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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Before the Asia Cup, there was a big upset. Sri Lanka defeated Zimbabwe by 7 runs in a thrilling match. In this first ODI, Sri Lanka scored 298 runs in the first play, but in response, Zimbabwe finally collapsed under pressure and lost the match by 7 runs. Despite being at the crease of a set batsman like Alexander Raza, Zimbabwe could not win this match. Actually, the entire match was overturned by the hat -trick in the last over.

Want 10 runs in the last over

Chasing a target of 299 runs, Zimbabwe scored 289 runs in 49 overs at the loss of 5 wickets. Zimbabwe needed only 10 runs to win in the last over. 10 runs were seen as a slight target, because Alexander Raza was playing 92 runs and Tony Munayanga was also set at the other end. 10 runs were not a big deal for 2 set batsmen.

Amazing in the last over

In the last over, Dilshan came to bowl. He bowled Alexander Raza at a score of 92 on the very first ball. The new batsman came to the Brad and the crease, but Madushaka got him out on a score of 0. Madushaka had a chance of hat -trick. There were Nagarwa in front, and when the ball thrown on the good length by Madushaka went on ripping the stumps, Nagarwa did not know.

Where Zimbabwe needed 10 runs to win in 6 balls, on seeing the target, there was 10 runs in 3 balls. Madushaka’s hat-trick completely overturned the attitude of the match in just 2-3 minutes towards Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka, who was a 6-time Asia Cup champion, narrowly escapes the defeat of this is a danger bell for him.

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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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The Sri Lankan cricket team will play a 3 -match T20 series on the Zimbabwe tour before the Cricket Asia Cup 2025, for which the Sri Lanka Cricket Board announced the squad on Thursday. The 17 -member team under the captaincy of Charith Asanka include Kushal Perera, Kushal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, Mahesh Dixhana. It is possible that Sri Lanka’s squad will also be the same for the Asia Cup.

Sri Lanka Cricket Team is included in Group B of Asia Cup. He is accompanied by teams from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong in this group. Before the Asia Cup, Sri Lanka’s team will play a 3 -match T20 series on Zimbabwe tour. Earlier, the first ODI will be played on Friday. Sri Lanka will also play 2 ODIs on the tour, after that the first T20 will be played on 3 September.

Players included in Sri Lanka T20 Squad

Charith Asanka (captain), Pathum Nisanka, Kushal Mendis, Kushal Perera, Nuwaniidu Fernando, Kamindu Mendis, Kamil Mishra, Vishen Halmbaj, Dasun Shanka, Dunith Vellege, Chamika Karunaratne, Mahish Tishta, Dushan Hemantha, Mathisha Pathirana, Nuwan Tushra, Nuvanta Tushra, Binura Franando, Binura Fernande

Sri Lanka T20i Squad for Zimbabwe Tour
The Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Panel Has Named the Following Squad for the T20I series against Zimbabwe#Slvzim #Srilankacrick pic.twitter.com/34QCCCIKZP7

– Sri Lanka Cricket (@OFFCIALC) August 28, 2025

Zim vs SL T20 series schedule

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka will be played on first T20 Wednesday, 3 September, second T20 Saturday, 6 September and third T20 Sunday, 7 September. All matches will start at 5 pm Indian time. The three T20 Harare will be played at the Sports Club Stadium.

Sri Lanka’s schedule in Asia Cup

The first match of Cricket Asia Cup 2025 will be played between Afghanistan and Hong Kong on Tuesday, 9 September. The second match will be held between Team India and UAE on 10 September. The first match of the Sri Lanka cricket team will be against Bangladesh at Sheikh Zaid Cricket Stadium on Saturday, September 13. The match will be played from 7:30 pm Indian time. See the schedule of Sri Lanka’s matches in the group stage.

• 13 September: Vs Bangladesh (Sheikh Zaid Cricket Stadium) – 7:30 pm
• 15 September: Vs Hong Kong (Dubai International Stadium) – 7:30 pm
• 18 September: Vs Afghanistan (Sheikh Zaid Cricket Stadium) – 7:30 pm

A total of 8 teams will play in the Asia Cup, which are divided into 2 groups of 4-4. After the group stage, the top 2 teams of each group will enter Super 4 and the remaining 4 teams will be out. After this, after the Super 4 matches, the final will be clashed between the top 2 teams on September 28.