IND vs SA: Indian cricket team created a unique history in T20, broke the record of hitting sixes.

Cricket News Desk. Sanju Samson, Tilak Verma and Abhishek Sharma wreaked havoc for Team India in the fourth and last T20 match against South Africa. For Team India, these three batsmen proved to be a problem for the South African bowlers. Meanwhile, Abhishek Sharma was out before his half-century while Sanju Samson and Tilak Verma created a sensation by scoring unbeaten centuries.

With this explosive batting of Sanju and Tilak, many big records were registered in the name of Team India. One of the major records is that of hitting most sixes in an innings. The Indian team hit a total of 23 sixes in this innings against South Africa. In which Tilak Verma had hit the maximum of 10 sixes while Sanju had 9 sixes in his name. While Abhishek Sharma hit four sixes.

Zimbabwe holds the record for hitting the most number of sixes in an innings of T-20.

In the match against South Africa, India hit a total of 23 sixes, taking the Men in Blue to joint third place in terms of most number of sixes hit in an innings in T20Is. The record for hitting most sixes in an innings is in the name of Zimbabwe, who hit 27 sixes against Gambia in October 2024.

Team India's biggest foreign record in T20I

Along with the record of most sixes in an innings, Team India also made the record of the highest score in T20 International on foreign soil. Team India won the toss and batted first against South Africa and scored 283 runs in 20 overs. This is Team India's biggest record in T20 format on foreign soil. At the beginning of this year, Team India had scored 297 runs on home ground.

Tilak and Sanju remained unbeaten in the match

In the match against South Africa, Sanju Samson and Tilak remained unbeaten by scoring centuries. Sanju Samson played an inning of 109 runs while Tilak Verma scored 120 runs. With this there was a partnership of 210 runs between the two. This is also the record for the highest partnership for any wicket for Team India in T20 cricket.