Zimbabwe’s veteran batsman Brendon Taylor has achieved a big place in the second ODI against Sri Lanka on Sunday. Playing an innings of just 20 runs, Brendon Taylor became the third batsman to score more than 10,000 runs in international cricket for Zimbabwe.

Brendon Taylor has played a total of 287 matches in all three formats since 2004, in 320 innings, this right -handed batsman has scored 10,009 runs with an average of 33.92. During this, Brendon Taylor scored 17 centuries and 57 half -centuries.

In this list, Andrew Flower is at the top, who scored 11,580 runs in 276 matches between 1992 and 2003 with an average of 40.63, while Grant Flowers are present on the second four by adding 10,028 runs with an average of 32.03 in 337 innings of 288 matches between 1992 and 2010.

After losing the toss at Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe, who came out to bat, scored 277 runs losing seven wickets in the prescribed 50 overs.

The team got a great start by the opening pair. Brian Bennett scored 55 runs in 9.4 overs with Ben Karen. Brian was dismissed for 21 runs in 29 balls with the help of two fours.

From here, Ben Karen added 61 runs for the second wicket with Brendon Taylor. Taylor contributed 20 runs in 37 balls, while Karen was dismissed for 79 runs in 95 balls with the help of nine fours.

The team had lost five wickets by a score of 176. From here, Alexander Raza shared a 76 -run partnership for the sixth wicket with Clive Madande and brought Zimbabwe in a strong position.

Alexander Raza remained unbeaten by scoring 59 runs in 55 balls, while Clive contributed 36 runs to the team’s account. For Sri Lanka, Dushmantha Chamera took the most three hunting, while Asitha Fernando took two wickets. Dilshan Madushaka and Janith Liange took one wicket each.

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Retirement, return after four years and then a huge record. The story of Zimbabwe’s legendary batsman Brendon Taylor is very interesting, who is currently busy in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Taylor has become only the third player of Zimbabwe to complete 10,000 runs in International cricket. He did 20 runs in the second ODI against Sri Lanka.

Complete 10 thousand runs

Brendon Taylor scored 9,989 runs in international cricket before the second ODI against Sri Lanka. As soon as he scored just 11 runs in the second ODI, he became only the third batsman of Zimbabwe, who completed 10,000 international runs. Taylor’s run has increased to 10,009 after 20 runs in the second ODI. In this case, there are only grant flowers and Andy Flower ahead of them. Grant scored 10028 runs in his international career and Andy Flower scored 11,580 runs.

• Andy Flower – 11,580 runs
• Grant Flower – 10,028 runs
• Brendon Taylor – 10,009 runs

Has taken retirement 2 times

Brendon Taylor took the first retirement in the year 2015. In fact, Taylor retired from international cricket to play in England under the Kolpak Deal. A few years later, he returned to the Zimbabwe team in 2018 with a U-turn from retirement. After that his second retirement came in 2021. Taylor was sentenced to 3 and a half years by the ICC for 3 and a half years after being found guilty in the match fixing case in 2021. After completing the 3 and a half year ban, he returned to international cricket in 2025.

Brendon Taylor returned to the ODI team after four years, but in his first match he was dismissed for zero. At the same time, he scored 20 runs in the second match, but during this time he managed to touch the figure of 10,000 international runs.

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Brendan Taylor Odi Return for Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe player Brendon Taylor has also returned to ODI after Test cricket. This player has appeared in ODI cricket after 1446 days. Taylor played his last match in ODIs against Ireland on September 13, 2021. At the same time, on Friday, August 29, this player has returned to ODI International. But this return was nothing special for Brendan Taylor. Taylor was dismissed on the third ball of this career, which started again after about four years and returned to the pavilion without opening an account.

Record in getting out on zero

In the ODI match being played between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, Brendan Taylor definitely returned to ODI, but he was dismissed for the 16th time in his ODI international career. With this, Taylor became the player to be dismissed for the third most zero in Zimbabwe in ODIs. Brendon Taylor has returned to the pavilion without opening an account 24 times in International cricket. In this, he has been dismissed for three times Tests and five times in T20.

ICC banned Brendon Taylor

Former Zimbabwe captain Brendon Taylor was banned by the ICC for four years, as this player took money from a businessman from India in 2019. Along with this, these players were also caught using cocaine during testing. After the completion of four years of the ICC ban, Brendon Taylor returned to the second Test match against New Zealand. Now this player has stepped out of the series against Sri Lanka in ODIs.

More than 6000 runs in ODI

This Zimbabwe player has 6,684 runs in 205 matches at an average of 35.55 in ODIs. At the same time, these players have scored 2,371 runs in 35 matches in Tests at an average of 35.92. In T20 International, Brendon Taylor has played 45 matches, scoring 934 runs at an average of 23.94.

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A new chapter has been added to Zimbabwe’s cricket history. Brendon Taylor has returned to the team at the age of 39, while most of the cricketers have retired by this age. Taylor’s return can also be called inspiration as he has returned after facing a 3 and a half year ban. It was already announced that Brendon Taylor would play for the Zimbabwe team in the second Test against New Zealand from 7 August.

Brendon Taylor started the innings with Brinnay Bennett for the Zimbabwe team running 0–1 in the two-Test series. Let us know that Taylor is the fourth highest run -scorer for Zimbabwe in Test cricket.

Emotional on returning to cricket

Brendon Taylor said about the return after 3 and a half years, “Many days have passed like hell, it was a very difficult time. 3 years ago I could not get up from bed, but today I am doing it again, which I love the most.” After the return, Brendon Taylor thanked his family and Zimbabwe Cricket officials. He described the return to the second Test as a moment that he was debuting again.

Why was there a ban of 3 and a half years?

The International Cricket Council (ICC) imposed a 3 and a half year ban on Brendon Taylor in the year 2022. The reason for this was that he was given $ 15,000 US dollars for fixing in international matches by an Indian businessman at the time of a visit to India in 2019, which was also accepted by Taylor.

Taylor was told that he could earn $ 35,000 by fixing in the upcoming matches, but for this he had to join another player with him. He informed the ICC’s Anti Corruption Unit in March 2020, about 6 months after this incident. Apart from this, he also failed in dope test.

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Veteran batsman Brendon Taylor has returned to the Zimbabwe team after facing a 3 -and -a -half -year ban. He has been selected in the squad for the second Test against New Zealand. Let us know that the Zimbabwe vs New Zealand Test series has started today i.e. 30 July. Taylor has been selected for the second Test, which is to start from August 7. Let us tell you that in the year 2022, Taylor was caught in violation of ICC corruption and doping rules, due to which he was banned for 3 and a half years.

Brendon Taylor was accused that he had taken $ 15,000 from an Indian businessman in 2019 from an Indian businessman. It was told that this amount was given to Taylor with the intention of starting a private T20 league in Zimbabwe. Later, Taylor was also promised to give 20 thousand US dollars. The International Cricket Council banned Taylor in 2022. The ICC at that time revealed that Taylor had delayed informing the officials about the incident. Also, on returning home, it was found in the drugs test that he had consumed cocaine.

At that time, a report revealed that Taylor had received many things including a Samsung S10 mobile phone, money for shopping to agree on the deal. At that time, Taylor had said that he must have done many things in his life but he is not a fraud.

Brendon Taylor is one of the great Zimbabwei cricketers

Brendon Taylor has been one of the great players of Zimbabwe cricket. In Test, ODI and T20 formats, he has scored 9,938 runs after playing 284 matches in total. He is the third highest run -scorer for Zimbabwe in international cricket. The record of scoring the most centuries (17) for Zimbabwe in international cricket is his name.

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