Lamichhane Becomes Highest Wicket Taker in T20 2019

Nepal leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane has finished 2019 as the leading wicket taker in the Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament.

Sandeep has taken 28 wickets in 16 T20I matches in 2019.

On the other hand, Karan KC (Nepal) and Brandon Glover (Netherlands) secured second position as they took 19 matches for the same number of wickets.

Other Twenty20 International Records

Highest Runs (Men)

• Paul Sterling (Ireland) – 1^st Position – 748 runs in 20 matches with an average of 41.55
• Kevin O”Brien (Ireland) – 2^nd Position – 729 runs in 23 matches with an average of 31.69

Meanwhile, in the women’s cricket, Naruemol Chaiwai and Nattaya Boochatham of Thailand became highest run-scorer and highest wicket taker of T20 in 2019, respectively.

Naruemol Chaiwai  scored 517 runs in 25 matches with average of 25.85.

Whereas, Nattaya Boochatham took 40 wickets in 25 games.

Sandeep Lamichhane Tweets

The days that break you are the days that make you. Make optimism your weapon. pic.twitter.com/XHAf0dlpdg

— Sandeep Lamichhane (@IamSandeep25) June 3, 2019

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