In a spectacular display of dominant batting, India etched their name into the annals of T20 cricket history by securing the second-highest team total in Men’s T20 international cricket. The Indian cricket team amassed a staggering 297/6 in their recent encounter, ousted only by Nepal’s unbeatable 314/3 against Mongolia at Hangzhou during the Asian Games 2023, setting new benchmarks for explosive batsmanship.
The match saw India shattering records at an unprecedented pace, with their boundary count marking a new high. A total of 47 boundaries, constituting 25 fours and 22 sixes, underscored India’s top-notch aggressive style, thus surpassing the previously held record of 43 boundaries set by the Czech Republic against Turkey in the game at Ilfov County in 2019. This relentless boundary onslaught also ensured that 232 out of the 297 runs were scored through boundaries, surpassing Punjab’s 216-run milestone against Andhra in Ranchi from the previous year.
Sanju Samson led the charge with a swashbuckling 111 off mere 40 deliveries. This remarkable feat signifies the second-fastest century by an Indian player in T20 internationals and ranks as the fourth-fastest amongst full-member teams globally. His innings were bolstered by an incredible over where 30 runs, inclusive of five sixes, were plundered from the bowling of Rishad Hossain, thus taking his place alongside Indian cricket stalwart Yuvraj Singh for memorable high-run overs.
The match statistics resonate with several other highs in India’s T20 record book. Their 82/1 score in the PowerPlay matched their highest in this phase in T20 internationals. India reached the 100-run mark in only 7.1 overs — the fastest hundred in this format for the Indian team. By 14 overs, the team was at an astonishing 200 runs, only behind South Africa’s 200/1 in 13.5 overs against the West Indies last year.
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Partnerships were a significant highlight of India’s innings. Sanju Samson, along with Suryakumar Yadav, created a thunderous stand worth 173 runs, securing a partnership run rate of 15.04 runs per over. This extraordinary effort stands as the second-highest run-rate among 150-plus partnerships in Men’s T20Is. However, it was the third-highest partnership for any wicket for India, trailing only the records set by Rohit Sharma and Rinku Singh, and by Samson himself alongside Deepak Hooda in previous feats.
A staggering 461 runs were scored in this high-octane game, placing it seventh on the list of highest aggregate scores in Men’s T20Is, and second only to the Afghanistan-Ireland clash in Dehradun within the Indian context. India’s 297/6 triumph enshrined them further as they surpassed the 200-run mark in T20 internationals for the 37th time, ahead of Somerset’s 36 and Chennai Super Kings’ 35. Notably, among men’s international sides, Australia comes modestly in comparison with 23 such successes.
India’s decisive victory over Bangladesh by a margin of 133 runs ranks as their third largest in T20s, following major wins against New Zealand in Ahmedabad and Ireland in Dublin. Impressively, this victory marks India’s sixth triumph by a margin of 100 runs or more in T20Is, a number unmatched by any other full-member team.
Additionally, this match secured India the distinction of becoming the first team to record over 20 T20I wins in two separate calendar years, having previously achieved this feat in 2022 with 28 victories. Their commanding win percentage of 95.45% for 2024 stands as the pinnacle for any team having contested at least 12 T20 internationals in a calendar year, their only defeat narrowly occurring against Zimbabwe in July. India’s relentless pursuit of victory resonates with their position among the top echelons of competitive cricket, driving the sport to thrilling new horizons.