England middle-order batsman Dawid Malan on Saturday pipped the likes of Babar Azam and Virat Kohli to become the quickest batsman to score 1000 T20I runs. Malan, who had 935 runs in 23 T20Is before the start of the ongoing fixture, has breached the four-figure mark in just 24 innings.
Azam, who is now the second-quickest batsman to score 1000 T20I runs, had taken 26 innings. While Kohli, who is the only batsman with 3000 runs in the shortest format, needed 27 innings.
Among English batsmen, Malan has broken the joint record of Kevin Pietersen and Alex Hales. The duo batted 32 times to complete 1000 runs at the highest level. Malan completed his 1000th run with a single off Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the 13th over in the 5th T20I against India.
The left-handed batsman was dismissed on a well-made 68 off 46. The number 1 ranked T20 batsman had only scored 80 runs prior to the fifth T20I and today's knock gave him much-needed confidence going into IPL 2021. Malan was bought by Punjab Kings at his base price of Rs 1.5 crore for the upcoming season.
Meanwhile, Malan's wicket has further strengthened India's chances as the visitors are five down after 15.3 overs. They need 83 off 27 balls.
Batting first, India rode on half-centuries from Rohit Sharma (64) and Kohli (80*) to put up a total of 224/2 on the board. The team batting second has won 3 out of 4 T20Is at this venue so far.
The winning side of today's contest will seal the five-match T20I series. Should India successfully defend the total, they will complete a hat-trick of T20I series win against the Eoin Morgan-led side.
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