Bristol: Even though England gave a tough fight to Australia, they lost the five-match ODI series against Australia. But during this time, in the last match, the England captain has achieved an achievement as captain. During this period he has left Virat Kohli behind.
England captain Harry Brook has left behind the record of veteran Indian batsman Virat Kohli, who holds the record of scoring the most runs. During the game, Harry Brook scored 72 runs in just 52 balls with the help of three fours and seven sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 138.46.
The young English batsman ended the series as the highest run scorer. In five matches, he scored 312 runs at an average of 78.00, which included one century and two fifties. His best score is 110. Brook's strike rate in this series was 127.86.
His five-match series against Australia helped Brook improve his ODI figures as he has now scored 719 runs in 20 ODIs at an average of 39.94, with one century and five fifties. During this period his strike rate is 106.73.
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Earlier, the record of most runs scored by a captain in the ODI series against Australia was in the name of India's star batsman Virat Kohli. In the five-match series in India in 2019, Virat scored 310 runs at an average of 62.00, with a strike rate of 107.63. His best score in the series was 123 runs. During this period, Virat Kohli also had two centuries in the series, although India lost the series 2-3.
Also, Brook is now tied with Pakistan stars Imran Khan, Inzamam Ul Haq and Babar Azam, along with former England captain Eoin Morgan for scoring most consecutive 50-plus runs in ODIs against Australia as captain.
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