By Admin 
New Zealand women’s team captain Amelia Kerr has made such a record in T20 international cricket, which no male cricketer had been able to make till date. Amelia has now become the first cricketer in the world to score 30 or more runs in 10 consecutive innings in T20I history.
Amelia Kerr achieved this special achievement on 22 March 2026 in the fourth T20 match against South Africa. In this match played at Sky Stadium in Wellington, he scored 31 runs on 29 balls. Even though this inning was not very big, it took him into the pages of history. Earlier, the record of scoring 30 plus scores nine consecutive times was in the names of Sri Lanka’s Chamari Atapattu and Romania’s Rebecca Blake. Amelia has now left both of them behind.
Amazing in 10 consecutive innings
This record journey of Amelia Kerr started in 2024 and ended in 2026 with her 10th consecutive 30 plus innings. During this period he scored more than 30 runs in 10 consecutive innings. His scores were like this – 43 against South Africa, then 51 not out, 40 and 66 against Australia. After this, he played brilliant innings of 101 not out and 82 runs against Zimbabwe. Then in 2026, he completed the record by scoring 78, 32, 30 and 31 runs against South Africa.
Amelia Kerr scored a total of 554 runs in these 10 innings. During this period his strike rate was 142, which shows that he not only scored runs continuously but also scored them at a fast pace. In a shorter format like T20, both consistency and aggression are considered a big thing.
New Zealand’s great victory in the match
In this record match, South Africa women’s team, batting first, scored 159/6 runs in 20 overs. On behalf of the team, Annery Derksen played an excellent inning of 55 not out off 32 balls and took her team to a fighting score.
In reply, New Zealand scored 160/4 in 18.3 overs and won the match by 6 wickets. The biggest contribution to the team’s victory was from Sophie Devine, who played a stormy innings of 64 runs in just 34 balls. His innings included 6 fours and 4 sixes. Whereas Jess Kerr showed excellence in bowling and recorded figures of 3/16. Amelia Kerr strengthened the innings by scoring 31 runs and also created history.
Unbeatable lead of 3-1 in the series
With this victory, New Zealand has taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match T20 series. That means, after winning the fourth match, the Kiwi team has won the series.