PAK vs ENG, CWC 2019: Jason Roy on Verge of Becoming Second Fastest England Batsman to Score 3000 ODI Runs
Jason Roy is on verge of becoming second fastest England batsman to complete 3000 ODI runs. He will break some records on the way.
England opener Jason Roy is on verge of becoming the joint second fastest English batsman to complete 3000 runs. The 28-year-old is just eight runs away from reaching the milestone and may well do it during the ENG vs PAK ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 match at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on June 3, Monday. England vs Pakistan Cricket Score 6th ODI Match.
Roy, if he achieves the record against Pakistan, will also become the 17th England batsman and only fourth batsman in the current England set-up to reach the milestone. He will follow Joe Root and Graham Gooch (76 innings) as the second fastest in reaching the milestone. Root is the fastest English batsman and sixth fastest overall to complete 3000 ODI runs. He reached the figure in 72 innings. Roy, who has played 75 innings so far, will be tied with Gooch in the fastest to reach 3000 ODI runs list. Kevin Pietersen is third fastest among English batsman in the list. Eoin Morgan Completes 7000 ODI Runs in ENG vs SA ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match at The Oval.
Hashim Amla is the fastest batsman worldwide to reach the landmark in ODIs. The South African took just 57 innings and is followed by Sir Viv Richards, who took 12 more innings to achieve the feat. Indian captain Virat Kohli took 75 innings to get there. Among Indian batsman, Shikhar Shawan is the fastest to reach 3000 ODI runs. He took 72 innings to reach the landmark.
The right-hander Roy has been in terrific form of late and scored 54 off 53 deliveries to rebuild the England innings after fellow opening batsman Jonny Bairstow was dismissed for a duck in just the second ball of the innings. Roy and Joe Root were involved in a 106-run partnership. In the last 12 months, Roy has scored 986 runs in 20 ODI matches with four centuries. He also averages 51.89 in that period. In his overall career, Roy has eight centuries from 77 matches. ENG vs PAK, ICC Cricket World Cup Match 6, Key Players: Ben Stokes, Mohammad Amir, Jofra Archer and Other Cricketers to Watch Out for at Trent Bridge.
Hosts England thrashed South Africa by 104 runs in their opening match of CWC 2019. They play Pakistan next and will be hoping to continue their good run in the tournament.
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