Afghanistan smashed a record T20I score of 278-3 against Ireland as Hazratullah Zazai blasted 162 not-out off 62 balls at Rajiv Gandhi🀅 International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun on Sat✅urday.
Hazratullah smoked 11 fours and 16 sixes in his innings and shared the highest stand for any wicket in a 20-over game with opening partner Usman Ghani (73 off 48 ౠballs) as they together put on 236 for the first wicket.
Mohammad Nabi then struck consecutive sixes in the final over to take Afghanistan to go past Australia’s previous record total of 263-3, against Sri Lanka in 2016.
Hazratullah, who hit the most sixes in an individual T20I inning and joint third-highest individual T20I score, got a life after being dropped by George Dockrell at the deep point on 72. He later went 💖on to complete his maiden century for Afghanistan off just 42 deliveries.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
What a day for Asian cricket sides. Afghanistan has piled on a record 278/3 in their 20 overs against the hapless Ireland at Dehradun. This is now the highest total in all T20 cricket history!
Opener Hazratulla✃h Zazai making a 162 in 62 balls, 11🦹 fours, 16 sixes!😱— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
That will take some chasing… 👀
— Stuart Broad (@StuartBroad8)
Incredible!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
WOW .. what a story Afghanistan cric🅷ket has be🌺en !!
— Nasser Hussain (@nassercricket)
🚨 WORLD RECORD 🚨
🇦🇫: 278/3 (20) vs 🇮🇪
📍: Dehradun
4⃣s: 19 😲
6⃣s: 22 🤯Highest team total in T20s ✅
Most sixes in a T20I ✅Congratulations on a record-smashing day, 🙌🏻
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
Afghanistan have set the new world record for the highest score in a T20I
SCORECARD–>— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Hazratullah Zazai cuts loose, Afghanistan demolishes Ireland in 2nd T20I.
SCORECARD–>— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
And that's the world record for the highest partnership in T20Is beating Australia's Aaron Finch and Darcy Short's 223 run stand.
It has been an Absolute carnage by and well suppo🍬rted by Usman Ghani !𝐆— Afghanistan Cricket Board 🌃(@ACBofficials)
Fantastic batting performance by Afghanistan as they score a mammoth 2⃣7⃣8⃣/3⃣ in the 2nd T20 🆚 Ireland setting a record of the highest score by a🐻 team i🐷n T20Is 👏👏
How many wickets will & take 🌜to defend the target? �🍌�
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers)
Afghanistan today broke major two records of T20 cricket v Irelanඣd:
1. Highest total : 278/3 (20 overs)
2. Highest stand in T20 cricket for♍ any wicket : 236 between Zazai & Ghani🃏 for opening wicket— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman)
Afghanistan batsman Hazratullah Zazai hits:
👉Highest no. of sixes in a T20I (16)
👉3rd fastest century in a T20I (42 balls)
👉2nd highest individual score in a T20I (162🐭* off 62 balls)As Afghanistan hits highest ever score in a T20I 2✱78/3.
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja)
Most sixes by a team in a T20I
22 Afg v Ire, Dehradun, 2019
21 WI v Ind, Lauderhill, 2016
21 Ind v SL, Indore, 2017
19 Net v Ire, Sylhet, 2014— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz)
