Japan set a world record by scoring 258 runs without a wicket against China. Although the highest team collection in twenty over cricket is 314 runs, the history of any team to score so many runs without a wicket. Such a collection from the two openers has made history for Japan. Japan achieved this feat in the East Asia Cup cricket tournament between Japan, Hong Kong and China.
There is a record of playing an entire innings without losing a wicket in international cricket. That is in 2022. Six Nations cricket tournament was held in Valletta Cup with 6 teams. Against Bulgaria, Gibraltar’s two openers, Avinash Pai and Lewis Bruce, made an unbroken 213-run partnership. Japan’s two openers Lucke and Fleming scored 258 runs against China on Thursday. This twenty over tournament is recognized by ICC. As a result, their inseparable pair has also entered the record book.
On Thursday, Japan scored 258 runs without a wicket in the scheduled 20 overs with the great batting of these two openers. Luck played an innings of 134 runs off 68 balls with 8 fours and 12 sixes. Besides, Fleming scored 109 runs in 53 balls with 3 fours and 11 sixes. In reply, China were bowled out for 78 runs. Two batters hit 23 sixes on this day. Which is the record for the second highest number of sixes in an innings in T20 Internationals. Earlier, Nepal batsmen hit 26 sixes against Mongolia in 2023 Asian Games.
Today’s record in T20 International cricket is now the highest run-scoring partnership for any wicket. The previous highest was Afghanistan’s Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani. They put on a 236-run stand against Ireland in Dehradun in 2019.
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