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Updated: July 25, 2026 1:13 p.m. IST
Harare [Zimbabwe]July 25 (ANI): Zimbabwe batsman Brian Bennett is just 10 runs away from becoming the third batsman for his team to touch the 2000-run mark in T20Is.
Bennett, 22, could become the third Zimbabwe batsman after Sikandar Raza and Ryan Burl to touch the 2,000-run mark in the second T20I of the two-match series against India in Harare, which will take place on Saturday.
Bennett scored 1,990 runs in 62 T20Is and innings at an average of 35.53, with a strike rate of 143.37, including one century, 12 fifties and a best score of 111.
Raza (3,144 runs in 137 T20Is and 132 innings at an average of 26.20 and a strike rate of 137.05, with one century and 17 fifties) and Burl (2,040 runs in 122 matches and 113 innings at an average of 26.40 and a strike rate of 124.01, with four fifties) are two Zimbabwe batsmen who have crossed the mark. of 2000 runs in T20Is.
Against India, Bennett scored 168 runs in seven innings at an average of 28.00 and a strike rate of over 151, including a half-century, a knock of 97* against India in this year’s ICC T20 World Cup.
Squads:
Team India: Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (w), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Ashok Sharma, Mayank Yadav, Suryansh Shedge, Harsh Dubey, Prabhsimran Singh, Yash Thakur
Team Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani (w), Ben Curran, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Wessly Madhevere, Brad Evans, Newman Nyamhuri, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Tafadzwa Tsiga, Innocent Kaia, Tanaka Chivanga, Wellington Masakadza. (ANI)
