Highest T20I Score. A new record has been created for the highest score in a popular T20 match due to the rain of fours and sixes. This record has been made by Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe set the Everest of 344 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs against Gambia on Wednesday. This is the biggest score of any team in a T20 International match. Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza played an excellent inning of 133 runs in 43 balls in the match.
The Sub Regional Africa Qualifier match of the ICC T20 World Cup was played between Zimbabwe and Gambia on Wednesday. Zimbabwe won the toss and batted first in the match. He scored 344 runs for 4 wickets in the match played in Nairobi. Captain Sikandar Raza scored the highest 133 runs for Zimbabwe.
For Zimbabwe, openers Brian Bennett and T. Marumani made a partnership of 98 runs in 5.4 overs. Marumani scored 62 runs in 19 balls and Bennett scored 50 runs in 26 balls. Dion Mars, who came at number three, scored 12 runs in 5 balls. But the real fun of the game came when Sikandar Raza came to the crease. The Zimbabwe captain completed his century in a record 33 balls. He remained unbeaten after scoring 133 runs on 43 balls. He hit 15 sixes and 7 fours in this innings.
Clive Mandade returned unbeaten after scoring 53 runs along with captain Alexander. He played an innings of 53 runs in 17 balls. Ryan Burl scored 25 runs in 11 balls. Overall, 30 fours and 27 sixes were hit in the match, which is a record.
FIRST PUBLISHED : October 23, 2024, 6:48 PM IST
