Brendan Taylor Creates History, Breaks Andy Flower’s 23-Year-Old Record For Zimbabwe

Brendan Taylor has become the leading ODI run-scorer for Zimbabwe (Credit: ICC)

Former captain Brendan Taylor made history by becoming the top run scorer for the African squad in One-Day International cricket (ODIs) on Saturday, October 17. Taylor had changed his retirement decision last year to play for Zimbabwe one more. In the inaugural ODI tri-series encounter in the United Arab Emirates, the 40-year-old wicketkeeper-batter batted at No. 4 for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh, scoring 81 runs off 101 balls to assist his team reach 271/8 in 50 overs. With his 81-run knock, Taylor surpassed Andy Flower's record of 6,786 runs to become his nation's all-time top run scorer.

In order to surpass the all-time record, Taylor, who captained Zimbabwe in the 2015 ICC Men's ODI World Cup, required 31 runs against Bangladesh. He hit his 31st run on the fifth delivery of the 16th over, which was bowled by Mosaddek Hossain.

Brendan Taylor: 6837 runs in 211 matches

Andy Flower: 6786 runs in 213 matches

Grant Flower: 6571 runs in 221 matches

Hamilton Masakadza: 5658 runs in 209 matches

Sean Williams: 5217 runs in 164 matches

Alistair Campbell: 5185 runs in 188 matches

In 213 ODIs between 1992 and 2003…

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