T20I XI of 2017
The newest and most exciting format has changed the way cricket is played. 20-over matches are intense and demand a different skill set than one-day international and Test matches.
The first ever T20 International game was played on 17th February, 2005 between Australia and New Zealand at Auckland, which Australia won by 44 runs. Australian skipper Ricky Ponting scored an unbeaten 98 in that match.
Since then, the format has come a long way. There have been six ICC World T20 tournaments so far, with India winning the inaugural tournament in South Africa and West Indies lifting the cup in the most recent tournament in India.
In 2017, 48 T20 International games have been played. Few players have done very well in this format this year, and based on the current records, the following 11 players have been selected to form the T20 XI of 2017.
Team Composition:
5 Batsmen
1 Wicket-Keeper
1 All-Rounder
4 Bowlers
Evin Lewis
The southpaw has dominated the 2017 T20 circuit with his batting. Scoring 357 runs in 9 matches at an average of 44.62 and a strike rate of 154.54, Lewis is the leading run-getter in T20s this year. He has a century and a couple of half-centuries to his name this year and has struck as many as 31 sixes in his 9 matches.
His highest score this year came against India at Kingston on the 9th of July, where he smashed a career-best score of 125 not out against the visitors.
Lewis is a powerful hitter of the cricket ball and has played some solid knocks for the Windies at the top of the order.
