New Delhi. On the basis of Sanju Samson's stormy century and Suryakumar Yadav's explosive half-century innings, India made a mountain-like score in the third and last T20 match. Batting first against Bangladesh, India scored 297 runs for 3 wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad. This is the second highest score of any team in T20 International cricket. The world record for making the biggest score in T20 International cricket belongs to Nepal, which scored 314 runs for 3 wickets against Mongolia last year.
This has become the biggest score of any team among the test playing teams. Earlier, Afghanistan had scored 278 runs against Ireland in 2019. Sanju Samson scored 111 runs in 47 balls while Hardik Pandya scored 47 runs in 18 balls. Riyan Parag was out after scoring 34 runs in 13 balls. Captain Suryakumar Yadav played an innings of 75 runs in 35 balls. Team India also made its best T-20 score. Earlier, India had scored 260 runs against Sri Lanka in 2017. Rinku Singh took Team India's score to 297 by hitting a six on the last ball of the 20th over.
5 biggest scores of T20 International cricket
The highest score in T20 International cricket is in the name of Nepal, which scored 314 runs for 3 wickets against Mongolia in 2023. The second name of the Indian team has been added to this list. India scored 297 runs for 6 wickets in Hyderabad on the day of Dussehra. Afghanistan is at third place in this list, which had scored 278 runs for 3 wickets against Ireland in 2019. Czech Republic had scored 278 for 4 wickets against Turkey in 2019. Malaysia had scored 268 runs for 4 wickets against Thailand in 2023.
FIRST PUBLISHED: October 12, 2024, 20:54 IST
