Captain Sikandar Raza played a stormy inning of 133 runs in 43 balls, helping Zimbabwe break the record of the highest score made by a Test nation in T20 International cricket. Earlier, Nepal had set the record for the highest team score by scoring 314 runs against Mongolia during the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023. Zimbabwe hit the highest number of sixes (27) in the record breaking innings. Nepal had earlier made this record by hitting 26 sixes against Mongolia.
Highest team score in T-20 international match
Zimbabwe 344/4 vs Gambia – 2024 Nepal 314/3 vs Mongolia – 2023 India 297/6 vs Bangladesh – 2024 Afghanistan 278/3 vs Ireland – 2019 Czech Republic 278/4 vs Turkey – 2019
Malaysia 268/4 vs Thailand – 2023 England 267/3 vs West Indies – 2023
Sikandar Raza created history
Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza scored a century in just 33 balls. This is the second fastest century scored by any batsman in a T-20 international match. Estonian batsman Sahil Chauhan scored a century in just 27 balls against Cyprus. Not only this, Sikandar Raza has also become the joint second batsman to score the fastest century in a T-20 international match. Captain Raza equalized with Namibia's John Nicol Lofty Eaton. Itan had scored a century in 33 balls against Nepal. Sikandar Raza hit 7 fours and 15 sixes during his unbeaten inning of 133 runs.
Biggest win in T-20 international match
After scoring 344 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs, Zimbabwe bowled out Gambia for just 54 runs in 14.4 overs. Zimbabwe won this match by 290 runs. This is the biggest win in terms of runs in T-20 international cricket. Earlier this record was in the name of Nepal. Nepal had achieved a massive 273-run win against Mongolia during the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023.
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