Paul Stirling / This is a big record made for the first time in T20I cricket, Rohit-Virat left far behind

Paul Stirling: Ireland team defeated Afghanistan by 38 runs in the first T20I match. In this match, Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, the Irish team scored 149 runs, in response to which the Afghan team was all out for 111 runs. A star player from Ireland has made a big record in the match.

this happened for the first time

Captain Paul Stirling and Andrew Balbirnie gave an excellent start for Ireland. Balbirnie was out after scoring 22 runs. Whereas Paul Stirling scored 25 runs in 27 balls, which included 2 fours and a six. With this, Paul Stirling completed 400 fours in T20I. This is the first time in T20I that a player has hit 400 fours. No one has been able to make this record before Paul Sterling. Pakistan's Babar Azam is at second place. He has hit 395 fours in T20Is. Virat Kohli has hit 361 fours. Rohit Sharma is at number four. He has hit 359 fours in T20Is.

Batsmen who hit most fours in T20I:

• Paul Sterling- 401
• Babar Azam- 395
• Virat Kohli- 361
• Rohit Sharma-359
• David Warner- 320

Paul Sterling's career has been like this

Paul Sterling made his debut for Ireland in 2009. Since then, he has single-handedly won many matches for the Irish team. He has so far scored 3463 runs in 135 T20I matches, which includes 1 century. He has also hit 401 fours and 124 sixes in his T20I career.

Ireland won the match

A series of three T2OI matches is being played between Ireland and Afghanistan. By winning the first match, the Irish team has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. Harry Tector scored the highest score of 56 runs for Ireland. But no batsman from Afghanistan could play a big innings. Mohammad Ishaq scored the maximum 32 runs for the team. For Ireland, Benjamin White took 4 wickets for 20 runs in four overs. He was given the Player of the Match award.