England vs West Indies: England has defeated West Indies by 8 wickets in the first T20 match. Phil Salt proved to be the biggest hero for England in this match. He scored a strong century and single-handedly led the English to victory. He was awarded the player of the match for his brilliant innings. West Indies gave England a target of 183 runs to win which England easily achieved. Apart from Salt, Jacob Bethel played an innings of 58 runs for England.
The Miracle of Phil Salt
Phil Salt batted explosively from the start of the innings and laid the foundation for England’s victory. He scored 103 runs off 54 balls which included 9 fours and 6 sixes. He scored the third century of his T20 international career. The important thing is that he has scored all three centuries against West Indies. Phil Salt became the first player to score three centuries against the same team in T20Is. No one could do this before. Before Phil Salt, Serbia’s Leslie Dunbar, UAE’s Mohammad Wasim, West Indies’ Evin Lewis and Australia’s Glenn Maxwell scored two centuries each against the team in T20Is.
Players with the most centuries against a team in T20Is:
Phil Salt- 3 centuries against West Indies
Leslie Dunbar- 2 centuries, against Bulgaria
Evin Lewis- 2 centuries against India
Glenn Maxwell- 2 centuries against India
Mohammad Wasim- 2 centuries, against Ireland
Completed 1000 runs in T20Is
Phil Salt has completed his thousand runs in T20 international cricket by scoring a century against West Indies. He completed these runs in 32 innings and became the second fastest England batsman to reach 1000 runs in T20Is. He has equaled Kevin Pietersen. Pietersen also completed 1000 runs in 32 innings in T20Is.
Phil Salt debuted in the year 2022
Phil Salt made his T20 international debut for England in the year 2022. Since then he has scored 1047 runs in 34 matches including three centuries and three fifties. Apart from this, he has also played in 27 ODI matches, in which he has scored 866 runs with his bat.
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