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Asian Games 2023: Nepal Shatter Highest Team Total Record in T20Is; Score 314/3 v Mongolia

Malla remained unbeaten on 137 off 50 deliveries with the help of eight fours and 12 sixes

Malla remained unbeaten on 137 off 50 deliveries with the help of eight fours and 12 sixes

Kushal Malla and skipper Rohit Paudel ransacked 193 runs in just 65 balls to drive Nepal to the highest-ever team total recorded in men’s T20Is.

Nepal Cricket team broke the record for the highest team total in a T20Is, scoring 314/3 against Mongolia in the first match of Group A of Asian Games Men’s Cricket at the Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field.

Nepal, who most recently played in the Asia Cup 2023, were put into bat by Mongolia. After losing openers Kushal Bhurtel (19) and Aasif Sheikh (16) in the first 8 overs, Kushal Malla and skipper Rohit Paudel ransacked 193 runs in just 65 balls to drive Nepal to the highest-ever team total recorded in men’s T20Is. Malla remained unbeaten on 137 off 50 deliveries with the help of eight fours and 12 sixes while Paudel’s 61 came in just 21 deliveries (2×4, 6×6).

Asian Games Live Blog, 27 September 

Dipendra Singh Airee then provided the finishing touches blazing his way to a 10-ball 52 with the help of eight sixes. Extra’s contributed 29 runs with 20 wides, seven no-balls and two byes.

The previous best was Afghanistan’s 278/3 vs Ireland at Dehradun in 2019. India’s 260/5 vs Sri Lanka in Indore in 2017 now finds itself in the 6th position for the highest team totals in T20I cricket.

Team Score Opponent Venue Date
Nepal 314/3 v Mongolia Hangzhou 27-Sep-23
Afghanistan 278/3 v Ireland Dehradun 23-Feb-19
Czech Rep. 278/4 v Turkey Ilfov County 30-Aug-19
Australia 263/3 v Sri Lanka Pallekele 06-Sep-16
Sri Lanka 260/6 v Kenya Johannesburg 14-Sep-07
India 260/5 v Sri Lanka Indore 22-Dec-17
South Africa 259/4 v West Indies Centurion 26-Mar-23
Czech Rep. 258/2 v Bulgaria Marsa 12-May-22
West Indies 258/5 v South Africa Centurion 26-Mar-23
Denmark 256/5 v Gibraltar Waterloo 29-Jun-22

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