Zimbabwe broke the world file for highest complete in a T20I match after scoring 344 runs in opposition to Gambia in Nairobi.
Captain Sikandar Raza led the way in which for Zimbabwe with a blinding knock of 133 off simply 43 deliveries.
Raza hit a powerful 15 sixes on his option to triple figures.
In truth, Raza’s century was the primary by a Zimbabwean participant within the 20-over format.
Raza additionally hit the second-fastest century in T20I historical past.
In complete, the Zimbabwe batting line-up mixed to hit a complete of 27 sixes and 30 fours.
The mixed complete of 57 boundaries set one other T20 file.
Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani and Clive Madande contributed half-centuries with scores of fifty, 62 and 53* respectively.
Madande’s half-ton was much more spectacular on condition that he wanted simply 17 deliveries to get there.
Zimbabwe’s ultimate complete of 344/4 eclipsed the earlier file, set by Nepal once they reached 314 in opposition to Mongolia in September final yr.
India got here closest to breaking Nepal’s file once they amassed 297 runs in opposition to Bangladesh in early October.
Sadly for Gambian bowler Musa Jorbateh, he produced a historic efficiency, however for the flawed causes.
Jorbateh shipped a whopping 93 runs in his 4 overs, probably the most runs ever conceded by a bowler throughout a T20I match.
The determine meant that Jorbateh conceded a mean of 23.25 runs per over.
Gambia struggled to mount any sort of comeback of their African Sub-Regional T20 World Cup Qualifier in opposition to Zimbabwe.
Andre Jarju, who batted tenth within the order, was Gambia’s high scorer with 12 off as many deliveries as two fours.
Gambia ultimately misplaced by simply 54 within the fifteenth over as Zimbabwe celebrated its historic day.