Karachi: Indian batsman Yeshavi Jaiswal became the first player to cross the milestone of 1000 runs in international cricket this year.
He accomplished this feat in the second Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka at Paley Kelly recently. In a rain-affected match, Jaiswal scored 30 runs off 15 balls.
Jaiswal has scored 1023 runs in 13 matches this year at an average of 63.93 and a strike rate of 94.54.
During this time Jaiswal has scored 2 centuries and 5 fifties, his best individual effort is 214 not out, he has participated in Tests and T20 Internationals so far.
This year, Sri Lankan batsman Kaushal Mendes has scored 888 runs and Afghan player Ibrahim Zadran has scored 844 runs.
