Skipper Sikandar Raza's unbeaten ton helps Zimbabwe register highest total in T20I history

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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