RECORD ALERT! Baroda Post Highest T20 Total In Men's Cricket, Smash 349 Runs In 20 Overs Against Sikkim In SMAT

Baroda shattered records as they posted the highest-ever men’s T20 total during a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) match against Sikkim on December 5 in Indore.

Baroda shattered records as they posted the highest-ever men’s T20 total by scoring 349-5 in 20 overs against Sikkim during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) match on December 5 at the Emerald High School Ground in Indore. Baroda set the new record by surpassing Zimbabwe's previous best of 344-4, becoming the first Indian team to cross the 300-run mark in T20 cricket. Bhanu Pania’s 51-ball 134-run knock took the centre stage in the SMAT match as he smashed as many as 15 sixes in his innings.

Baroda crossed the 300-run mark in just 17.2 overs, with No. 3 batter Bhanu Pania leading the charge with a 42-ball century. They finished with 349/5 in 20 overs, with Pania remaining unbeaten on 134 from 51 balls, including five fours and 15 sixes. Notably, Baroda reached the 100-run mark in just 5.3 overs, making them the first Indian domestic team outside the IPL to score 100 runs in a T20 powerplay.

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Baroda also became the first team to score 300 or more in the SMAT history. The previous highest team total in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy was set by Punjab, who scored 275 runs against Andhra in the previous edition of the tournament.

Highest Team Totals In T20 Cricket

1. Baroda: Total 349/5, Opposition Sikkim, Venue Indore, Year 2024
2. Zimbabwe: Total 344/4, Opposition Gambia, Venue Nairobi (Ruaraka), Year 2024.
3. Nepal: Total 314/3, Opposition Mongolia, Venue Hangzhou, Year 2023.
4. India: Total 297/6, Opposition Bangladesh, Venue Hyderabad, Year 2024.
5. SRH: Total 287/3, Opposition RCB, Venue Bengaluru, Year 2024.
6. Zimbabwe: Total 286/5, Opposition Seychelles, Venue Nairobi (Gym), Year 2024.
7. India: Total 283/1, Opposition South Africa, Venue Johannesburg, Year 2024.

Major Records Broken By Baroda:

- 349/5: Highest-ever men’s T20 total, breaking Zimbabwe’s record of 344/4 against Gambia.
- 37: Most sixes in a T20 total, surpassing Zimbabwe’s 27 against Gambia.
- 294: Runs scored in boundaries (37 sixes and 18 fours), the highest in a T20 team innings.
- 15: Bhanu Pania's sixes, the joint-second most by an Indian in a T20 innings.