Chennai, February 26: In an excellent display of batting, Indian Cricket Team smashed the highest score of the current edition of the ICC T20 World Cup. Team India achieved the feat in the must-win game against Zimbabwe at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Thursday. India smashed 256/4 in their 20 overs against Zimbabwe.
All the Indian batsmen came in to bat with a clear intent of scoring quick runs as all the six Indian batsmen scored at a strike-rate of over 150. Hardik Pandya and Abhishek Sharma scored their half-centuries. Hardik Pandya reached his fifty after hitting a six on the last ball of the innings.
India Batsmen Score Over 150 Strike-Rate
1. Abhishek - 55 (30)
2. Hardik - 50* (23)
3. Tilak - 44* (16)
4. Kishan - 38 (24)
5. Surya - 33 (13)
6. Samson - 24 (15)
India's Highest-Ever Total
This is also India's highest-ever score in a T20 World Cup. The previous best was against England at Durban in ICC T20 World Cup 2007 where India scored 218/4 in 20 overs.
Second-Highest Total
India's 256/4 is also the second highest total in T20 World Cup history after Sri Lanka's 260/6 which came against Kenya in the ICC T20 World Cup 2007 edition.
