AUS vs NZ: Devon Conway Breaks Virat Kohli's Record And Equals Babar Azam's Feat With An Impressive Half-Century Against Australia

Devon Conway, the opening batsman for New Zealand, scored a remarkable half-century during the game to help his team get off to a strong start. He also wrote T20I history by equaling Babar Azam’s record and surpassing Virat Kohli’s feat.

The 2022 T20 World Cup’s Super 12 stage began on Saturday afternoon at the Sydney Cricket Ground with a rematch of the 2021 T20 World Cup final between hosts and defending champions Australia and New Zealand.

As his team finished with 200 for three during the game, New Zealand opener Devon Conway scored an incredible 92 runs off of just 58 balls, writing history in the T20I format by equaling Babar Azam’s record and surpassing Virat Kohli’s.

In the T20 World Cup, Conway needed 36 balls to reach his first half-century. He then needed 12 more runs to surpass the 1000-run mark for his T20I career. He committed the theft against Pat Cummins in the 14th over of New Zealand’s innings after lofting an extra drive on the length ball to score three runs.

Devon Conway became the second-fastest player in T20I history to reach 1000 runs:

Conway reached the mark in his 26th international innings, and after that, he tied for the second-fastest time to 1000 runs in T20I cricket. He equaled Pakistani captain Babar and passed former India captain Kohli, who needed 27 innings to reach the milestone. The longest batters to reach the milestone were Sabawoon Davizi of Afghanistan and Dawid Malan of England, who both did it in 24 innings.

Speaking of the game, New Zealand had a ferocious start thanks to Finn Allen and Conway. The 2021 T20 World Cup runner-up finished their powerplay with 65 runs on the board for the loss of one wicket after Allen’s 16-ball 42, laced with five boundaries and three maximums. New Zealand scored 200 for three in 20 overs thanks to Conway’s unbeaten 92-ball knock, which included seven boundaries and two maximums.

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