Nicholas Pooran scripts history, breaks Rizwan's T20 record

West Indies swashbuckling batsman Nicholas Pooran scripted history by breaking Pakistans Mohammed Rizwans record for the most runs in the T20s in a calendar yearHe attained this historic feat during the Caribbean Premier League while representing Trinbago Knight RidersIn the match against Barbados Royals Nicholas Pooran played a knock of 27 runs off 15 deliveries which included 4 fours and 1 six He played with a strike rate of 18000 Along with him skipper Kieron Pollard scored 42 followed by Keacy 32 and Andre Russell 31 which helped the team reach a score of 175 runs for the loss of seven wicketsIn the run chase the Barbados Royals failed to reach the target as they lost nine wickets for 145 runs Alick Athanaze was the topscorer for the side as he scored 44 runs followed by David Miller with 30 runsAlso ReadAdam Zampa overtakes Bracken to become 8th highest wickettaker in ODIs for AustraliaNicholas Pooran is the leading runscorer in T20s for this year Featuring 66 matches he scored 2059 runs with an average of 4202 He has a strike rate of 16085 and his best score is of 98 runs Pooran also has 14 halfcenturies this year He has smacked 139 fours and 152 sixes this yearIn CPL 2024 Pooran has scored 312 runs in nine innings at an average of 3900 with a strike rate of 17528 and best score of 97 He has two halfcenturies in the competition and is the fourthhighest rungetterMohammed Rizwans record was scoring 2036 runs in 48 T20s back in 2021 at an average of 5660 and a strike rate of over 132 with a century and 18 fifties His best score was 104Pooran has displayed some incredible batting form in major T20 leagues and competition this year Some of his notable performances came in the Indian Premier League IPL 2024 in which he scored 499 runs at an average of 6237 with three fifties and a strike rate of 17821 with his best score being 75 He finished as the eighthhighest rungetterIn the T20 World Cup held in the USA and West Indies Nicholas Pooran was the sixthhighest runmaker with 228 runs in seven innings at an average of 3800 with a fifty and best score of 98In the International League T20 season this year in UAE Pooran led the MI Emirates to the title with a brilliant campaign of 709 runs in 20 matches at an average of 5064 with four fifties and a strike rate of 15514 He was the thirdhighest rungetter in the tournamentAlong with that he put in fine performances in SA20 2024 in South Africa 86 runs in three matches with a fifty Major League Cricket MLC in USA 180 runs in seven matches with a fifty average of 3000 strike rate of 12500 The Hundred in UK 227 runs in seven innings at an average of 4540 with a strike rate of 15033 with three fifties fourthhighest rungetterIn 13 T20Is for West Indies he has scored 384 runs at an average of 3490 with a strike rate of over 157 two halfcenturies and best score of 98Earlier in CPL 2024 Pooran went past legendary Chris Gayles world record of 135 sixes in T20 cricket during a calendar year and cracked the 150sixes mark recently becoming the first player to do soNicholas Poorans distant rivals this year in runscoring are South Africas Reeza Hendricks 1555 runs in 59 matches at an average of 3110 with 14 fifties and a strike rate of over 128 Pakistans Babar Azam 1480 runs in 36 matches at an average of 4625 with a century 13 fifties and strike rate of 13273 and Travis Head 1442 runs in 39 matches at an average of 4120 with a century and 13 fifties with a strike rate of 18207With ANI Inputs