History Made! India Put Up Second-Highest Total in T20I History – News18

A blitzkrieg would be just the word to describe the absolute madness that transpired as India took on Bangladesh in Hyderabad.

The Men in Blue scripted history, notching a mind-boggling 297 runs in their innings, the second-highest total ever posted in a T20I match.

Highest-Ever Totals Posted in an Innings in T20Is

1. Nepal – 314/3 vs Mongolia, 2023
2. India – 297/6 vs Bangladesh, 2024
3. Afghanistan – 278/3 vs Ireland, 2019
4. Czech Republic – 278/4 vs Turkey, 2019
5. Malaysia – 268/4 vs Thailand, 2023

Opener Abhishek Sharma proved to be the one and only disppointment for India, as the fiery youngster departed for just 4 runs.

But, from then onwards, Bangladesh would get gutted by Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav, who would pile on the misery insurmountably.

Samson, who has been in the hotseat lately for his inconsistency with the bat and his underwhelming innings so far in the series, came out with a vengeance against the visitors today.

The duo of Samson and Surya attacked the Bangladesh bowlers at will, smacking everyone for fours and sixes at will, as India put up a record-high 82/1 in the powerplay, their best in T20Is.

Surya would record a stellar fifty in just 23 balls, while Samson would outdo him to get his in just 22, the fastest-ever by an Indian in T20Is.

This would merely be the start of his onslaught though, as Samson would unleash sweet hell upon the visitors, clobbering boundaries at will.

Samson would go on to notch a sensational century in just 40 balls, the seond-fastest by an Indian in T20Is and the fourth fastest by a batter from a test playing nation.

Bangladesh would do themselves no favour though, as their pacers peppered careless no-ball after another, allowing the Indian batters to pummel them at will.

And before they knew it, the Men in Blue reached their 200 in just 14 overs, the second-fastest to the mark in T20Is, just behind South Africa, who had got there in 13.5 overs against West Indies at Centurion last year.

Samson would finally be removed by Mustafizur on 111 runs, and Surya would take leave, thanks to Mahmudullah, as well shortly after on 75 runs of his own.

Bangladesh would have hoped for the onslaught to end, but they would only face the wrath of a sensational Riyan Parag and Hardik Pandya, who would also pile on the boundaries with their quickfire knocks.

By the end of it all, India would post a whopping 297 runs on the board, as Bangladesh slumped back to the dressing room.