New Delhi. The 26th match of T20 World Cup 2024 is being played between West Indies and New Zealand. The condition of West Indies is a bit bad in this match. Most of the batsmen got out cheaply. Nicholas Pooran also got out after scoring just 17 runs. But as soon as he completed the 15th run in this match, he created history for West Indies.
With this he also broke the record of Chris Gayle.Nicholas Pooran scored 17 runs in this match against New Zealand. With this he has broken the record of Chris Gayle. Actually, Nicholas Pooran has become the highest run scorer in T20 International for West Indies. Earlier this record was in the name of Chris Gayle.
Chris Gayle has scored 1899 runs in 79 matches. But now Pooran has overtaken him. Nicholas Pooran has overtaken Chris Gayle by scoring 1914 runs in 91 matches. Pooran does not have a single century in T20 International. His highest score has been 82.Talking about the top 5, Nicholas Pooran is at the first position, Chris Gayle is at the second.
If we look at the other three, Marlon Samuels is at the third position with 1611 runs in 67 matches, Kieron Pollard is at the fourth position with 1569 runs in 101 matches and Lendl Simmons is at the fifth position with 1527 runs in 68 matches.
Apart from Chris Gayle, the remaining 4 players have not been able to score a century in T20 International. Pooran has scored 1983 runs in 61 matches in ODI cricket. At the same time, he has also performed brilliantly in IPL. So far he has scored 1769 runs in 76 matches.
