During the fourth T20I against Australia in Raipur on Friday, Indian opener Ruturaj Gaikwad beat KL Rahul’s record for the fastest Indian hitter to achieve 4,000 runs in Men’s T20 cricket. Gaikwad required 116 innings to get 4,000 runs in T20s, whereas Rahul needed just 117.
The Men in Blue defeated Australia by 20 runs in the fourth Twenty20 International at Raipur’s Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium. After being sent into bat after losing the toss, the hosts scored 174/9 and limited Australia to 154/7.
Yashasvi Jaiswal made 37 runs in 28 balls. Rinku Singh scored 46 in just 29 balls, and Jitesh Sharma added 35 in 19 balls. They played well with the bat. On the other hand, Axar Patel took three wickets while only giving up 16 runs. Ravi Bishnoi picked up one wicket, costing 17 runs. They both stood out with their bowling performances.
Ruturaj Gaikwad tallied a steady 32 in 28 balls, striking three boundaries and a six. When it comes to reaching 4000 T20 runs the fastest, Among Indian athletes, Gaikwad and Rahul rank ahead of Virat Kohli (138), Suresh Raina (143), and Rishabh Pant (147).
Mainly, famous West Indies player Chris Gayle (107) ranks first among batters hitting 4000 T20 runs in the least number of innings. Following him are Shaun Marsh (113), Babar Azam (115), and Devon Conway (116).
One game remains in the five-match T20I series, which Team India secured with a 20-run victory in Raipur.
Ruturaj Gaikwad’s impressive form lights up the T20I series against Australia
Ruturaj Gaikwad’s series against Australia got off to a bad start when he was run out for a duck in the first T20I in Visakhapatnam due to a terrible mix-up with Jaiswal. at the three succeeding matches, he has scored 58, 123*, and 32 at Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati, and Raipur, respectively.
The opening batter’s century in Guwahati was in vain as Australia won the third T20I thanks to a magnificent century from Glenn Maxwell.
Ruturaj Gaikwad has appeared in 18 T20Is for India, scoring 490 runs with a strike rate of 142.02 and an average of 37.69. He has 4025 runs in 121 T20 games, averaging 38.70 and a strike rate of 139.12.