Scotland’s George Munsey breaks plethora of records against Netherlands

Scotland openers, George Munsey and Kyle Coetzer enjoyed a run-feast against Netherlands at The Village, Dublin. Munsey went on to smash a ton while the Scottish captain fell 11 runs short of the milestone. Netherlands gave a brave fight in reply but lost by 58 runs. This was the second match of the tri-series being played between hosts Ireland, Scotland and Netherlands. Here are the major T20I records which were established in yesterday’s match (Monday, 16th September).

Double century stand:

Munsey and Coetzer added 200 runs for the first wicket in 15 overs. Coetzer was dismissed on the first ball of the 16th over. This is the third-highest partnership for any wicket in T20I cricket. The record of 236 runs belongs to the Afghan pair of Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani who achieved it against Ireland in Dehradun earlier this year.

Munsey special:

The opener reached his maiden century in just 41 balls. He is the second-fastest to reach the landmark. All three previous record-holders scored it in 35 balls. The record is shared by South Africa’s David Miller, India’s Rohit Sharma and Czechoslovakia’s S Wickramasekara.

Hats off to @GeorgeMunsey – his innings today is the fifth-highest innings in T20I history. ??? pic.twitter.com/4hbYwIoAwS

— Cricket Ireland (@Irelandcricket) September 16, 2019

Clearing the fence:

In the course of his 127 not out, Munsey struck 14 sixes – second-highest in T20Is. Afghan opener, Hazratullah Zazai holds the current record of smashing most sixes. He had struck 16 sixes while piling 162 not out against Ireland in Dehradun. Australia’s Aaron Finch had also smashed 14 sixes versus Zimbabwe.

Second to Yuvraj:

Max O’Dowd came on to bowl the 13th over of the Scotland innings. Munsey smashed the first ball for a six. He sent the next two along the carpet beyond the boundary. Final three balls were all sixes. Munsey raced to 90 as he collected 32 runs off the over. Thus, he became the fourth batsman to score this many in an over. However, only O’Dowd managed the feat in six balls. Others had the advantage of extras.

Sixth-highest total:

Scotland finished with a total of 252/3 in their 20 overs, becoming the sixth nation to record a 250-plus score. Needless to say that this is Scotland’s highest score in T20Is.