paul sterling :The first T20 match between Ireland and Afghanistan was played yesterday. In this match, Ireland team defeated Afghanistan by 38 runs. Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, the Irish team scored 149 runs, in response to which the Afghanistan team was out for 111 runs. A star player from Ireland made a record in this match which players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Babar Azam could not make.
Even legendary players like Rohit, Kohli and Babar could not do this.
Ireland captain Paul Stirling and Andrew Balbirnie made a great start. Balbirnie was out after scoring 22 runs. Whereas Paul Stirling scored 25 runs in 27 balls which included 2 fours and 1 six. Along with this, Paul Stirling also completed 400 fours in T20I. This is the first time that a player has hit 400 fours in T20I. No one could make this record before Paul Sterling. Pakistan's Babar Azam is at second place. He has hit 395 fours in T20I. Virat Kohli is at third place with 361 fours. Rohit Sharma is at fourth place in this list with 359 fours.
Batsman who hit most fours in T20I
Paul Sterling – 401
Babar Azam- 395
Virat Kohli- 361
Rohit Sharma- 359
David Warner- 320
Sterling made his debut for Ireland in 2009
Paul Stirling made his debut for Ireland in 2009. Since then he has single-handedly won many matches for the Irish team. He has so far scored 3463 runs in 135 T20Is, which also includes 1 century. He has also hit 401 fours and 124 sixes in his T20 career.