Skipper Virat Kohli has achieved another feat in international cricket. He has become the first batsman to complete 3000 runs in T20 internationals.
He achieved the milestone during the second T20I against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium. The skipper was just 72 runs behind from touching the landmark figure and with his unbeaten knock of 73 runs, he not only made the team overhaul the target but also crossed the 3000-run mark.
The first batsman to score 3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ T20 international runs 🙌🏻🔝
Whaddaplayaaa 👑👌🏻@imVkohli #TeamIndia 🇮🇳 #INDvENG @Paytm pic.twitter.com/C8zxhBjtmX
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 14, 2021
He now has 3,001 runs from 87 T20I matches. New Zealand’s Martin Guptill is second on the list of leading run-getters in T20I cricket, having scored 2,839 runs in 99 matches. India’s Rohit Sharma comes third in the list with 2,773 runs in 108 matches.
He also became the first Indian cricketer to score 12000 international runs as captain. The next Indian on the list of the greats is the former skipper and wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni with 11,207 runs to his name.
Captain @imVkohli finishes it off in style with a SIX 😎#TeamIndia 🇮🇳 beat England 🏴 by 7️⃣ wickets to level the series 1-1 👌🏻#INDvENG @Paytm
Scorecard 👉 https://t.co/gU4AGqh8Um pic.twitter.com/GjZ6qhTI2n
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 14, 2021
Apart from Kohli, it was debutant Ishan Kishan’s innings that helped India chase down the target of 165 runs in the 19th over of their innings. Kishan (56) scored a magnificent half-century on his debut.
With this win, the hosts leveled the five-match series 1-1. The third T20I between India and England will be played on Tuesday.