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Thursday, 4 June 2026
In the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, West Indies produced a historic batting performance, posting 254 runs against Zimbabwe the highest total of the tournament. The innings was marked by relentless power hitting and dominance throughout.
Shimron Hetmyer smashed 17 sixes in the edition, equalling the record for the most sixes by a batter in a single T20 World Cup, alongside past feats by Nicholas Pooran, Chris Gayle, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz. West Indies’ tally of 19 sixes in the match also matched the joint-highest number of sixes hit in a T20 World Cup innings.
In overall T20 internationals, teams crossing the 250 run mark multiple times include India with four such totals, while Zimbabwe and West Indies have achieved it three times each. The 254/6 effort is now the highest T20I score ever recorded against Zimbabwe, setting a new benchmark in the format.
Most individual sixes in a T20 WC Edition
17* - Shimron Hetmyer (2026)
17 - Nicholas Pooran (2024)
16 - Chris Gayle (2012)
16 - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (2024)
Most 250 plus totals in T20Is
4 - IND
3 - ZIM
3 - WI
Highest totals in T20 wcs
260/6 - SL vs KEN, Joburg, 2007
254/6 - WI vs ZIM, Wankhede, 2026*
235/5 - IRE vs OMAN, Colombo SSC, 2026
230/8 - ENG vs SA, Wankhede, 2016
229/4 - SA vs ENG, Wankhede, 2016
225/5 - SL vs OMAN, Pallekele, 2026
This is also the highest T20I totals against Zimbabwe, bettering India’s 234/2 at Harare in 2024.
19 sixes by West Indies today is the joint-most hit in a T20 World Cup innings alongside NED’s 19 against IRE at Sylhet in the 2014 edition.
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