Andre Russell
In the T20 World Cup 2024, a match is being played between West Indies and New Zealand at the Trinidad ground. In this match, Windies batted first and scored 149 runs in 20 overs. In this match, a big record of T20 cricket was also registered in the name of Andre Russell. Russell, who is counted among the legendary players of this format, was able to score only 14 runs during the innings of the Windies team in this match, but when he came to play on the field, he became a part of a special club in which till now there were only 4 players before him.
Russell became the 5th player to play 500 T20 matches
The record of playing the most matches in T20 cricket so far is registered in the name of former West Indies player Kieron Pollard who has played a total of 660 T20 matches so far. Andre Russell’s name has also been added to this list, when he came out to bat against New Zealand, it was the 500th match of his T20 career. There are 4 West Indies players in this list while one name is of former Pakistan team captain Shoaib Malik who has played a total of 542 matches in the T20 format so far.
Players who played most matches in T20 format
Kieron Pollard – 660 matches
Dwayne Bravo – 573 matches
Shoaib Malik – 542 matches
Sunil Narine – 513 matches
Andre Russell – 500 matches
Rutherford took charge of the West Indies innings
In the match against New Zealand, the West Indies team had lost 7 wickets at a score of 76 at one point, from here Sherfane Rutherford played an important role in handling the innings of the Windies team and taking the score to 149. Rutherford’s brilliant innings of 68 runs in 39 balls was seen in which he hit 2 fours and 6 sixes. If the West Indies team wins this match, then it will secure its place in the Super 8.
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