Nicholas Pooran reached 300 runs in this season’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) while playing for the Trinbago Knight Riders, marking an important achievement in T20 cricket. The Barbados Royals are aiming for their sixth win to keep their chances of finishing in the top two alive.
West Indies wicketkeeper-batter Nicholas Pooran broke the world record for the most T20 runs in a single year, surpassing Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan. He reached this milestone during the Trinbago Knight Riders vs. Barbados Royals match in the 2024 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) on September 28, 2024. Pooran scored a quick 27 off 15 balls, bringing his total T20 runs for the year to 2,059, beating Rizwan’s 2021 record of 2,036 runs.
Pooran, who has been in great form throughout 2024, achieved this while playing for teams like Durban Super Giants, Lucknow Super Giants, MI Emirates, MI New York, Northern Super Chargers, Rangpur Riders, and the West Indies. His total includes runs from T20 Internationals, franchise leagues, and domestic T20 matches.
Rizwan had scored his 2,036 runs from 45 innings in 2021, with an impressive average of 56.66, including one century and 18 fifties. Pooran took 65 innings to pass the record, with an average of over 42, and has hit 14 fifties, including several scores in the 90s.
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What sets Pooran apart is his aggressive batting style. His strike rate of 160.63 in 2024 is much higher than Rizwan’s 132.03. This is the third time Pooran has scored over 1,000 T20 runs in a year, having done so before in 2019 and 2023.
Most Runs in a Calendar Year in T20 Cricket:
Nicholas Pooran (WI, DSG, NOS, LSG, TKR, MIE, MINY, RR) – 2,059 runs in 65 innings (2024)
Mohammad Rizwan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, MS, PAK) – 2,036 runs in 45 innings (2021)
Alex Hales (ENG, IU, Notts, THU, TRT) – 1,946 runs in 61 innings (2022)
Jos Buttler (ENG, Lancs, MNO, PR, RR) – 1,833 runs in 55 innings (2023)
Mohammad Rizwan (Sussex, MS, PAK) – 1,817 runs in 44 innings (2022)