New World record in T20 cricket, Fastest 50 in 9 balls
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During the Asian Games Cricket Tournament, Nepal's team made history in T20 format by achieving the highest score, the fastest century, and creating multiple records. Nepal achieved a score of 314 runs with a loss of 3 wickets against Mongolia, which is the highest T20 score in history.
Mongolia needed 315 runs to win, but their entire team collapsed at just 41 runs.
Before this, in 2019, Afghanistan had set a total of 278 runs against Ireland. The Nepali team also set a record for the most sixes in a single innings in the T20 format.
In the T20 format, the fastest half-century was achieved by Nepal's all-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee, who scored fifty in just 9 balls, surpassing the previous record held by India's Yuvraj Singh with 12 balls.