Baroda scripted history on Thursday, December 5 in Indore as they smashed the record for the highest total in T20 cricket in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Sikkim. Riding on Bhanu Pania’s 51-ball 134, Baroda posted 349 for 5 in their quota of 20 overs, going past the previous best tally of 344 for 4 in 20 overs.
Baroda also broke the record for the most sixes in an innings, hitting 37 of them. Bhanu Pania hit 15 of them as Baroda became the first team in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy to post a total of 300 or more.
All the batters who scored at least 10 runs for Baroda struck at a rate of over 200 as Baroda tore into the Sikkim bowling attack.
HIGHEST TEAM TOTALS IN T20 CRICKET
- Baroda: Total 349/5, Opposition Sikkim, Venue Indore, Year 2024
- Zimbabwe: Total 344/4, Opposition Gambia, Venue Nairobi (Ruaraka), Year 2024.
- Nepal: Total 314/3, Opposition Mongolia, Venue Hangzhou, Year 2023.
- India: Total 297/6, Opposition Bangladesh, Venue Hyderabad, Year 2024.
- SRH: Total 287/3, Opposition RCB, Venue Bengaluru, Year 2024.
- Zimbabwe: Total 286/5, Opposition Seychelles, Venue Nairobi (Gym), Year 2024.
- India: Total 283/1, Opposition South Africa, Venue Johannesburg, Year 2024.
Roshan Kumar of Sikkim conceded 81 runs in his quota of four overs. He broke the Indian record for the most expensive spell in a T20 game, going past Mohit Sharma’s 73 runs in 4 overs against Delhi Capitals while playing for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024.
