T20 World Cup 2024: Namibia skipper Gerhard Erasmus took 17 balls to get off the mark against Mitchell Marsh’s Australia on Wednesday at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua.
Erasmus breaks dubious T20I record after 16 balls to score a run. Courtesy: PTI
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jun 12, 2024 07:22 IST
In Short
- Gerhard Erasmus took 17 balls to get off the mark vs Australia
- Erasmus is the only Namibian to score 1000 runs in T20Is
- Erasmus struggled in the early part of the Namibian innings
Gerhard Erasmus broke an embarrassing 17-year-old T20I record when Namibia faced Australia in a Group B match of the T20 World Cup 2024 on Wednesday, June 12 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua. Erasmus took 17 balls to get off the mark, the most in the history of Men’s T20Is where data is available.
Back in 2007 during a quadrangular series, Kenya’s Tanmay Mishra took 16 balls to score his first run during the match against Pakistan. 17 years later, the record now belongs to Namibia’s Erasmus, who is also their only batter to score over 1000 runs in T20Is.
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Published On:
Jun 12, 2024
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