West Indies opener Rahkeem Cornwall hammers 205 not out off 77 balls in US T20 tourney

West Indies all-rounder Rahkim Cornwall hit 205 off 77 balls, hitting 22 sixes and 117 fours, in a T20 tournament in the United States.

Playing for the Atlanta Fire, Cornwall, who is known for his big hitting as an opener in the Caribbean Premier League, scored an unbeaten 205 at a strike rate of 266.23 in his team’s 172-run victory against Square Drive. Make it

Distinguished statistician Mohandas Menon tweeted the news on Thursday morning, pointing to Cornwall’s pyrotechnics.

“West Indian Rahkeem Cornwall, playing for the Atlanta Fire, scored an unbeaten 205 off just 77 balls (SR 266.23), which included 22 sixes and 17 fours, in an American T20 competition known as the Atlanta Open. $ 75,000 prize money is available to the winning team,” Menon said in his tweet.

Minor league cricket also highlighted Cornwall’s effort, highlighting some of the Caribbean batsman’s biggest hits.

Minor League Cricket tweeted, “Aren’t you entertained? Rahkeem Cornwall tops Atlanta Fire with 205*(77) double century with 22 sixes.”

With Cornwall fearless with the bat at one end, Steven Taylor added 53 and Sami Aslam added an unbeaten 53 as Atlanta Fire posted 326 runs in their 20 overs. In reply, Square Drive was reduced to 154/8 in their 20 overs.

Originally published at Pen 18