Fastest T20 Fifty and Hundred Records Broken As Nepal Created History In Asian Games
Nepal put up an incredible score of 314/3 in 20 overs, becoming the first team to breach the 300-run mark in the T20 format of the game.
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Nepal men's team made history during its Asian Games group match against Mongolia on Wednesday, shattering a number of T20I records as the men's tournament in Hangzhou got underway. After India won the gold medal in the women's event on Monday, Nepal became the first team to surpass the 300-run mark in the shortest format of the game in the very first match of the men's event.
Nepal's score of 314/3 in 20 overs set a new world record. The International Cricket Council (ICC) had previously confirmed that the matches at the Asian Games would be accorded T20I status.
Furthermore, Dipendra Singh Airee broke Yuvraj Singh's long-standing record for the quickest T20I half-century, which he set against England in the 2007 World Cup (12 balls) by reaching the mark in just nine deliveries. He ended with an unbeaten score of 52 in 10 balls, with 48 of them coming in sixes.
But that was not the end of significant events. Kushal Malla surpassed India captain Rohit Sharma and South Africa's star batsman David Miller to achieve the fastest T20I century, reaching the mark in only 34 deliveries; both batters had reached the century mark in 35. Malla blasted eight fours and twelve sixes while remaining unbeaten on 137 off 50 deliveries.
Here is the list of highest T20 scores in history
1: Nepal - 314/4 vs Mongolia (2023)
2: Afghanistan - 278/3 vs Ireland (2019)
3: Czech Republic - 278/4 vs Turkey (2019)
4: Australia - 263/3 vs Sri Lanka (2016)
5: Sri Lanka 260/6 vs Kenya (2007)
Interestingly, Nepal's openers had a strike rate below 100 at the Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field in Hangzhou; Malla then gave the innings a much-needed boost by combining with captain Rohit Paudel (61 off 27 balls) for a 193-run stand before Dipendra gave the side a perfect finish, breaking a world record in the process.
India will enter the QFs.
In the initial round of men's competition at the Asian Games, there are three divisions with three teams each. Each group's top-placed team will advance to the quarterfinals, where teams such as India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan will compete.
India will be led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was a member of the ODI squad for the series against Australia and played in the first two games.
