More records are being set and broken every day in T20I cricket. Recently, the Indian team scored many historic big scores in the T20I series against Bangladesh. Nowadays, scoring big scores in T20I cricket has become a common thing, but at the same time, you will be surprised to know that there is a team that has created a world of embarrassment by scoring minimal scores in T20I cricket. record. Yes, a team scored so low in a T20I match that the world record for lowest score in T20I cricket was broken. The entire team combined failed to score in double digits and only scored 7 points with all their strength.
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Now you must be wondering in which game a team collapsed with such a low score. So we answer all your questions. In fact, this unique T20I cricket match is played at the Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval in Lagos. In this match, Nigeria plays against Cote d’Ivoire. This was a match in Group C of the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup African Regional Qualifiers. The Nigerian team, which attacked first, lost 4 wickets and scored 271 points in 20 rounds. In response, the Ivory Coast could only manage 7.3 overs from the field and were bowled out for just 7 runs. At this point, Mongolia’s humiliating world record of going all out with a minimum score of 10 points was broken.
Nigeria makes history
Seven of the 11 batsmen from Ivory Coast were not even able to open an account. A batsman can only score a maximum of 4 runs. The remaining 3 batsmen were dismissed with individual scores of just 1-1. Just like that, Nigeria won the game by a record 264 points. Nigeria’s win was historic as it was the third-biggest win in the history of T20I cricket in terms of runs.
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