NN Online:
Tamim Iqbal, former captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team and current captain of Fortune Barishal in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), has made history by becoming the first Bangladeshi batter to surpass 8,000 runs in T20 cricket.
The left-handed batter achieved the milestone of 8,000 runs on Thursday during his innings of 40 against Rangpur Riders in their BPL match in Sylhet.
Before taking the field on Thursday, Tamim had 7,991 runs to his name in this format of cricket.
Tamim reached the milestone in his 272nd match and 271st innings in T20 cricket. He now has 8,031 runs at an average of 32.91 and a strike rate of 121.27, including four centuries.
Most of the runs Tamim scored came for the Bangladesh national team where he scored 1,701 runs. In BPL, Tamim is the all-time highest scorer with more than 3,500 runs. He also has more than 600 runs in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
