NEW DELHI: India, the reigning T20 World Cup champions, achieved new milestones with their batting efficiency on a record-setting day. Selecting to bat first, India posted a formidable 297/6 in opposition to Bangladesh on the Rajiv Gandhi Worldwide Stadium in Hyderabad.
This rating marks India’s highest crew complete in T20Is and stands because the second-highest rating in males’s T20I historical past.It surpasses earlier data held by Afghanistan (278/3), England (267/3), and Australia (263/3).
India’s prior highest rating in males’s T20Is was 260/5 in opposition to Sri Lanka in 2017. That match additionally featured Rohit Sharma‘s exceptional 35-ball century, the quickest by an Indian male participant in T20Is.
Nepal set the highest-ever complete in males’s T20Is with 314/Three in opposition to Mongolia through the Asian Video games in Hangzhou final 12 months.
Sanju Samson was the standout performer with a exceptional 111 off 47 balls, marking his first T20I century in simply 40 balls. This feat makes him the second-fastest Indian batter to attain a T20I century, behind solely Rohit Sharma.
Samson’s innings included 11 fours and eight sixes, making him the primary Indian wicketkeeper-batter to attain a T20I century. He, together with captain Suryakumar Yadav, who scored 75 off 35 balls, ensured India achieved their joint-highest power-play rating in T20Is, totaling 83.
Followers went wild on social media after India’s record-breaking innings, flooding platforms with hilarious memes and messages to rejoice the crew’s stellar efficiency.
