Andre Russell scored a Twenty20 century from No. 7 the other day. Has anyone else managed this? asked Russ Kendrick from Jamaica
The West Indian allrounder Andre Russell smashed an unbeaten 121 from 49 balls as the Jamaica Tallawahs beat the Trinbago Knight Riders in their Caribbean Premier League match in Port-of-Spain. Russell entered in the seventh over, with the Tallawahs floundering at 41 for 5 in pursuit of 224, but put on 161 with Kennar Lewis, before winning the match with his 13th six. Just for good measure, Russell had earlier taken a hat-trick in the last over of the Knight Riders' innings.
Russell's hundred was the first by a No. 7 in senior T20 cricket: the previous-highest was Mohammad Nabi's 89 for Afghanistan against Ireland in Greater Noida in India in March 2017, which remains the international record. No one has made a higher score at No. 6, either, where the record is Dan Christian's 113 not out for Nottinghamshire in Northampton last month.
The West Indian allrounder Andre Russell smashed an unbeaten 121 from 49 balls as the Jamaica Tallawahs beat the Trinbago Knight Riders in their Caribbean Premier League match in Port-of-Spain. Russell entered in the seventh over, with the Tallawahs floundering at 41 for 5 in pursuit of 224, but put on 161 with Kennar Lewis, before winning the match with his 13th six. Just for good measure, Russell had earlier taken a hat-trick in the last over of the Knight Riders' innings.
Russell's hundred was the first by a No. 7 in senior T20 cricket: the previous-highest was Mohammad Nabi's 89 for Afghanistan against Ireland in Greater Noida in India in March 2017, which remains the international record. No one has made a higher score at No. 6, either, where the record is Dan Christian's 113 not out for Nottinghamshire in Northampton last month.