In a thrilling display of cricketing prowess, India’s T20I team smashed their way into the record books by scoring 297/6, the second-highest total ever recorded in Men’s T20 Internationals. This sensational performance came in a match against Bangladesh and fell only behind Nepal’s remarkable 314/3 against Mongolia during the Asian Games in Hangzhou in 2023. The scintillating show saw India tear through traditional limits and establish new benchmarks in the T20I format.
The Indian team exhibited an almost relentless batting aggression, marking their indomitable presence with a staggering 47 boundaries, which included a harmonious mix of 25 fours and 22 sixes. This formidable display of boundary-hitting surpassed the previous high set by the Czech Republic against Turkey in Ilfov County in 2019, outperforming it by four boundaries. Notably, the 22 sixes hit during the match set a new landmark for India in T20Is, eclipsing their previous best of 21 sixes against Sri Lanka in Indore in 2017. This feat aligns with the joint-most sixes hit by a full-member team in a T20I innings.
Sanju Samson played a pivotal role in orchestrating this unparalleled team performance with a blistering century off just 40 balls, marking the second-fastest century for India in T20Is and fourth-fastest in matches involving full-member teams. His individual score of 111 further established its prestige, heralding as the highest for an Indian wicketkeeper in T20 internationals and trumping Ishan Kishan’s 89 against Sri Lanka in Lucknow in 2022.
India’s onslaught did not stop at merely setting the pace but also at establishing a powerful partnership record. Sanju Samson, alongside Suryakumar Yadav, crafted an electrifying partnership of 173 runs for the second wicket, which unfolded at an astonishing rate of 15.04 runs per over. This pairing marked the second-highest run rate for any 150-plus stand in T20Is, only falling behind the explosive partnership of Kushal Malla and Rohit Paudel of Nepal.
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The dexterity demonstrated by India during the PowerPlay underscored their intent, as the team equaled their highest-ever score in the initial six overs, amassing 82/1. This equaled their previous record against Scotland during the T20 World Cup 2021 in Dubai. Only 7.1 overs were required by India to reach their first hundred, the fastest they’ve ever achieved in T20Is, outstripping their eight-over achievement against the West Indies at Wankhede Stadium in 2019. Moreover, India zipped to the 200-run mark in just 14 overs, making it the second-fastest 200 by any team in the T20 format, following South Africa’s spectacular feat against the West Indies in Centurion.
India’s exceptional innings aggregated a daunting 232 runs in just boundaries, a record-breaking figure in T20s, which overtook the previous apex of 216 runs marked by Punjab against Andhra in Ranchi last year. Meanwhile, the overall match saw a total of 70 boundaries, the third-highest in T20I history, rendering this match a thrilling spectacle of batting supremacy.
The comprehensive 133-run victory over Bangladesh marked India’s third-largest margin of victory in terms of runs in T20Is. This triumph emphasizes India’s dominance in the format, with the national team notching above 200 runs on 37 occasions, more than any other team globally, including prominent domestic sides like Somerset and Chennai Super Kings.
Additionally, this triumph in Hyderabad etched another incredible feat for India, making them the first team to achieve over 20 T20I wins in two separate calendar years, having attained this milestone previously in 2022 with 28 victories. The ongoing year of 2024 has further polished India’s credentials in T20Is with an astounding win percentage of 95.45, the best ever for a team having played a minimum of 12 matches within a calendar year, with their only defeat coming at the hands of Zimbabwe in July. This performance ensures India’s stature as a formidable force in the world of T20 cricket, captivating the cricketing realm with both finesse and formidable aggression.