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Markram’s blueprint for big runs
Cape Times
|January 19, 2026
THERE is plenty of conjecture surrounding which batting position is best suited to Aiden Markram in T20 cricket.
AIDEN Markram.
(SPORTZPICS)
The Proteas T20I captain's most profitable T20 World Cup experience came when he was batting at No 4 during the global jamboree held in the UAE in 2021. Markram struck two half-centuries and averaged 54 with a strike rate of 145.94.
Equally, his overall career numbers suggest that he is better suited to the middle order, with Markram having scored 650 runs in 23 matches, with a highest of 56, at an average of 36.11 and a 146.72 strike rate.
Yet, that is not where Markram will be lining up at the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka next month.
Proteas coach Shukri Conrad wants his skipper at the top of the order to influence the game from the outset. Markram’s record as a T20I opener has yielded only 319 runs at an average of 24.53 in 23 matches, but his strike rate improves to 168.78 when facing the new ball.
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