The Indian cricket team is set to take on defending champions England in the much-anticipated clash in the second semi-final of the ongoing edition of the T20 World Cup 2024 which will be held in the Providence Stadium in Guyana, on June 27 (Thursday). Ahead of this big collision between two cricketing giants, a fascinating stat between the captains of both teams has surfaced. Both Rohit Sharma and Jos Buttler share some uncanny similarities in their stats and it will leave you amazed and will increase the excitement for this big clash even more.
Similarities between Rohit and Buttler's stats
Both Rohit and Buttler have scored an equal amount of runs in this edition of the T20 World Cup so far, which is 191 runs. Surprisingly, they have also faced an equal amount of deliveries (120 balls) which has given them an identical strike rate of 159.16. These uncanny similarities are not only restricted to this mega tournament. Both players have also faced the same number of balls this year (192).
Similarities | Rohit | Buttler |
Runs in T20 WC 2024 | 191 | 191 |
Balls faced in T20 WC 2024 | 120 | 120 |
Strike Rate in T20 WC 2024 | 159.16 | 159.16 |
Balls faced this year | 192 | 192 |
Not out this year | 2 | 2 |
Half-centuries this year | 2 | 2 |
Squads
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson, Mohammed Siraj, Yashasvi Jaiswal
England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w/c), Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Mark Wood, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Tom Hartley
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