zimbabwe vs gambia
Every day more records are being made and broken in T20I cricket, but on October 23, a match was played in Nairobi in which a series of records were created. In this match, a team set a new record by scoring more than 300 runs. Not one or two but four world records were broken in this match. From this it can be estimated what kind of competition this was.
Actually, Zimbabwe and Gambia faced each other in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group B match. Batting first, Zimbabwe scored a huge score of 344 runs losing 4 wickets in 20 overs. In this way, the world record for making the highest score in T20I cricket was registered in the name of Zimbabwe. Earlier this record was in the name of Nepal, which had scored 314 runs by losing 3 wickets against Mongolia in the Asian Games last year.
A flurry of world records
Zimbabwe scored 282 runs out of 344 runs with the help of only fours and sixes and created a new world record. Earlier this record was in the name of Team India. India recently scored 232 runs from boundaries in the T20I match against Bangladesh. In this match, Zimbabwe hit a total of 57 boundaries and made a new world record for the most boundaries hit in an innings of a T20I match. He broke Team India’s record of 47 boundaries. Zimbabwe also held the record for most sixes hit in a T20 innings. Zimbabwe hit 27 sixes and broke Nepal’s record of 26 sixes.
Highest team score in T20I
- 344/4 – Zimbabwe vs Gambia, Nairobi, 2024
- 314/3 – Nepal vs Mongolia, Hangzhou, 2023, Asian Games
- 297/6 – India vs Bangladesh, Hyderabad, 2024
- 286/5 – Zimbabwe vs Seychelles, Nairobi, 2024
- 278/3 – Afghanistan vs Ireland, Dehradun, 2019
Captain Sikandar Raza had the biggest contribution in taking Zimbabwe to this score. Sikandar Raza scored a century in just 33 balls and became the batsman to score the fastest century among full nation members. He broke the records of Rohit Sharma and David Miller. Sikandar Raza played an unbeaten inning of 133 runs in 43 balls with the help of 15 sixes and 7 fours. In this way, Alexander became the batsman to score the first century for Zimbabwe in T20I.
Fastest T20 century (Full Member Nation)
- Sikandar Raza – 33 balls vs Gambia, 2024
- Rohit Sharma – 35 balls vs Sri Lanka, 2017
- David Miller – 35 balls vs Bangladesh, 2017
- Johnson Charles – 39 balls vs South Africa, 2023
- Sanju Samson – 40 balls vs Bangladesh, 2024
In response to Zimbabwe’s 344 runs, Gambia’s team collapsed for just 54 runs. In this way Zimbabwe became the team with the biggest win in terms of runs in T20I. Before this, the record of biggest win was in the name of Nepal. Nepal had won the match by 273 runs in 2023.
Biggest win by runs in T20I
- 290 runs – Zimbabwe vs Gambia, Nairobi, 2024
- 273 runs – Nepal vs Mongolia, Hangzhou, 2023
- 257 runs – Czech Republic vs Türkiye, Ilfov County, 2019
- 208 runs – Canada vs Panama, Coolidge, 2021
Sikandar Raza was awarded the Player of the Match award for this spectacular victory. Sikandar has now become the player with most Player of the Match wins in T20Is. He broke the world record of Suryakumar Yadav. Raza won the 17th Player of the Match award. Whereas Surya has 16 POMs in his name.
