Hangzhou: Nepal men's cricket team created history by making three world records in a T20I match in the ongoing Asian Games cricket tournament on Wednesday.
Nepal batters smashed the highest-ever team total in T20I cricket history, the fastest century, and the fastest half-century by an individual against Mongolia. It all happened during the inaugural match of the men's cricket tournament in the Asian Games.
Nepal batters smashed three world records en route to becoming the first team to amass a 300-plus total in T20Is, in the Asian Games here on Wednesday.
In the match, Nepal batters smashed 314/3 in their 20 overs scoring the first 300 runs team total overtaking Afghanistan's 278/3 against Ireland in 2019. They have also smashed a total of 26 sixes, overtaking Afghanistan's record of 22 sixes and 14 fours in their innings.
Nepal's all-rounder Kushal Malla scored the fastest T20I century in just 34 balls, breaking Rohit Sharma and David Miller's 35-ball century record in T20I cricket. He scored 50 balls 137 runs with 12 sixes and four sixes smashing helpless Mongolian bowlers.
Nepal's all-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee scored the fastest half-century in just 9 balls breaking the record of India's legend all-rounder Yuvraj Singh with 12 ball fifty against England in the 2007 T20I World Cup. He scored 8 sixes in his first 9 balls he faced in the innings. He scored 10 balls and 52 runs with eight sixes. His strike rate of 520 is also the best in a T20I innings.
India's men's cricket campaign will start on October 3 in the quarterfinals. The title clash will be played on October 7.
