Tim David races past 4,500 T20 runs: Decoding his stats
Mumbai Indians (MI) star batter Tim David has completed 4,500 runs in T20 cricket. He reached the feat with his sixth run against Chennai Super Kings in Match 29 of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL). The dasher ended up scoring 13 off 5 balls (2 sixes). David has been an absolute star in the 20-over format owing to his big-hitting abilities.
4,500 runs in T20 cricket
Playing his 222nd T20 match, David has raced past 4,500 (now 4,507) runs with his average and strike rate being around 31 and 162, respectively. The tally includes 15 half-centuries with 92* being his best score. 1,062 of his runs have come in 39 T20Is at 39.33. The former Singaporean international has tallied 504 T20I runs for Australia at 33.60.
Here are his IPL numbers
Coming to his IPL stats, David has raced to 546 runs in 31 games as he averages 30.33. He is yet to hit a fifty in the competition as 46*reads his best score. His strike rate is 172.23. In the ongoing season, he has raced to 128 runs, striking at 156.09. He would be raring to extend his golden run.
Rohit's efforts go in vain
CSK managed 206/4 as Ruturaj Gaikwad smoked 69 and added 90 runs alongside Shivam Dube (66*). MI openers Rohit Sharma (105*) and Ishan Kishan added 70 runs before Matheesha Pathirana took two wickets in the same over. Rohit rebuilt the innings with a 50-run stand with Tilak Varma (31). Although centurion Rohit continued to bat well at one end, MI were restricted to 186/6.
