Fastest century, half-century: Nepal breaks T20 records

To be held in the Chinese city of Hangzhou Asian Games To be played on Wednesday T20 Cricket During a match, Nepal defeated Mongolia by 274 runs and set many new records.

The entire Mongolian team was bowled out for just 41 runs against Nepal’s 314 runs. Only two players from Mongolia could score more than two runs.

Mongolia’s 274-run defeat is the biggest defeat by runs in any T20 International. Earlier this biggest margin was 142 runs.

Nepal scored 314 runs. This is the first time that the 300 mark has been crossed in T20 cricket matches. Earlier, the highest record in T20 international cricket was Afghanistan’s which they set by scoring 278 runs.

In the same match, Nepal’s batsman Kushal Mala set a new T20 world record by scoring a century in just 34 balls. Before him, this record is jointly held by South Africa’s David Miller and India’s Rohit Sharma, who scored 35-ball centuries.

Malla scored a total of 137 runs from just 50 balls, with a strike rate of 274. This innings included 12 sixes and eight fours.

In the same match, the record for the fastest half-century was also established. Nepal’s Deependra Singh scored a half-century in just nine balls. Earlier this record was held by India’s Yuvraj Singh and West Indies’ Chris Gayle who scored half-centuries in 12 balls.

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Deependra’s innings included eight sixes. He also achieved another record. He scored a total of 52 runs and his strike rate was 520.

This is the first time in the history of T20 cricket that a player has scored at a strike rate of 500 or more and also bowled at least ten balls.

Moreover, the Nepalese team hit a total of 26 sixes during the innings which is another record. This record was previously held by Afghanistan who hit a total of 22 sixes against Ireland.

Similarly, West Indies also hit 22 sixes against South Africa.

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