South African opening batter Reeza Hendricks smacked a 53-ball 74 against Ireland in the first T20I on Wednesday. The right-hander smashed 10 fours and a six.
Feat
Hendricks is only the sixth batter to register four successive half-centuries in T20Is besides Brendon McCullum, Chris Gayle, Craig Williams, Rayyankhan Pathan, and Gustav McKeon.
2022
Hendricks is SA's leading run-getter in T20Is played this year. He has whacked 281 runs at 46.83.
T20I Career
Hendricks has bashed 1,330 runs across 47 T20Is. He averages a decent 29.55 and has struck at a rate of 126.18.
First T20I
SA were reduced to 45/2 before Hendricks and Aiden Markram rescued them. The duo added a century-plus stand. Later, SA won by 21 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the series.