chris gayle holds the record of highest individual score in ipl.
chris gayle holds the record of highest individual score in ipl.
who holds the record of highest individual score in ipl?
chris gayle
mccullum was the first batsman to score 2 tons in t20i. he was the previous record holder for the highest individual score in a twenty20 international (123 against bangladesh in 2012) and third highest individual score in all twenty20 cricket (158 not out for the kolkata knight riders against the royal challengers bangalore in 2008) which was later surpassed by aaron finch (173 against the zimbabwe for australian team and chris gayle (175 against the pune warriors india) for the royal challengers bangalore in 2013 edition of ipl. he played for the kolkata knight riders from 2008–2010 and again from 2012–2013, while in between he played for the kochi tuskers kerala. he played the 2014 and 2015 seasons for the chennai super kings. mccullum was a wicket-keeper until 2013.
brendon mccullum
on 3 july 2018, finch scored a blistering knock of 172 during the third t20i of zimbabwe tri-series against zimbabwe and became the second australian to score 2 t20i centuries after glenn maxwell. his score stands as the highest individual score of t20is of all time and also the second highest individual score in across all forms of t20s, beating his own previous record of 156 and also the highest individual t20i score by an opener. his knock of 172 is also the highest individual score set by a captain in a t20i innings which was previously held by shane watson and finch also went onto become the only batsman to score 2 t20i 150+ scores in t20i cricket. finch also created a new record for facing the most number of balls by a player in a t20i innings (77) and also accumulated the highest percentage of runs by a single batsman in a team total in any t20 match with 75.1%. he hit 10 sixes in the innings during a world record opening stand of 223 in t20i cricket with d'arcy short which ended in the final over. the partnership of 223 between finch and short is also the 2nd highest partnership for any wicket in a t20i and also marked the first ever instance of a 200+ run-stand in a t20i match for any wicket. the partnership was also the third highest ever partnership for any wicket in any form of t20. australia finally won the match by 100 runs, which is their biggest winning margin in t20is. during the match he also shattered the record of herschelle gibbs for scoring most number of fours by a player in a completed t20i innings with 16.
aaron finch