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In the 48th match of the T20 World Cup 2026, the Indian cricket team, batting first against the Zimbabwe cricket team, scored 256/4 after the stipulated 20 overs. This became India’s highest score in the T20 World Cup. Abhishek Sharma (55) and Hardik Pandya (50*) scored half-centuries from the Indian team at MA Chidambaram Stadium. Apart from him, Tilak Verma also played a useful inning of 44 not out.
India broke its 19 year old record
Earlier, India’s previous highest score in the T20 World Cup was 218/4 runs, which was made in the match played against England in 2007. In that match, Yuvraj Singh had achieved the feat of hitting 6 consecutive sixes in Stuart Broad’s over. Let us tell you that India’s third highest score in the T20 World Cup is 210/2, which was made in the match against Afghanistan in 2021.
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Second highest score in the history of T20 World Cup
India recorded the second highest score in the history of T20 World Cup. Let us tell you that the record of the highest score in the history of this tournament is in the name of Sri Lanka (260/6 vs Kenya, 2007). Apart from Sri Lanka and India, West Indies is the only team which has crossed the 250+ run mark in the history of this tournament. Let us tell you that the Caribbean team had scored 254/6 against Zimbabwe in this edition.
India hit a total of 17 sixes in the innings
A total of 17 sixes were hit in the Indian team’s innings, in which Tilak, Hardik and Abhishek hit the maximum of 4 sixes each. Let us tell you that in the T-20 World Cup, the record of hitting more sixes in an innings than India is held in the name of West Indies and Netherlands. Netherlands had hit 19 sixes against Ireland in 2014. Whereas West Indies had hit only 19 sixes against Zimbabwe in 2026.
India played least number of dot balls
India played only 26 dot balls in the innings. This is the combined lowest number of dot balls played in a 20 over innings in T20 World Cup history. South Africa also played only 26 dot balls against England in 2016.
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