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Hazratullah Zazai remained unbeaten on 162 off 62 deliveries. (Source: Twitter/ICC)
Coming into the second clash with an aim to seal the three-match T20I series against Ireland in Dehradun, Afghanistan broke a plethora of records. Openers Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani put up a 236-run opening partnership and Afghanistan ended their innings on 278/3, surpassing the record for highest T20I score by a team. Here are some stats from the astonishing display:
# Zazai and Ghani added 236 for the opening wicket, making it the highest opening partnership/ for any wicket in T20Is. Zazai remained unbeaten on 162 off 62 deliveries, while his partner Ghani was removed by Boyd Rankin on 73.
278/3 – Highest T20I total
236 – Highest T20I partnership
16 – Most sixes in an individual T20I innings
162* – Second-highest T20I score
42 balls – Third-fastest men’s T20I tonJust a few records broken by Afghanistan today!#AFGvIRE LIVE 👇https://t.co/7szofdyWOt pic.twitter.com/46MW2RXTky
— ICC (@ICC) February 23, 2019
# Zazai also became the second batsman to go past the 150-run mark in T20 Internationals and finished 10 runs short of surpassing Aaron Finch’s record for the highest individual score.
# The opening stand of 236 runs between Zazai and Ghani is the highest partnership for any wicket in T20Is.
# The 20-year-old hit 16 sixes, the most by a batsman in an innings. The previous record 14 by Finch. Zazai’s tally of 16 sixes is also the joint highest across formats in international cricket tied with Rohit Sharma and AB de Villiers.
Congratulations @zazai_3! Amazing innings!! 💪🏼🇦🇫
— Aaron Finch (@AaronFinch5) 23 February 2019
# Zazai’s century came in 42 balls, which makes it the third-fastest in the shortest format of the game.
# Paul Stirling and Kevin O’Brien constructed an opening partnership of 126 which is the highest for Ireland in T20Is on any wicket.
# A total of 22 sixes were smashed by Afghanistan in their innings. This is the most number of sixes hit by any team in T20I. India and West Indies previously were the joint leaders in this department with 21 sixes. West Indies had smashed 21 sixes against India in Lauderhill in 2016, while India had smashed the same number of sixes against Sri Lanka in Indore in 2017.
# Rashid Khan has taken 24 wickets against Ireland, making him the bowler with the most number of wickets against a particular opponent in T20Is.
# Third highest match aggregate in a T20I – 472 – Afghanistan (278) & Ireland (194).
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