England’s Dawid Malan recently announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket. The opening batter is known for his aggressive batting style ability to smash massive sixes. Malan didn’t have a long international career but played some memorable innings and broke some big records in international cricket. However, the left-hand batter will still be seen playing in different franchise leagues.
Dawid Malan made his international debut for England in a T20I match against South Africa in Cardiff on June 25, 2017. He established himself as one of the best batters from England in the shortest format and achieved the number 1 T20I ranking in September 2020. He is also the fastest batter to reach the milestone of 1000 runs in T20I. Dawid Malan was also a part of the English team that won the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. However, he couldn’t take part in the knock stage of the tournament due to a groin injury.
Dawid Malan Career Highlights
Dawid Malan played 22 Tests, 30 ODIs and 62 T20Is for the England Cricket team. He is also among the few players to score a century in all three formats of international. Malan has also played in several franchise leagues such as the Indian Premier League, Big Bash league, South Africa T20 league, and many more. Dawid Malan is now retired from international cricket with 4416 runs along with eight centuries and 32 half-centuries across all formats.
Dawid Malan Major Career Records
Fastest to 1000 T20I runs:
Dawid Malan is the fastest batter to reach the milestone of 1000 runs in T20 internationals. The opening batter from England took just 24 innings to complete his 1000 runs in the shortest format of the game. Malan achieved this milestone in a match against India in Ahmedabad on March 20th, 2021.
Highest Batting average in ODIs for England
Dawid Malan boasts the fifth-highest batting average in the ODI cricket and has the highest batting average for England in the 50-over format. Malan has retired with the batting average of 55.76 from 30 matches in his ODI career.