New Delhi: West Indies wicketkeeper batter Nicholas Pooran had a memorable outing in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2024 clash between Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) and Barbados Royals (BR) on Saturday. Although playing a tiny knock of 15-ball 27 for TKR, he shattered the world record for most runs in a calendar year in T20 cricket. Mohammad Rizwan held the record so far, establishing it back in 2021 by smashing 2036 runs.
At the end of his short but useful innings, Pooran took his year tally to 2059 runs. He has been in fantastic form throughout the year as he achieved the remarkable feat of playing for various teams of global cricket leagues, for the national and domestic teams. He represented MI Emirates, MI New York, Northern Super Chargers, Rangpur Riders, Durban Super Giants, Lucknow Super Giants, and West Indies in 2024.
Rizwan took 45 innings to set the world record, with an impressive average of 56.66 and boasting one century and 18 half-centuries. However, Pooran took 65 innings to reach the milestone, with an average of over 42. Although he didn’t score a hundred in 2024, he struck 14 fifties including many scores in the line of 90s.
Pooran is quite explosive when it comes to power hitting and that is evident from his strike rate of 160.63 in 2024 which has dwarfed Rizwan’s 132.03. This is also the third year when Pooran has crossed 1000 runs in a year in the T20s.
Most runs in a calendar year in T20s
Nicholas Pooran (WI, DSG, NOS, LSG, TKR, MIE, MINY, RR) – 2059 runs in 65 innings (2024)
Mohammad Rizwan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, MS, PAK) – 2036 runs in 45 innings (2021)
Alex Hales (ENG, IU, Notts, THU, TRT) – 1946 runs in 61 innings (2022)
Jos Buttler (ENG, Lancs, MNO, PR, RR) – 1833 runs in 55 innings (2023)
Mohammad Rizwan (Sussex, MS, PAK) – 1817 runs in 44 innings (2022)
With Pooran setting the record, Trinbago Knight Riders secured a win over Barbados Royals by 30 runs at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. Talking about the stats of Pooran, he has scored 312 runs from nine innings in the CPL 2024, having an average of 39 and a blazing strike rate of 175.28. In the ongoing year, Pooran stays ahead of the rest in the competition for most T20 runs.
Reeza Hendricks from South Africa is second with 1,555 runs from 47 innings and is followed by Pakistan’s Babar Azam with 1480 runs in 35 innings. Travis Head is next in line with 1442 runs from 39 innings.
Playing for Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League 2024, Nicholas Pooran surpassed an elite T20 world record of Mohammed Rizwan with his tiny 27-run knock on Saturday. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
