as started.
In the recently ended SA20 League, Sunrisers Eastern Cape successfully defended their title as they won the SA20 League again by 89 runs against Durban Super Giants. In this article, let us talk about players who have scored 400 runs with a strike of 200 above in a T20 tournament. Here are names of the players to achieve this feat:
- Andre Russell
Very few numbers of players can hit the ball as powerfully and cleanly as the West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell does. In 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) Andre Russell played an important role as he won the matches single-handedly for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Before playing for KKR, Andre Russell used to play for Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals). In a 2014 auction, KKR bought the all-rounder for the price of 60 lakhs. Since then, he has been the backbone of the team. In the 2019 IPL season, he played 14 games and scored 510 runs with an average of 56.66 with a strike rate of 205.
