Chris Greaves became a hero for Scotland as Scotland beat Bangladesh in the group stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 by 6 runs, know his biography and story
Chris Greaves was the ‘Player Of The Match’ as he scored a crucial 48-run knock and then secured two wickets for Scotland, thus changing the game.
Scotland won against Bangladesh on October 17, 2021, as they scored a total of 140 runs in 20 overs while losing 9 wickets. Chris Greaves smashed 45 runs in 28 balls, including four 4’s and two 6’s. Greaves also shined with the ball for Scotland as he got two important wickets of Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim while bowling 3 overs and giving 19 runs and an economy of 6.33.
Scotland successfully restricted Bangladesh to 134 runs, eventually winning by 6 runs. With this win, Scotland is currently the No. 2 at the group stage of the B Group with 2 points and a Net Run Rate of +0.300.
Now let us know about the man behind Scotland’s win against the mighty Bangladesh team.
Who Is Chris Greaves: His Biography, Life Story, Family
Born on October 12, 1990, in South Africa, Chris Greaves is an all-rounder who plays for Scotland and is currently representing Scotland at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. The World Cup offers a stage to players from countries who may not have the chance to play at a higher level. Greaves played his first T20I against Papua New Guinea on October 8, 2021.
In 2010, Chris Greaves was selected on South Africa’s Under-19s bowling team to the visiting England team. While he was born in South Africa, he had a British passport as his mother was British. He received an email from Matt Prior on his mother’s email address as he did not have his own email address at that time.
After receiving the surprising email, Greaves flew to England for his team trials at Durham, England. He was not selected for England’s squad, but he moved to Glenrothes, Scotland, and then to Forfarshire.
Chris Greaves worked with Amazon as a delivery boy before he was emailed by English legend Matthew Prior, which made him join the Durham Cricket Academy and then to Scotland.
Matches And Cricket Career
T20I Debut Match
Date: October 8, 2021
Match: Scotland vs Papua New Guinea
List A Debut Match
Date: June 6, 2019
Match: Scotland A vs Ireland A
T20 Debut Match
Date: June 9, 2019
Match: Scotland A vs Ireland A
Chris Greaves Bowling, Wickets And Stats
Bowling Stats
T20I
Matches Played: 2
Wickets: 3
List A
Matches Played: 2
Wickets: 3
T20
Matches Played: 5
Wickets: 3
Batting Stats
T20I
Matches Played: 2
Runs: 45
List A
Matches Played: 2
Runs: 21
T20
Matches Played: 5
Runs: 74