When you talk about the England T20 Blast, there are few names that pop up for regular and consistent performances over the years. One such legendary performers over the years in this tournament has to be former England national side all-rounder and someone with experience of having played T20 franchise leagues across the world, Luke Wright.
He’s super experienced and while he’s got records in several tournaments and competitions across the world, he always saves his best for this T20 Blast on home turf. He’s played for the solitary regional franchise Sussex over the years, since his debut in 2004 till date. And the top run scorer in the tournament today became the first to cross 5,000 career runs in the T20 Blast.
Luke Wrights gets 5,000 runs in T20 Blast
Yes he’s been around forever in this tournament but he’s also been good with the bat year on year. You may think that at 37 years old batting becomes a little bit tougher, but that’s not the case for Luke Wright. Initially an all-rounder in the early days of his career, Wright hasn’t bowled in many years now and that probably helped him manage his workload and manage his body better over time.
In the ongoing 2022 Vitality T20 Blast, Wright hasn’t been having the best of time at the top of the order for Sussex. Prior to last night’s game, he only had a best score of 43 in seven games this season including two single digit scores as well. However, he scored 46(35) last night against Glamorgan in Cardiff, and showed that he still has it in him.
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The runs he scored last night were not as important as the record he created because of those runs. He went on to become the first person to cross the 5k career runs milestone in this tournament, doing so in 180 matches and 166 innings over the years. Through the years, he’s maintained a batting average of 32+ and a batting strike rate of nearly 150.
He was already the top run scorer in the T20 Blast and now he’s gone on to extend his lead at the top, closely followed by Joe Denly who has 4,600+ runs at the time of writing this article. Wright signed a deal with Sussex until the end of the 2023 season for now, which means he has a season and more to score a few more runs before his retirement.
Some other fracnhises he’s played for over the years included Melbourne Stars, Karachi Kings, Auckland Aces, and others across the world. He’ll be remembered as one of the legends in the T20 Blast even once he retire but for now, he’ll enjoy this new landmark and milestone crossed for his county, Sussex. For more updates from the world of sports and cricket, stay tuned to ReadScoops.com.
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