Thu Oct 24 11:01:42 UTC 2024: **Summary of Gambia vs Zimbabwe T20I Highlights:**

1. **Historic Match:** On October 23, Zimbabwe shattered the record for the highest score in T20 cricket, defeating Gambia by a remarkable margin.

2. **Zimbabwe’s Performance:** The team scored 344 runs for 4 wickets in the match, marking the highest team score in T20 history.

3. **Sikandar Raza’s Achievement:** Sikandar Raza scored a blistering century off just 33 balls, reaching an unbeaten 133 runs with 15 sixes, becoming the first Zimbabwean to score a T20 century.

4. **New Record Highlights:**
– Previous highest score record was 314 set by Nepal.
– Total of 57 boundaries (including 27 sixes) were hit, setting a new T20 record for most boundaries in a single innings.
– Four Zimbabwean batsmen scored over 50 runs, another record for a T20 innings.

5. **Gambia’s Struggles:** Gambia fell to just 54 runs in reply, marking the largest victory margin by runs in T20 history.

6. **Bowling Performance:** Musa Jorbatheh of Gambia became the highest wicket-taker in terms of runs conceded in a T20 innings, giving away 93 runs in 4 overs.

7. **Match Context:** This match took place during the men’s T20 World Cup Africa sub-regional qualifier, and Gambia is still in search of its first win in the tournament.

8. **Raza’s Additional Records:** Raza’s century ties him for the second-fastest century in T20 history, closely following the record of 27 balls set by Sahil Chauhan.

9. **Venue:** The match was held at the Ruarka Sports Club Ground in Nairobi.

10. **Significance:** The event is recorded in cricket history for its unprecedented scoring and remarkable individual performances.

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