Hamilton Masakadza came close to breaking Chris Gayle's record of the highest score in Twenty20 cricket when he hammered an unbeaten 71-ball 162 in Zimbabwe's domestic T20 match against Mashonaland Eagles on Thursday (February 11) while playing for Mountaineers.
Hamilton Masakadza scores second highest T20 score
Mountaineers went on to win the match by 125 runs by Duckworth-Lewis method after posting 242 for 3 in 20 overs. Masakadza missed Gayle's mark by 13 runs. The West Indies batsman made the record batting for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors in the 2013 edition of the Indian Premier League in Bangalore. Masakadza hit two sixes to overtake McCullum and Aaron Finch.
Masakadza's innings comprised of 14 hits to the fence and 11 over it and overtook Brendon McCullum (158 not out). The New Zealand captain has scored 158 twice in T20 games for Kolkata Knight Riders in the first match of the IPL in 2008 and then for Warwickshire in July last year.
Finch muscled 156 against England in August 2013 and holds the fifth spot on the list of highest T20 scores.
Brief scores: Mountaineers 242-3 in 20 overs (Hamilton Masakadza 162*) beat Mashonaland Eagles 107-9 in 12.1 overs (Cephas Zhuwao 58) by 125 runs by D/L method.
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