Nepal become first men's team to score 300 in T20 international
Nepal enjoyed a record-breaking day at the Asian Games on Wednesday as they became the first men's team to score more than 300 runs in a T20 international.
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Nepal the first team to score over 300 in T20 internationals
Nepal became the first men's team in history to score more than 300 runs in T20 international cricket on Wednesday as they rewrote the record books against part-timers Mongolia at the Asian Games.
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In a record-breaking display, Nepal batters smashed three different world records as they took on Mongolia in an Asian Games 2023 match on Wednesday. While most batters managed to score runs effortlessly, the man who shone the most was Dipendra Singh, having scored 6 consecutive fifties, en route fastest T20I fifty in international cricket. Nepal went on to post a 300-plus total in the game, becoming the first team in the history of the sport to score 314/3 in 20 overs.
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314 Runs In 20 Overs, 50 In 9 Balls! Nepal Re-Write T20I Record Books In Asian Games
Nepal men's cricket team made history at the ongoing Asian Games cricket tournament in Hangzhou, China as they smashed the highest-ever total in T20I cricket history, the fastest fifty and fastest century by a player in format's history on Wednesday. They accomplished this during their match against Mongolia. This match also kickstarts the men's cricket competition at the continental meet. In the match, Nepal smashed 314/3 in their 20 overs. It is the highest-ever total in T20Is, overtaking Afghanistan's 278/3 against Ireland in 2019. (Scorecard)
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