ZIM vs GAM, 23 October will be written in golden letters for Zimbabwe cricket. Within a few minutes, Zimbabwe made two of the biggest records in T20 International history. First, they made the record of the biggest total by scoring 344 runs in 20 overs, and then by bundling out the opposing team for just 54 runs, they also made the biggest win in T20 history. Apart from this, Sikandar Raza scored a century in just 33 balls.
ZIM vs GAM: T20 International’s biggest score
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In the Africa qualifier of the T20 World Cup played in Nairobi, Zimbabwe set the world record for the highest score in the shortest international format of cricket with 344 runs for four wickets against Gambia. Zimbabwe surpassed Nepal’s record, which had scored 314 runs against Mongolia in the Asian Games last year. Zimbabwe hit 27 sixes and 30 fours in this match.
Biggest win in terms of runs in T20
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After batting first and scoring a huge score of 344 runs, Zimbabwe’s bowlers also played a deadly game. Gambia was all out for just 54 runs. Only one batsman of Gambia was able to reach double figures. In this way, Zimbabwe won the match by 290 runs and registered the biggest win in terms of runs in T20 history. Earlier this record was in the name of Nepal, which defeated Mongolia by 273 runs. At number three is the Czech Republic, which defeated Turkey by 257 runs.
Second fastest T20 century of Sikandar Raza
Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza, who plays for Punjab Kings in the IPL, made a significant contribution in taking Zimbabwe to a world record score by scoring an unbeaten 133 runs with the help of 15 sixes in 43 balls in this Group B match. Raza scored a century in 33 balls, which is the joint second-fastest century in T20 International. Raza’s 15 sixes, however, is not the world record for most sixes in a T20 innings, this record is in the name of Estonia’s Sahil Chauhan. Sahil had hit 18 sixes against Cyprus.
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