Gambia vs Zimbabwe T20I Highlights: On Wednesday (October 23), Zimbabwe broke the record for highest score in T20 cricket, while also recording the biggest win in T20 history against Gambia. Overall, in this match Zimbabwe were victims of Gambia who were even weaker than themselves. Zimbabwe scored 344 runs for 4 wickets against Gambia in the Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier tournament.
During this, Sikandar Raza scored a century in just 33 balls. Which was Zimbabwe’s first century in this format. Raza remained unbeaten after scoring 133 runs with the help of 15 sixes. In this match, Zimbabwe hit 12 more sixes and a record was created. Until now this record was held by Nepal, which had the highest score (314) and the most number of sixes (26) in an innings. In return, Gambia were awarded 54 runs, making Zimbabwe record their biggest win (in terms of runs) in T20.
What happened at the Ruaraka Sports Club Ground in Nairobi on Wednesday has been recorded in the pages of cricket history. In this match, Zimbabwe’s century was completed even before the power play ended. ‘Sikandar Raza and Company’ hit the ball wherever they wanted. A total of 57 fours were hit in their innings, which is also a T20 record.
In this, four Zimbabwe batsmen scored more than fifty which was also another record. Brian Bennett scored 50 runs off 26 balls and Clive Mandende scored 53 runs off 17 balls by hitting a six off the last ball of the innings.
The biggest star of this match was Sikandar Raza, he came to bat at the end of the seventh over, when the powerplay had just ended and the field was spread, but it made no difference to him. He hit a six on the third ball he faced and then his bat became a running machine; during this time, Sikandar Raza also scored the second fastest century in T20I cricket.
His century, which came in 33 balls, equaled John Nicole Lofty-Eaton’s record for Namibia against Nepal in February 2024. The record for scoring the fastest century in T20 International is held by Sahil Chauhan, who achieved this feat in only 27 balls in the match between Estonia vs Cyprus.
The Gambia is the smallest country on the African continent, located in the west. He could not stop Zimbabwe’s innings. Musa Jorbateh became the leading run-scorer in T20, scoring 93 runs in four overs. He was one of five players to give 50 or more runs in his spell. Gambia is still looking for its first victory in the African Sub-Regional Qualifiers.
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10 great records achieved in the Gambia vs Zimbabwe international match
344 – Highest team score in T20 cricket
290: Largest margin of victory in a T20 match
27 – Most sixes in a T20 innings
30 – Most fours in a T20 innings
57 – Most fours in a T20 innings
4 – Highest score of 50+ in T20 innings
33 – Second fastest century in T20 (Sikandar Raza, 33 balls)
17 – Man of the Match Awards in T20Is (Sikandar Raza)
93 – Most runs given by a bowler in a T20 innings (Musa Jorbateh)
5 – Most bowlers give 50+ runs in T20 innings
