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Brendon McCullum is set to retire from cricket after the Global T20 Canada. He has been one of the most explosive batsmen in the T20 format.
McCullum played 370 T20 matches in which he scored 9922 runs, including seven centuries and 55 half-centuries and ended his cricketing career as second-highest run-scorer in the T20 format. He represented 27 teams in various T20 leagues across the world.
The fans won't forget Brendon McCullum for his impressive T20 performances throughout his career. He will be joining as a head coach of Trinbago Knight Riders and assistant coach of Kolkata Knight Riders in CPL and IPL respectively.
Let us have a look at his top 5 T20 knocks.
#5 116* off 56, New Zealand vs Australia, 2010, Christchurch
Brendon McCullum's knock of 116* against Australia will be one of his destructive performances to be remembered forever. It was his maiden T20I century. He scored it against the feared pace attack of Australia which had Dirk Nannes, Shaun Tait and Ryan Harris.
McCullum's half-century came in just 33 balls. He scored rest of the 65 runs off 23 balls. His knock includes 12 fours and eight sixes. One of the special moments of this performance was that he played scoop shot of Shaun Tait's ball, which was over 150 kph and it went for a six.
Baz carried the bat throughout the innings, and New Zealand scored 214/6. They won the match by defeating Australia in the super over. He won the man of the match award for his century.
#4 103* off 54, Otago vs Northern Districts, 2012, Hamilton
Brendon McCullum played for Otago in 2012 edition of HRV Cup. It was one of the most elegant centuries in his T20 career. He scored against the bowling attack like Tim Southee, Daniel Vettori, Scott Styris and Trent Boult.
Otago was set to chase the target of 188. He came to bat in the second over when Hamish Rutherford was run-out for a duck. He scored an unbeaten 103 which includes seven fours and eight sixes.
Brendon, along with Hamish Rutherford, chased the target in just 17.2 overs and Otago won the game by nine wickets.
#3 72 off 35, Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes, 2016, Brisbane
Brendon McCullum played for Brisbane Heat in 2016-17 Big Bash League. His knock of 72 against Hurricanes was one of the most excellent performances in his BBL journey. Brisbane was set to chase a target of 174 off 20 overs.
Hobart Hurricanes had standard bowling attacks like Stuart Broad, Shaun Tait and Cameron Boyce who represented in international level. He scored 72, which consists of 10 fours and four sixes. One of the moments of his knock will be he scored a 104-metre six off Stuart Broad.
McCullum's half-century came in just 27 balls. He scored his rest of the 22 runs in only eight balls. Dan Christian caught him off Cameron Boyce's delivery in 10th over. When he got dismissed, Heat needed 56 runs off 60 balls. Chris Lynn finished the game, and hence, Bash Brothers proved to be the match-winners of this game.
#2 158* off 73, Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2008, Bengaluru
Brendon McCullum lit the stage of IPL in the first match of the inaugural edition by scoring an unbeaten 158 against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bangalore. RCB had bowlers like Zaheer Khan, Praveen Kumar and Jacques Kallis, and McCullum bashed them towards every corner of the stadium.
McCullum's knock of 158* consists of 10 fours and 13 sixes. He scored four consecutive boundaries off Zaheer Khan in the second over of the game. One of his sixes went off the edge towards the third man.
Baz reached his fifty off 32 balls and his century came in just 53 balls. His 158 came off only 73 balls and remained unbeaten throughout his knock. KKR scored 222/3 in 20 overs.
RCB innings folded with 82 runs on the scorecard and it ensured Knight Rider's win in the inaugural game. Brendon McCullum got the award of the man of the match for his explosive knock, and it remained the highest individual score in IPL till 23 April 2013. Chris Gayle broke that record by scoring 175* against Pune Warriors.
#1 158* off 64, Warwickshire v Derbyshire, 2015, Birmingham
Brendon McCullum once again scored an unbeaten 158 after seven years from his greatest IPL knock. He represented Warwickshire in T20 Blast 2015. This knock will be momentous for him and his fans as it was his home debut in the competition.
McCullum's knock of 158* consists of 13 fours and 11 sixes. He was involved in the 160-run opening partnership with the skipper Varun Chopra, who scored 51. Baz scored his century off 42 balls, and rest of his 58 runs came off just 22 balls. He carried the bat throughout the innings. Warwickshire scored 242/2 in 20 overs.
Warwickshire stumbled Derbyshire to a score of 182 runs, and it ensured their win in the tournament.
Brendon McCullum got the award of the man of the match for his explosive knock and remained the highest individual score in T20 Blast history till 17 August 2017. Adam Lyth broke that record by scoring 161 against Northamptonshire.
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