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Ellyse Perry becomes first cricketer to achieve 1000 runs, 100 wickets in T20Is

Ellyse Perry becomes first cricketer to achieve 1000 runs, 100 wickets in T20Is

Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry became the first cricketer of either gender to reach the rare milestone of scoring 1000 runs and taking 100 wickets in the T20 format. Perry (47 not out) and captain Meg Lanning (43 not out) stitched a match-winning partnership to guide Australia to a seven-wicket win against England in the second T20 of the Women’s Ashes tour, here on Sunday.

A four brought up the 1000-run milestone for the all-rounder, who had picked up her 100th wicket by dismissing England’s Nat Sciver in the World T20 final in November last year. The 28-year-old, who hit four boundaries and a six, was adjudged player of the match.”I guess it’s lovely, but I wasn’t aware of it. I actually think in T20 cricket at an international level, we probably play it as much as the men, so I have played a pretty big volume of games now – over 100,” Perry was quoted. Read More...

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