West Indies smash second-highest T20 World Cup total; check full list

NEW DELHI: The West Indies produced a batting spectacle for the ages, smashing the second-highest squad full successful T20 World Cup past during their Super 8 clash against Zimbabwe astatine the Wankhede Stadium successful the 2026 variation connected Monday.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The Men successful Maroon piled up a staggering 254/6 successful 20 overs — a tally bettered lone by Sri Lanka’s 260/6 against Kenya successful the 2007 T20 World Cup. It was conscionable the 2nd lawsuit of a squad crossing the 250-run people successful tourney history. The full besides became the highest ever recorded against Zimbabwe successful T20Is, surpassing India’s 234/2 astatine Harare successful 2024.

West Indies’ 19 sixes equalled the joint-most successful a T20 World Cup innings, matching the Netherlands’ effort against Ireland successful Sylhet successful 2014.

It was besides their 3rd 250-plus full successful T20Is, tying them with Zimbabwe for the joint-second astir specified scores.Asked to bat first, West Indies did not person the perfect start. Brandon King fell for 9 successful the 3rd implicit to Richard Ngarava, and Shai Hope was dismissed for 14 by Brad Evans arsenic the broadside reached 55/2 astatine the extremity of the powerplay.Shimron Hetmyer past ignited the innings. He launched 2 successive sixes disconnected Graeme Cremer earlier taking 20 runs disconnected Sikandar Raza successful the adjacent implicit to bring up a breathtaking 19-ball half-century — the fastest by a West Indian successful T20 World Cup history.

At the halfway mark, West Indies were 115/2 and ne'er looked back. Hetmyer and Rovman Powell stitched unneurotic a 122-run stand, with Powell reaching his 50 successful 29 balls. Hetmyer’s explosive 85 disconnected 34 balls — studded with 7 fours and 7 sixes — laid the instauration earlier helium fell.Despite precocious wickets, cameos from Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder and an unbeaten 31 disconnected 13 balls by Sherfane Rutherford powered West Indies to a monumental 254/6.

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