The global record for running up scores, a slew of firsts at Eden, and the events of the Punjab vs. Kolkata game on Friday?
A group scored 261 runs when they batted first. With eight balls remaining, the opposing team won after chasing that run. On Friday, two world records were set in the Eden Gardens. In this match, several examples were also produced.
A group scored 261 runs when they batted first. With eight balls remaining, the opposing team chased that run. On Friday, two world records were set in the Eden Gardens. In this match, several examples were also produced. All things considered, this match made history. This match might be difficult for fans of cricket to forget for a long time.
greatest run chase victory in international T20
No team was ever able to win by chasing that many runs in the past. South Africa had held the prior record. In 2023, they defeated the West Indies in Centurion by chasing 259 runs. Middlesex is in third place. In 2023, they defeated Surrey by chasing 253 runs.
The highest number in a T20 Internationals match is six.
On this list, only IPL is dominant. There are three IPL matchups for the top three spots. Everything that occurred this year. 42 sixes have been scored in the Kolkata vs Punjab game. The Hyderabad-Mumbai and Hyderabad-Bengaluru matches are ranked second and third respectively. 38 in both cases for six. In the Afghanistan Premier League, Balkh Legends defeated Kabul Zwanon, finishing fourth with 37 sixes.
IPL record run chase victory
It also holds the record for the most run chase victories in international cricket history in the IPL. Earlier in 2020, Rajasthan defeated Punjab in Sharjah by chasing 224 runs. Rajasthan defeated Kolkata by chasing 224 runs a few days earlier at Eden this year. Mumbai won 2021 by chasing 219, defeating Chennai.
In an IPL innings, six is the maximum any side has ever scored.
Against Kolkata, Punjab’s batsmen struck 24 sixes in all. It is the greatest. Hyderabad’s batsmen struck 22 sixes against Bengaluru earlier in this IPL. This time, Hyderabad’s batsmen smashed 22 sixes against Delhi. In terms of international cricket, this is Nepal’s record. In the Asian Games versus Mongolia the previous year, Nepal smashed 26 sixes.
Third in any IPL game after two innings of running
In two innings, this year’s Hyderabad vs. Bengaluru match had 549 runs scored. Prior to that, Hyderabad and Mumbai had scored 523 runs. On Friday, it was the same run at Eden. The combined innings of Punjab and Kolkata were 523 runs. Prior to it, the best score in 13 years was 469 runs in a 2010 match between Chennai and Rajasthan.
