Nairobi: Zimbabwe scored 344/4 in 20 overs to record the highest total in T20Is during the T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group B match against Gambia at the Ruaraka Sports Club Ground in Nairobi on Wednesday.
Skipper Sikandar Raza scored a blitzkrieg 133 off 43 to help Zimbabwe shatter the record of the highest total by a Test nation in a T20 international.
Earlier, Nepal held the record for the highest team total, scoring 314 against Mongolia during the Asian Games in Hangzhou in 2023.
Zimbabwe hit the most sixes (27) in the record-shattering innings. Nepal, which smoked 26 maximums against Mongolia held the record earlier.
Earlier, India held the record of the highest team total by a full-member nation in T20Is after it scored 297 for six against Bangladesh during the third T20I match in Hyderabad. Agencies
Highest team totals in T20Is:
Zimbabwe 344/4 vs Gambia - 2024
Nepal 314/3 vs Mongolia - 2023
India 297/6 vs Bangladesh - 2024
Afghanistan 278/3 vs Ireland - 2019
Czech Republic 278/4 vs Turkey - 2019
Malaysia 268/4 vs Thailand - 2023
England 267/3 vs West Indies - 2023
Australia 263/3 vs Sri Lanka - 2016
Sri Lanka 260/6 vs Kenya - 2007
India 260/5 vs Sri Lanka - 2017
South Africa 259/4 vs West Indies - 2023
Czech Republic 258/2 vs Bulgaria - 2022
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