ICC T20 World Cup 2026: These records broken in IND vs ZIM match, achieving such a feat for the first time in an innings
ICC T20 World Cup 2026: India achieved its highest score in the history of the T20 World Cup. Previously, India's highest score in the T20 World Cup was 218, which it achieved against England in 2007.
Previously, India scored 256 runs for the loss of four wickets in 20 overs. With this, India also holds the record for the highest score in this World Cup.
India hit 17 sixes in its innings. This is the most sixes hit by India in any T20 World Cup match.
Abhishek Sharma, Hardik Pandya, and Tilak Varma each hit four sixes in this innings. Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson hit two sixes each, while Ishan Kishan hit one. India achieved this record thanks to the aggressive batting of these players.
All six Indian batsmen batted at a strike rate of over 150 today. This has never happened before in the history of the T20 World Cup.
However, the overall record for most sixes in an innings by any team in the T20 World Cup is held by the West Indies and the Netherlands.
West Indies hold the record for hitting most sixes in an innings
The West Indies hit 19 sixes in an innings against Zimbabwe in the 2026 T20 World Cup, while the Netherlands achieved the feat of hitting 19 sixes in an innings against Ireland in 2014. The Australian team hit 16 sixes against India in 2010. Australia also hit 14 sixes in a single innings against Pakistan in 2010.