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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