Shimron Hetmyer blasted a scintillating 85 off 34 balls as West Indies posted the second-highest team total in the history of T20 World Cup, a massive 254-6, against Zimbabwe in a Super Eights fixture in Mumbai.
Sri Lanka holds the record for the highest score in the tournament history, with the 260 for six it amassed against Kenya in 2007.
Earlier in the ongoing T20 World Cup, Ireland had cracked 235 for five against Oman in the group stage.
Sent in to bat, Hetmyer produced the fastest fifty in T20 World Cups for West Indies, smashing seven sixes and seven fours during his entertaining innings.
He achieved the milestone in 19 balls.
Hetmyer added 122 off 52 balls with Rovman Powell (59).
After the two departed, Sherfane Rutherford (31) and Romario Shepherd (21) piled up further agony on the Zimbabwe bowlers.
Richard Ngarava (2/47) and Blessing Muzarabani (2/42) managed two wickets.
Top 10 Team Totals in T20 World Cups
- 260/6 – Sri Lanka vs Kenya (Johannesburg, 2007)
- 254/6 – West Indies vs Zimbabwe (Mumbai, 2026)
- 235/5 – Ireland vs Oman (Colombo SSC, 2026)
- 230/8 – England vs South Africa (Mumbai, 2016)
- 229/4 – South Africa vs England (Mumbai, 2016)
- 225/5 – Sri Lanka vs Oman (Pallekele, 2026)
- 218/4 – India vs England (Durban, 2007)
- 218/5 – West Indies vs Afghanistan (St Lucia, 2024)
- 213/4 – South Africa vs Canada (Ahmedabad, 2026)
- 211/5 – South Africa vs Scotland (The Oval, 2009)
