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Zimbabwe scored 344 runs for 4 wickets in 20 matches against Gambia on Wednesday. This is the maximum score by any team in T-20 international matches. The previous record was held by Nepal, who scored 314 points against Mongolia. Zimbabwe won the match by 290 runs. This is the biggest win in T20 internationals.
Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza completed his century in this match off 33 balls. He bowled 43 balls in an innings and scored 133 runs. The match was part of the T-20 World Cup qualifiers in Nairobi.
Sikandar Raza hit 15 sixes and 7 fours Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to bat first. For Zimbabwe, openers Brian Bennett and Malumani combined to score 98 runs in 5.4 overs. Malumani scored 62 points from 19 balls and Bennett scored 50 points from 26 balls. Captain Sikandar Raza scored a highest unbeaten 133 runs for Zimbabwe. He hit 15 sixes and 7 fours in the innings.
Biggest win record Zimbabwe, who batted first, scored 344 runs in 20 overs and lost 4 wickets. In response, Gambia went all out and scored 54 points in 14.4 overs. This way Zimbabwe won the match by 290 runs. At this point, Zimbabwe has also set a record for the largest victory in the T-20 international competition. Earlier, the record belonged to Nepal, who defeated Mongolia by 273 runs last year.
New record for most six-a-side games The Zimbabwe batsman hit 27 sixes in this innings, breaking Nepal’s world record of 26 sixes. Sikandar Raza hit maximum 15 sixes.