Zimbabwe posts 344/4 in 20 overs setting the highest-ever total in T20Is against Gambia

Zimbabwe's Star All-Rounder smashed 133* off just 43 balls with 15 sixes and helped Zimbabwe to set a world record T20I total in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier B game against Gambia.

Zimbabwe's total of 344/4 surpassed the previous record set by Nepal of scoring 314/3 against Mongolia in 2023.

They entered the charts of the Highest Total in T20Is earlier this month by scoring 286/5 against Seychelles. A week prior to that India had entered the list with a massive total of 297/6 against Bangladesh.

Highest totals in men's T20Is

Team	Score	Opposition	Year
Zimbabwe	344/4	Gambia	2024
Nepal	314/3	Nepal	2023
India	297/6	Bangladesh	2024
Zimbabwe	286/5	Seychelles	2024
Afghanistan	278/3	Ireland	2019
Czech Republic	278/4	Turkey	2019

Sikandar Raza also became the first player to score a century for them in this format. He hit 15 sixes which is joint-fourth-most by a player in Men's T20Is.

Raza's century came off just 33 balls, making it the joint-second fastest hundred in men's T20Is. Estonia's Sahil Chauhan holds the record for achieving the feat in just 27 balls.

Namibia's Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton had also made a ton off just 33 balls earlier in 2024.

Zimbabwe's record-breaking innings included 27 sixes, the most recorded ever in a men's T20I, beating the 26 made by Nepal against Mongolia during their innings of 314/3 last year.