Zimbabwe World Record Of Winning By Highest Runs Margin: Zimbabwe first put the biggest total on the board in T20 cricket and then created a world record by achieving the biggest win in the format. Zimbabwe did this feat in the match played against Gambia in the Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group B 2024. Zimbabwe won the match by such a huge margin that such a big total is not seen in early T20 cricket.
In the match against Gambia, Zimbabwe won by 290 runs. This was the biggest victory not only in T20 International but also in the history of T20 cricket. Batting first in the match, Zimbabwe scored 344/4 runs on the board in 20 overs. This was the biggest total in the history of T20 cricket. Earlier, Nepal had the record of making the highest total in T20 cricket. Nepal had scored 314/3 runs in 20 overs.
Sikandar Raza scored the second fastest century
In the match, Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza batted brilliantly and scored 133 runs in 43 balls with the help of 7 fours and 15 sixes, in which his strike rate was 309.30. During this, Sikandar Raza completed his century in 33 balls, which was the joint second fastest century in T20 International.
This is how Zimbabwe won the match
In the match, Zimbabwe batted first and scored 344/4 runs on the board in 20 overs. During this, Sikandar Raza played an inning of 133 runs. Apart from this, wicketkeeper batsman Tadivanashe Marumani, who came at the opening, scored 62 runs in 19 balls with the help of 9 fours and 4 sixes. During this period his strike rate was 326.32. Apart from this, Clive Madande scored 53* in 17 balls with the help of 3 fours and 5 sixes and Brian Bennett, who came in the opening, scored 50 runs in 26 balls with 7 fours and 1 six.
Then, while chasing the target, Gambia team was all out on the score of just 54 runs in 14.4 overs. For the team, only one batsman crossed double figures and made a high score of 12 runs.
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