During the present Asian Games cricket competition in Hangzhou, China, the men’s cricket team from Nepal permanently inscribed their names in history.
On September 27, they broke numerous records in a stunning display of talent.
In the match against Mongolia, which served as the opening act of the men’s cricket competition at this continental conference, they accomplished records-breaking accomplishments.
Nepal displayed exceptional skill throughout the game, compiling a formidable score of 314/3 in the allowed 20 overs. This incredible feat tops the previous T20I record, which was set by Afghanistan against Ireland in 2019, and stood at 278/3.
In addition, Nepal’s batters demonstrated their prowess with the long ball by blasting an incredible 26 sixes in a single innings. This incredible accomplishment has now surpassed Afghanistan’s record of 22 sixes when they posted 278/3 in 2019 to become the most sixes by any side in T20I history within a single inning.
The fastest T20I cricket half-century and century stand out as two noteworthy records. In just nine deliveries, Nepalese all-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee reached fifty, breaking the previous record of 12 balls set by legendary Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh at the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup.
In that iconic game, Yuvraj Singh hit Stuart Broad for six straight sixes in a single over. With 52 runs off just 10 balls, Airee ended his innings unbeaten. Amazingly, eight of those runs were sixes that flew over the boundary. His astounding 520 strike rate also sets a T20I innings record.
Kushal Malla broke the record for the quickest T20I century in just 34 deliveries, outrunning T20I veterans like David Miller of South Africa and Rohit Sharma of India. Malla finished his innings with 137 runs off 50 balls, including eight fours and a respectable total of 12 sixes.
