admin
ZIMBABWE veteran Sean Williams is enjoying one of the greatest runs of form in ODI history as records have tumbled at the Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
Williams extended his stunning scoring streak to three centuries in five innings with 142 in the Super Six opener against Oman and has now amassed 532 runs at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023.
With previous scores of 174, 102*, 91 and 23 at the tournament, Williams has compiled the third-most runs in five consecutive ODI innings and a total that only sits behind some of the biggest names in the game.
Virat Kohli holds the record with 596 ODI runs for India in a five-innings stretch, with Pakistan’s Babar Azam next best on 537.
Williams’ incredible form has helped propel the hosts to the brink of qualification for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India, but he has been just one of several standouts at the tournament in Zimbabwe.
Teammate Sikandar Raza, Sri Lanka spinner Wanindu Hasaranga, and Netherlands surprise-packet Logan van Beek have also broken or equalled benchmarks to put their teams in the frame for a spot at the showcase event later this year.
Here are some of the men’s ODIs records that have tumbled and milestones that have been met at the Cricket World Cup Qualifier:
Zimbabwe
532: Sean Williams has the third most runs in five consecutive ODI innings
54: Sikandar Raza’s quick-fire century off 54 balls against Netherlands is now the fastest century by a Zimbabwean batter in ODIs. Raza claimed the record from Sean Williams who reached a ton off 70 balls against Nepal earlier in the tournament.
8: Raza hit eight sixes in his 102* against Netherlands for the joint-most maximums in a Zimbabwe innings along with Brendan Taylor against Afghanistan in 2018
174: Sean Williams smashed his highest score in ODIs, and the third-highest individual score for Zimbabwe with his ton against the USA
26: Sean Williams five sixes and 21 fours against the USA are the most boundaries by a Zimbabwe batter in an ODI innings
8: Sean Williams has scored three tons at the Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 and now has the second-most ODI centuries for Zimbabwe, only behind Brendan Taylor on 11
7: Sikandar Raza is now equal third with Alistair Campbell for ODI centuries for Zimbabwe
4500: Sean Williams has become the sixth Zimbabwe player to bring up 4,500 ODI runs
4000: Sikandar Raza has become the eighth Zimbabwe batter to reach 4,000 ODI runs
304: Zimbabwe defeated the USA by 304 runs for the second-largest ODI victory margin in terms of runs, only behind India’s 317-run triumph over Sri Lanka earlier this year
408: Zimbabwe’s total against the USA is their highest ever in ODIs and their first time past the 400 mark
319: Zimbabwe’s successful run chase against Netherlands was their third-highest ever — ICC Cricket.
Online Reporter