Cricket Showdown: Milestone Moments Await de Kock and Buttler in T20 World Cup Clash

Ahead of England's face-off with South Africa in the ICC T20 World Cup, wicketkeepers Quinton de Kock and Jos Buttler are on the brink of career milestones. De Kock eyes 3,000 T20I runs, while Buttler aims to enter the elite 4,000-run club.

Ahead of the high-stakes ICC T20 World Cup match between England and South Africa at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium, all eyes are on two distinguished wicketkeeper-batters. South African star Quinton de Kock and England's Jos Buttler are each on the threshold of significant career achievements.

For de Kock, the upcoming clash presents an opportunity to become the first South African player to amass 3,000 runs in T20 internationals. Having already contributed a fine 59 against Afghanistan, de Kock currently has 2,998 runs to his name. The experienced player boasts an average of 31.89 and a strike rate of 142.42 over 104 matches, with his tally including two centuries and 19 fifties.

Meanwhile, Buttler stands ready to join an elite club, being just three runs short of reaching 4,000 T20I runs. Over the course of 149 matches, he has demonstrated his prowess with an average of 35.06 and a strike rate of 148.69, highlighted by a century and 19 fifties. This meeting with de Kock is not only pivotal for their teams but also momentous for their cricketing legacies.

(With inputs from agencies.)