Stats: England creates multiple world records against South Africa

England created multiple world records during the second T20I against South Africa on Friday, September 12, at Old Trafford in Manchester. Notably, the England cricket team emerged as the second full-member team to cross the 300-run mark in T20Is and the third side to achieve this record.

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Delving into the details of the game, England batted first after losing the toss. Phil Salt (141* off 60 with 15 fours and eight sixes) and Jos Buttler (83 off 30 with eight fours and seven sixes) propelled their side to 304/2 in 20 overs.

In the chase, South Africa got bundled out for 158 runs in 16.1 overs. Aiden Markram was the top scorer, amassing 41 runs in 20 balls. Jofra Archer was the top wicket-taker, scalping three wickets. Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, and Will Jacks picked up two wickets apiece.

Let’s take a look at the records created during the England vs South Africa, 3rd T20I:

166/1 by England is the highest total after ten overs in T20I cricket history.

England took only 12.1 overs to reach their 200-run total. It is the fastest ever by any team in T20I cricket.

Philip Salt scored the fastest century by an England batter in 39 balls, surpassing Liam Livingstone’s record of 42 balls against Pakistan in Nottingham, 2021.

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Salt became the fastest to smack four centuries in T20Is in 42 innings, going past Suryakumar Yadav, who took 57 innings.

Salt also emerged as the batter with the joint second most centuries in T20Is, along with Suryakumar Yadav (4). Rohit Sharma and Glenn Maxwell have five centuries each.

Salt’s unbeaten 141-run knock is the highest individual score in T20Is for England.

England registered their highest T20I total (304), which is also the second-highest by a full-member team. England also became the third team to score 300 in T20Is after Nepal and Zimbabwe.

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