Brendan Taylor Becomes Zimbabwe's Leading ODI Run-Scorer, Surpassing Andy Flower
Brendan Taylor became Zimbabwe's highest run-scorer in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) on October 17 during a tri-series match against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi. The 40-year-old scored 81 runs off 101 balls, surpassing Andy Flower's 23-year-old record of 6,786 runs with a total of 6,837 runs in 211 matches. Taylor, who reversed his retirement last year, has 11 centuries and 40 half-centuries in ODIs. Zimbabwe posted 271 for 8, with Craig Ervine contributing 93 runs. Grant Flower and Hamilton Masakadza follow Taylor and Flower on the all-time list.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (75–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
thetribune broke this story on 17 Oct, 04:21 pm. Other outlets followed.