{"id":556957,"date":"2026-03-22T12:08:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T12:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/556957\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T12:08:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T12:08:24","slug":"554-runs-in-10-innings-melie-kerr-breaks-t20i-world-record-with-series-clinching-cameo-against-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/556957\/","title":{"rendered":"554 Runs In 10 Innings: Melie Kerr Breaks T20I World Record With Series-Clinching Cameo Against South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Amelia <\/p>\n

New Zealand captain Melie Kerr<\/a> set a world record for most consecutive 30-plus scores in T20Is – men’s and women’s combined.<\/p>\n

World record for Melie Kerr <\/p>\n

New Zealand captain Kerr continued with her excellent form in the T20I series against South Africa. Having hit a 44-ball 78 in the series opener at Mount Maunganui, she made an 18-ball 32 at Hamilton and a 28-ball 30 at Auckland.<\/p>\n

Now, at Wellington<\/a>, she had 1-32 in four overs to help restrict South Africa to 159-6. Then, coming at one-drop after Issy Gaze<\/a> fell early, she scored 31 in 29 balls as Sophie Devine<\/a> (64 in 34) helped the hosts win with six wickets and nine balls in hand and take an unassailable 3-1 lead.<\/p>\n

Kerr has now reached 30 in 10 consecutive innings in women\u2019s T20Is. The previous record of nine was held by Sri Lanka\u2019s Chamari Athapaththu<\/a> and Romania\u2019s Rebecca Blake<\/a>. It is worth a mention that Blake\u2019s phenomenal run had prompted the ICC to tweak their ratings system in 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Across these ten innings (in 11 matches), Kerr has 554 runs at a strike rate of 142. She has also taken 12 wickets while going at a mere 6.74 an over.<\/p>\n

Batters with nine or more consecutive 30-plus scores in women\u2019s T20Is Melie Kerr (New Zealand) Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka) Rebecca Blake (Romania) 43(38) v South Africa, 2024 30(39) v Australia, 2019 41(30) v Greece, 2023 51*(46) v Australia, 2025 41(30) v New Zealand, 2020 135*(76) v Malta, 2023 40(36) v Australia, 2025 50(38) v Australia, 2020 58(33) v Malta, 2023 66(47) v Australia, 2025 33(24) v India, 2020 75*(72) v Greece, 2023 101*(51) v Zimbabwe, 2026 30(22) v Bangladesh, 2020 37(23) v Serbia, 2023 82(52) v Zimbabwe, 2026 86(45) v Scotland, 2022 73*(63) v Luxembourg, 2023 78(44) v South Africa, 2026 57(29) v Kenya, 2022 54(49) v Luxembourg, 2023 32(18) v South Africa, 2026 30(17) v Malaysia, 2022 52*(62) v Greece, 2023 30(28) v South Africa, 2026 48(28) v Bangladesh, 2022 63*(40) v Austria, 2025 31(29) v South Africa, 2026 <\/p>\n

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