West Indies gave a great performance against Zimbabwe and won many records.
In the crucial match of the Super Eight stage played in Mumbai, West Indies set a mountain target of 254 runs for 6 wickets against Zimbabwe in 20 overs.
This is the second highest score in T20 World Cup history, previously in 2007, Sri Lanka scored 260 runs for 6 against Kenya in the mega event.
The third highest target in the shortest period was set by Ireland in this match with 235 runs for 5 wickets against Oman.
In the 2016 World Cup, England scored 230 for 8 against South Africa as the opposing team scored 229 runs.
In today’s match, the attacking batsman of West Indies, Shimron Hitmire, played a smoking 34-ball 85-run, hitting 7 sixes and as many fours.
He completed his half-century in just 19 runs, equaling Eden Markram and Patham Nissanka’s record for the fastest half-century in the tournament.
The West Indies team hit 19 sixes in today’s match and broke the record of 19 sixes set by the Netherlands against Ireland in 2014.
The West Indies team has hit 55 sixes in the T20 World Cup 2026 so far, while the total number of sixes in the tournament has reached 553.
