Gambia vs Zimbabwe T20I match highlights: Zimbabwe broke the record for the largest scoreline in a T20 cricket match on Wednesday (October 23) as they also recorded their biggest win in T20 history against The Gambia. Overall, in this game, Zimbabwe became a victim of Gambia, which was weaker than itself. In the Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Sub-Regional Qualifiers, Zimbabwe faced Gambia and scored 344 runs for 4 wickets.
During this period, Sikandar Raza scored a century in just 33 balls. This is the first century in this format for Zimbabwe. Raza remained unbeaten as he scored 133 runs with the help of 15 sixes. In this game, the Zimbabwean team hit 12 more six-pointers, setting a record. To date, this record is held by Nepal, who have scored the most runs (314) and scored the most sixes per innings (26). In return, Gambia crashed out with 54 points, thus giving Zimbabwe their biggest win ever (in terms of points) in joint 20th place.
What happened at the Ruaraka Sports Club ground in Nairobi on Wednesday has been consigned to the annals of cricketing history. In this match, Zimbabwe’s century was completed before the power play was over. “Sikandar Raza and Company” can bat any way they want. He hit a total of 57 fours in the innings, which is also a T20 record.
Among them, four Zimbabwean batsmen have scored more than fifty, which is another record. Brian Bennett scored 50 off 26 balls and Clive Mandende scored 53 off 17 balls with a six off the last ball of the innings.
The biggest star of the fight was Sikandar Raza, who came in to bat at the end of the seventh over when the power play was just over and the defense was spread out, but it made no difference to him. He hit a six off the third ball he faced and then his bat turned into a run machine, during which Sikandar Raza also took second place in T20I cricket Fast 100-point score.
She scored a century from 33 balls, equaling the record set by John Nicole Lofty-Eaton in February 2024 when Namibia faced Nepal. The record for the fastest century in T20 internationals is held by Sahil Chauhan, who accomplished the feat in just 27 balls against Estonia against Cyprus.
The Gambia is the smallest country on the African continent and is located in the west. He could not stop Zimbabwe’s innings. Musa Jorbateh was the top scorer in tied 20th place with 93 points in four rounds. He is one of the five bowlers to score more than 50 runs in his spell. Gambia is still looking for its first win in the African sub-regional qualifiers.
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Top 10 records set in Gambia vs Zimbabwe international matches
344 – Highest team score in T20 cricket
290 – Largest winning margin in T20 matches
27 – Maximum six in a T20 innings
30 – Most fours in a T20 innings
57 – Most fours in a T20 innings
4 – Highest score in T20 innings exceeds 50 runs
33 – Second fastest century in T20 (Sikandar Raza, 33 balls)
17 – Most T20I Players Award (Sikandar Raza)
93 – Most runs scored by a bowler in a T20 innings (Musa Jorbateh)
5 – Most bowlers score more than 50 runs in T20 innings
