T20 WORLD CUP: TOP 10 RECORDS TO KNOW ABOUT

AS WE BUILD-UP TO THIS YEAR’S EDITION, HERE’S A LOOK AT SOME IMPRESSIVE RECORDS FROM THE TOURNAMENT.

HE PLAYED 31 MATCHES AND SCORED 1016 RUNS  AT A STRIKE RATE OF 134.74 WITH ONE  HUNDRED AND SIX FIFTIES.

MOST RUNS -  MAHELA  JAYAWARDENE

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HE ACHIEVED THE FEAT WHEN HE HAMMERED  123 OFF 58 BALLS  AGAINST BANGLADESH  AT PALLEKELE IN SEPTEMBER 2012.

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE - BRENDON MCCULLUM

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HIGHEST STRIKE  RATES (MINIMUM  125 BALLS) -  DAREN SAMMY

IN 25 INNINGS,  HE BLASTED 215 RUNS  (131 BALLS) AT A STRIKE RATE OF 164.12.

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VIRAT KOHLI AND WEST INDIAN LEGEND CHRIS GAYLE ARE THE COMBINED RECORD-HOLDERS AMONG PLAYERS WITH THE MOST 50-PLUS SCORES.

MOST 50+ PLUS  SCORES - VIRAT  KOHLI AND CHRIS GAYLE

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HE HAS BLASTED  60 MAXIMUMS  FROM 28 GAMES.

MOST SIXES -  CHRIS GAYLE

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HE CLOBBERED  11 SIXES DURING HIS UNBEATEN 100 OFF 48 BALLS AGAINST ENGLAND IN MUMBAI IN 2016.

MOST SIXES  IN AN INNINGS -  CHRIS GAYLE

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BOTH THE FORMER INTERNATIONAL CRICKETERS FELL WITHOUT SCORING FIVE TIMES EACH, HAVING PLAYED 34 AND 35 MATCHES RESPECTIVELY.

MOST DUCKS -  SHAHID AFRIDI  AND TILLAKARATNE DILSHAN

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HE PICKED UP  39 WICKETS IN  34 GAMES AT A  STRIKE RATE OF 20.7.

MOST WICKETS - SHAHID AFRIDI

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HE BAMBOOZLED ZIMBABWE WITH SIX WICKETS FOR EIGHT  RUNS IN A MATCH IN HAMBANTOTA IN SEPTEMBER 2012.

BEST BOWLING  FIGURES -  AJANTHA MENDIS

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IN 12 MATCHES, NARINE SENT DOWN 44.4 OVERS AND MAINTAINED AN ECONOMY RATE OF 5.17. 

BEST ECONOMY  RATE (MINIMUM  250 BALLS) -  SUNIL NARINE

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