India breaks multiple world records with win in 3rd T20I against South Africa: Full list

Team India made several world records during the third T20 match against South Africa on Wednesday. Tilak Verma scored his maiden century in T20I cricket as India scored a total of 219 runs in 20 overs. In the end, India won by 11 runs, as South Africa could only score 208 runs. India broke and equaled several records during the match, including becoming the first team in T20 history to hit more than 200 sixes. Single calendar year.

Here is the list of records that India broke or equaled during the 3rd T20I:

1. Most sixes in T20 by a team in a calendar year

India became the first team in T20 history to hit 200 sixes in a calendar year, doing so in 2024.

2. Most 200+ scores by a team in T20 in a calendar year

Team India has now scored 200 or more eight times in 2024, making it a record. He surpassed his 2023 record of seven, which was a joint record with the Birmingham Bears (2022) and the Japan national cricket team (2024).

3. Second team to win 100 T20 matches abroad

Following in the footsteps of Pakistan, India has become the second team to win 100 T20 matches away from home. Overall, India has won 164 T20Is.

4. Five individual centuries in a calendar year for the second time

Tilak Verma's century was India's fifth individual century in 2024, making them the first team to score five individual centuries in a calendar year twice (2023 and 2024). Earlier, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) had also achieved this feat in 2016.

India vs South Africa, 3rd T20I:

India have taken a decisive 2-1 lead in the four-match T20 series against South Africa, which means they can no longer lose the series against the team they defeated in the T20 World Cup 2024 final.