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)

Bravo, who is 40 years old, shared on Instagram that this year’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will be his final tournament. He had already retired from the Indian Premier League before the 2023 season after winning four titles with Chennai Super Kings.

The T20 star also retired from international cricket after the 2021 T20 World Cup in the UAE.

Bravo will play for the Trinbago Knight Riders in CPL 2024, with their first game on Sunday against St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots.

In T20 cricket, Bravo holds the record for the most wickets, with 630 in 578 matches. He has also scored 6,970 runs.

Dwayne Bravo confirms T20 retirement via Instagram post

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Dwayne Bravo reflects on CPL journey

Dwayne Bravo, who has been with the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) since the team’s start in 2013, has announced his retirement from the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). After more than a decade with TKR, during which he played over 100 matches and took 128 wickets, Bravo has decided to step away.

As the top wicket-taker in CPL history, Bravo’s retirement is a big moment for the league. In his emotional farewell on August 31st, the 40-year-old shared his wish to finish his playing career as a TKR all-rounder, thanking the franchise for kickstarting his CPL journey back in 2013.

Sunil Narine, the Trinbago Knight Riders spinner, became the first cricketer to receive a red card on Sunday, during a Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match.

This was after the organizers of the CPL, in a bid to combat slow over-rates, introduced the system of red cards to ensure teams were bowling their quota of overs in the mandated 85 minutes and did not lag behind schedule at the start of the final over of an innings.

The sanction means a team loses a player selected by the captain and must have six fielders inside the circle.

Thereafter, the Knight Riders were left with 10 men for the final of their match against the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots. However, they still won the match by six wickets.

Incidentally, Sunil Narine had completed his quota of four overs by then before he was withdrawn for the last over.

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TKR Skipper Kieron Pollard expressed his unhappiness with the penalty and said, “To be honest, it will take away the hard work everyone has done.” “We are like the pawns, and we are going to do what we are told.

“We are going to play as fast as we can. If you are penalized for 30-45 seconds in a tournament like this, it is absolutely ridiculous.”

An extensive list of penalties has been drawn up in the tournament-

If behind the required over rate at the start of the 18th over, one additional player must enter the fielding circle (for a total of 5)

If still behind the rate at the start of the 19th over, two additional fielders must enter the fielding circle (for a total of 6).

If still behind the rate at the start of the 20th over, teams will lose a player from the field (selected by the captain) and have six inside the fielding circle.