It was raining sixes at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday (January 31) as India smashed their way to a massive total of 271, the fifth-highest in T20I history. Ishan Kishan hammered a 42-ball ton while skipper Suryakumar Yadav chipped in with a furious half-century to decimate New Zealand's bowling attack.
Kishan ended on 103(43) while Suryakumar fell for 63(30) as the pair put on a fantastic stand of 137 off just 51 deliveries. Hardik Pandya then gave the perfect final flourish with a 17-ball 42 to complete a devastating batting effort from the home side. During the course of this innings, several milestones and major achievements were unlocked, including a world record by India.
Following is the list of records during India's batting innings in Thiruvananthapuram:
- Suryakumar Yadav is the fastest to 3000 T20I runs in terms of balls faced, overtaking UAE's Muhammad Waseem
- India hit 69 sixes in these five matches, the most in a T20I series ever
- India hit 23 sixes, joint-highest in a T20I innings against a full-member nation, equalling their own effort against South Africa in 2024
- India's total of 271 is the fifth highest in T20I history - they also have scores of 283 and 297 - that are third and second respectively
- Ishan Kishan's 42-ball century is the fastest by any batter against New Zealand in T20Is
- Ish Sodhi's 29-run over is the joint second-most expensive over for NZ in T20Is - previous one came in the fourth T20I in Vizag
