{"id":4238,"date":"2019-08-01T09:59:59","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T09:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=4238"},"modified":"2019-08-01T17:50:51","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T17:50:51","slug":"ellyse-perry-becomes-first-cricketer-to-reach-1000-runs-100-wickets-in-t20is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/ellyse-perry-becomes-first-cricketer-to-reach-1000-runs-100-wickets-in-t20is\/","title":{"rendered":"Ellyse Perry becomes first cricketer to reach 1000 runs, 100 wickets in T20Is"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry becomes first cricketer to reach 1000 runs, 100 wickets in T20Is. Perry (47 not out) and captain Meg Lanning (43 not out) stitched a match-winning partnership to guide Australia to a seven-wicket win against England in the second T20 of the Women\u2019s Ashes tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A four brought up the 1000-run milestone for the\nall-rounder, who had picked up her 100th wicket by dismissing England\u2019s Nat\nSciver in the World T20 final in November last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 28-year-old, who hit four boundaries and a six, was\nadjudged player of the match.\u201dI guess it\u2019s lovely, but I wasn\u2019t aware of it. I\nactually think in T20 cricket at an international level, we probably play it as\nmuch as the men, so I have played a pretty big volume of games now \u2013 over 100,\u201d\nPerry was quoted as saying by ESPN Cricinfo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo I suppose when you\u2019ve played 100 games you might get\nclose to it. That\u2019s probably the only reason I\u2019m there \u2013 because I\u2019ve played a\nlot of games,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi (1416 runs and 98\nwickets) currently stands closest to achieving the feat, while Bangladesh\u2019s\nShakib al Hasan, with 1471 runs and 88 wickets, stands next in line to join\nPerry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Australia Women have taken an unassailable lead 2-0 lead in\nthe three-match T20 series. They will play the third and final match in Bristol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Ellyse Perry :<\/strong> Ellyse Alexandra Perry is an Australian sportswoman who made her debut for both the Australian cricket and the Australian women&#8217;s national football team at the age of 16. She played her first cricket international in July 2007 before earning her first football cap for Australia a month later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry becomes first cricketer to reach 1000 runs, 100 wickets in T20Is. Perry (47 not out) and captain Meg Lanning (43 not out) stitched a match-winning partnership to guide Australia to a seven-wicket win against England in the second T20 of the Women\u2019s Ashes tour. 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