Most FIFTY T20 WC: T20 WC Semifinals: IND ENG Semifinal: Virat Kohli Fifty: Team India star batter Virat Kohli entered in the records book after he became the only batter in the T20 World Cup history to stroke four half-centuries in a single edition twice. He achieved this feat after completing a gritty fifty against England. Apart from him, former Australian batter Matthew Hayden and Pakistan’s skipper Babar Azam have also achieved the same feat in 2007 and 2021 respectively. Follow T20 World Cup 2022 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
- Matthew Hayden 2007 T20 World Cup: Hayden amassed 265 runs in six matches at a staggering average of 88.33 and a strike rate of 144.80.
- Virat Kohli 2014 T20 World Cup: Kohli stroked 319 runs in six matches at an average of 106.33 and a strike rate of 129.14. He registered four half-centuries in the marquee event.
- Babar Azam 2021 T20 World Cup: Azam amassed 303 runs in six matches at an impressive average of 60.60 while also maintaining a strike rate of 126.25.
- Virat Kohli 2022 T20 World Cup: Kohli is the current leading run-scorer of this edition of the T20 World Cup with 296 runs in six matches at a staggering average of 98.67 and strike rate of 136.41.
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Kohli also stroked four fifties in T20 World Cup 2014
Virat Kohli was in his absolute best during the 2014 T20 World Cup. However, the right-handed batter could not managed to secure the cup for the Men in Blue during that edition. Similarly in the ongoing edition, Kohli has met fire with fire as has scored 82, 62, 12, 64, and 26 in the previous games, and 50 on Friday against England in the 2nd semi-final of the tournament. In the match against Bangladesh, Kohli remained unbeaten at 64 of 44 to become the top scorer in T20 World Cup history. He went past former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene’s 1016 runs in T20 World Cups.
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Hayden and Babar have achieved the same feat
- Matthew Hayden was one of the top performers in T20 WC 2007 edition.
- He stroked four fifties with the bat and was one of the chief scorers for his side.
- Despite his antics with the bat, Australia failed to qualify for the final match of the tournament.
- Babar Azam also achieved a similar feat in 2021.
- He stroked four fifties the bat, including his superb knock against India during the group-stage clash. ‘
- Babar achieved the feat after scoring a fifty against Scotland in 2021 T20 WC.
- Pakistan lost to Australia during the semi-final clash of the tournament.
King Kohli on TOP
Kohli, who is the only player to have been named the Player of the Tournament in two T20 World Cups (2014 and 2016), is ahead of the likes of Rohit (3,853 runs), Martin Guptill (3,531 runs), Babar Azam (3,323 runs), and Paul Stirling (3,181 runs) in the list of most runs in the shortest format on the international level. The 34-year-old Kohli is the leading run-scorer in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022, with 296 runs in six games. If India make it to the final, he’ll have another game to extend his lead.
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