Archive · 23 Dec 2025

Four Batters Stranded on 99 in T20Is

Four Batters Stranded on 99 in T20Is

In cricket, getting 99 runs before getting out is very disappointing because it's just one run short of a century.

In the shortest format of the game, called T20 Internationals, four batters have been dismissed on 99.

The first was Alex Hales from England in 2012.

He scored 99 runs off 68 balls.

Six years later, Hamid Shah from Denmark did the same.

In 2024, two more players, Abdul Waheed from Saudi Arabia and Scott Edwards from the Netherlands, were also out on 99.

All of them hit a lot of boundaries, but none could reach the magical 100.

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