England’s veteran fast bowler James Anderson made a comeback in T20 cricket after a long wait of 11 years. In the T20 Blast 2025 played on Sunday, James Anderson landed against Durham for Lancashire and took 3 important wickets for just 17 runs in 4 overs. This was his first performance in a T20 match after 2014.
Anderson landed on T20 ground after 3935 days
42 -year -old James Anderson last played a T20 match in August 2014, when he bowled against Warvikshire for Lancashire. This time he was included in the team in place of Mich Stanley and the captain won the toss and decided to bowl first.
James Anderson started bowling with the new ball and conceded only three runs in his first over. In the second over, he sent opener Graham Clarke to the pavilion. After this, in the third over, Anderson also dismissed Alexander Leis and kept the pressure continuously.
Third blow in the last over
After the first spell, James Anderson returned after a gap of six overs and took the third wicket in his last over to take the third wicket. Anderson took 3 wickets for 17 runs in 4 overs and made a great start in the first innings for Lancashire.
James Anderson’s T20 Career
Before this match, James Anderson took 41 wickets in a total of 44 T20 matches, he also has 18 wickets in 19 matches in T20 International. His best T20I performance is 3/23, which came to Lord’s against the Netherlands in 2009. The match for Lancashire is still going on and this tight bowling of Anderson may play a decisive role in the result of the match.
