Baroda smashed the record books in their Group B match against Sikkim at the Emerald High School Ground in Indore. The Krunal Pandya-led team put up a staggering 349/5 in their 20 overs. This is now the highest total in the history of T20 Cricket.
Baroda’s Record-Breaking Batting
The Baroda batters, led by skipper Krunal Pandya, were relentless. Bhanu Pania’s unbeaten 134 off just 51 balls was the showstopper while blistering half-centuries from Abhimanyu Singh Rajput, Shivalik Sharma, and Vishnu Solanki ensured there was no let-up in the carnage. It is worth noting that Baroda were without their star Hardik Pandya in this game.
This is only the third instance of a team crossing the 300-run barrier in T20s. Before this, only Zimbabwe and Nepal have been able to achieve this feat. Team India came close to breaching the 300-run mark against Bangladesh earlier this year but missed the mark by three runs.
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Baroda did not stop there. They smashed an unbelievable 37 sixes and rewrote the record for most sixes in a T20 innings The previous record was held by Zimbabwe against Gambia, which was 27 sixes. Baroda scored 294 runs in boundaries. This is the most in a T20 innings. Sikkim’s Sunil Prasad Roshan Kumar conceded 81 runs in his 4 overs, which is the third joint-most in a T20 innings.
Baroda’s Historic Win
After setting up such a mammoth total, Baroda managed to restrict Sikkim to just 86 for 7 in their 20 overs. Ninad Rathva and Mahesh Pithiya picked 2 wickets each while captain Krunal Pandya picked up a wicket. Krunal also bowled 2 maiden overs in his 4-over spell. This extraordinary effort has almost assured Baroda of a top spot in Group B.
For Sikkim, Robin Mankumar Limboo top scored with 20 runs in 20 balls.
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