2024-02-16 03:09:33
As the scope of international cricket increases with time, the game becomes more interesting. Along with that, records are always being made. This time Japan set a new world record in T20. Japan’s two openers Lachlan Imamoto Lackey and Kendall Kadowaki Fleming have scored 258 runs without a wicket in the world record.
The previous record of playing an entire innings without losing a wicket in international cricket was only one. The first such record was in 2022 in the Valletta Cup, a tournament organized with six teams. Against Bulgaria, Gibraltar’s two openers, Avinash Pai and Lewis Bruce, made an unbroken 213-run partnership.
The ‘East Asia Cup’ is being held in Hong Kong with the three host teams Hong Kong, Japan and China. ICC has recognized this twenty over tournament as international. And that’s why Japan’s Lackey and Fleming scored unbroken 258 runs in the opening pair against China today.
This is now the highest run-scoring partnership for any wicket in international T20 cricket. The previous highest was Afghanistan’s Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani. They put on a 236-run stand against Ireland in Dehradun in 2019.
Several other records were set in this match. This is the second time in T20 International that both the openers of any team scored centuries in the innings. Earlier in the same innings, Czech Republic’s Sabun Davizi and Dylan Steyn scored centuries. They achieved this feat against Bulgaria in 2022.
Japan’s Lucke-Fleming duo hit 23 sixes in this match. Which is the record for the second highest number of sixes in an innings in T20 Internationals. Earlier, in the 2023 Asian Games against Mongolia, Nepal’s batsmen hit the highest 26 sixes.
In the match, Luck made 134 off 68 balls with 8 fours and 12 sixes and Fleming’s 3 fours and 11 sixes on 53 balls for 109 runs in 20 overs. In response, China was bowled out for 78 runs in 16.5 overs, losing by 180 runs. The man of the match award was given jointly to both.