India’s Record-Breaking T20 Triumph vs Bangladesh - Records, Key Stats and Highlights
Written by Anji
On 13 Oct 2024, IST
Team India breaks Records:
- New Heights! India now holds the record for the highest T20I total among full-member (test-playing nations) teams with a stunning 297/6 against Bangladesh.
- Men in blue registered their highest-ever T20I score (297/6).
- In this match, Team India set a new record for the most sixes for India in an innings: 22.
- Indian batters also smashed the record for most boundaries in an innings: 47 which includes 25 fours and 22 sixes at Uppal Stadium.
- Team India scored their joint-highest powerplay (first 6 overs) score in T20Is: 82.
- Men in Blue registered their fastest team 100 in just 7.1 overs, 150 in 10 overs, 200 in 14 overs, and 250 in 16.4 overs.
- Clean Sweep Kings! Team India completed their 10th clean sweep (most by any team) in the bilateral T20I series, including a second consecutive sweep under Suryakumar Yadav’s captaincy. Indian men's cricket team has now whitewashed opponents in 10 bilateral T20I series out of 34 series played!
- India registered its third biggest win in T20Is, crushing Bangladesh by 133 runs. The record for the biggest win remains 168 runs vs. New Zealand in 2023.
- Team India now has the most 200+ totals in T20I history - 37.
Other Notable Stats:
- India registered their 7th consecutive bilateral series win at home in T20 internationals.
- Team India are unbeaten in 16 consecutive bilateral series at home in T20Is.
- India is now on a 10-match unbeaten streak in T20Is.
- Unstoppable Duo! India remains unbeaten in T20Is under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav (SKY) and coach Gautam Gambhir.
- India has never lost a bilateral T20I series at home since 2020!
Individual Milestones:
- Sanju Samson smashed his way into history, scoring 111 runs off 47 balls (8 sixes, 11 fours, SR: 236.17) - the highest T20I score by an Indian wicketkeeper breaking Ishan Kishan’s previous record of 89.
- Samson’s lightning-fast century in 40 balls is now the second fastest by an Indian, behind Rohit Sharma’s 35-ball blitz against Sri Lanka in 2017.
- Sanju Samson also became the first Indian wicketkeeper to score a T20I century!
- Suryakumar Yadav (SKY) is now the second-fastest player, after Virat Kohli, to reach 2,500 T20I runs.
Key Highlights from the Ind vs Ban 3rd T20I Match:
- Sanju Samson hit 5 consecutive sixes in the 10th over, delivering a memorable show against Rishad Hossain.
- Sanju Samson and SKY added 173 runs for 2nd wicket partnership!