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Of course, Zimbabwe lost the match against India, but Bennett single-handedly won against the entire Indian team. Brian played an innings of 97 runs in 59 balls. He is the only player to remain unbeaten 4 times in 5 World Cup matches.
Bumrah came quickly taking the runner up. Brian Bennett was in front. The ball left Bumrah’s hand and went straight to the stand. By hitting a six over long on, Bennett not only completed his fifty in 37 balls but also showed at what level his momentum is. This batsman, who hit a sixer like this on the world’s best death bowler, is the new rising star of Zimbabwe cricket. So far in the 5 matches of the World Cup, this player has remained unbeaten in 4 matches. In terms of total runs, Bennett is second in the tournament after Sahibzada Farhan, who has 277 runs.
Of course, Zimbabwe lost the match against India, but Bennett single-handedly won against the entire Indian team. Brian played an innings of 97 runs in 59 balls, in which he hit 6 sixes and 8 fours. That is the biggest score by Zimbabwe against India in the World Cup. Bennett did not spare any Indian bowler and single-handedly took his team to a respectable score.
By scoring 175 runs without getting out in the first 4 matches of the World Cup, he has already broken the record of Virat Kohli and Jos Buttler. Kohli had the record of scoring 171 runs while remaining unbeaten in two consecutive World Cup matches, and Jos Buttler had the record of scoring 172 runs while remaining unbeaten in two matches.
The story of Brian Bennett began in a small dusty area in the backyard, where a 10-year-old boy used to make wickets out of old crates. Brother David would throw the ball and only the family would cheer on Bennett’s shot as spectators. The dream seen from there has now reached the World Cup field.
Bennett is just 22 years old. He was born on 10 November 2003. According to a report published in Zimbabwe’s newspaper The Standard, his father Kelly Bennett is a bloomery farmer. He was also a first class cricketer in the 1990s. David is the twin brother of Brian. He also has a younger brother, Shawn. All studied together at Peterhouse Boys School, Marondera.
Zimbabwe cricket has faced challenges such as political instability, lack of funding and irregular international exposure, but Brian benefited from elite schooling. After Peterhouse, his father got Bennett admitted to Kingswood College in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
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