Eoin Morgan on Tuesday added one other feather to his illustrious cap as he grew to become the primary England cricketer and fourth general to play 100 T20Is.
The left-handed batsman achieved the feat within the third T20I towards India on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor, Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik, and India opener Rohit Sharma are the opposite three gamers to have performed greater than 100 T20Is.
Interestingly, India skipper Virat Kohli, who has performed 88 T20I matches, has scored probably the most runs within the shortest format of the sport. Kohli on Sunday grew to become the first-ever batsman to attain 3,000 runs in T20Is.
New Zealand’s Martin Guptill is second on the listing of main run-getters in T20I cricket, having scored 2,839 runs in 99 matches whereas India opener Rohit comes third within the listing with 2,773 runs in 108 matches.
England skipper Morgan remains to be a good distance behind, having scored 2,306 T20I runs at a strike fee of 138.99. The left-handed batsman has smashed 14 half-centuries in T20Is.
Meanwhile, England received the toss and elected to subject within the third T20I. The guests made one change to their lineup as they introduced in Mark Wood rather than Tom Curran.
India additionally made one change to their lineup because the Kohli-led aspect introduced in Rohit rather than Suryakumar Yadav.
Speaking on the toss, Morgan stated: “We’re going to bowl first. The wicket has a good covering of grass, shorter on one side and a bit humid today. Given the way the series has panned out and it’s about putting up a collective performance today and win the game. Glad to play my 100th game, a big day for me and my family. Mark Wood comes in for Tom Curran.”
On Monday, Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) together with BCCI introduced that the remaining three T20Is might be performed behind closed doorways wanting on the variety of rising Covid-19 instances within the nation.
