Zimbabwe score highest runs in men’s T20I history

The Zimbabwe men’s cricket team achieved a monumental feat T20 International today. Scoring more than 300 runs by a team in T20Is is no less than a dream, but today Zimbabwe has turned it into reality. In fact, Zimbabwe has made the highest score in T20 International men’s cricket. In the match played against Gambia, Zimbabwe scored 344 runs in 20 overs by losing only four wickets. Which had never happened before.

Zimbabwe scored 344 runs in T20 International match against Gambia

Zimbabwe team scored 344 runs while batting first. Before this, it had happened only once in T20 International, when a team scored more than 300 runs. In the year 2023, the Nepal team scored 313 runs against Mongolia. Then it was believed that this record might not be broken, but now it has also been shattered. Three Zimbabwean batsmen scored half-centuries during the match and apart from this, Sikandar Raza scored a century.

Sikandar Raza hit a blitzkrieg century

Sikandar Raza played a strong and explosive innings of 133 runs in just 43 balls. During his innings, Sikandar hit 15 sixes and 7 fours. He remained unbeaten till the end. Every bowler of Gambia was expensive.

Musa Jobarteh conceded 93 runs in four overs

Gambia’s bowler Musa Jobarteh bowled the most expensive spell in T20 International cricket. He conceded a total of 93 runs in his four overs and did not get any wicket. Sikandar Raza completed his century in just 33 balls. In this way, he has also become the joint second fastest batsman to score a century in T20 International. During the innings, Zimbabwe hit a total of 27 sixes, which has happened for the first time in T20 International cricket. However, Gambia’s batting is still left and many more new records can be seen being made.

The highest T20I score overall is 427 for the loss of 1 wicket which was achieved by the Argentinian women’s cricket team in 2023