KKR's Rahmanullah Gurbaz races past 4,000 T20 runs: Stats
Rahmanullah Gurbaz has completed 4,000 runs in T20 cricket. The Kolkata Knight Riders opener reached the milestone with his 15th run in Qualifier 1 of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ahmedabad. Notably, the Afghanistan international warmed the bench throughout the league stage as the KKR management went with Philip Salt over him. Let's decode his stats.
4,000 runs in T20 cricket
The 22-year-old Gurbaz has been a formidable force in the format. Playing his 168th game, the wicketkeeper-batter has raced past 4,000 runs as he averages around 25. His strike rate is in excess of 148 as the tally includes 25 fifties and a couple of centuries. 121* reads his best score in the format.
Over 1,300 runs in T20Is
Gurbaz has also made a significant mark in T20I cricket. Having played 55 matches, Gurbaz owns 1,376 runs at an average of 25.01. In addition to his seven fifties, he owns a ton with a strike rate of 138.01. The youngster is Afghanistan's fifth-highest run-getter in the format. Gurbaz is also one of Afghanistan's three centurions in T20Is.
His numbers in IPL
Gurbaz made his IPL debut last season as KKR bought him in the 2023 player auction. Though he blew hot and cold, the keeper-batter became the first Afghanistan batter to score an IPL fifty. Playing his 12th match, the young opener has now raced past 240 runs as his average and strike rate and around 20 and 133, respectively. The tally includes two fifties.
