Zimbabwe set a new record score for T20 international cricket when they posted a massive 344-4 against Gambia in Nairobi on Wednesday.
The Zimbabwe total in the T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifiers eclipsed the previous international record of 314-3 set by Nepal against Mongolia in Hangzhou last year.
Sikandar Raza hammered a 43-ball 133 not out, which included seven fours and 15 sixes. He reached his century off 33 balls, equaling Namibia’s Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton as the second-fastest in T20I cricket.
The previous fastest T20I hundred was Sahil Chauhan’s 27-ball hundred for Estonia against Cyprus in June.
Australian opener Aaron Finch holds the record for highest individual score in T20Is with 172 against Zimbabwe in Harare in 2018.
Zimbabwe’s victory in the match was a major boost to their hopes of qualifying for the T20 World Cup. They will now play Kenya in the final of the tournament.
The T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifiers are being held in Nairobi from October 22 to 28. The winner of the tournament will qualify for the T20 World Cup Global Qualifier, which will be held in 2024.