Record Breaker in 2 Diffrent Format

266 chase, 51 sixes, 3 centurions: When T20 arithmetic was re-written

Gous and Smith put on 241 for the third wicket in the chase. ©Sportzpics

267 The target of 267 chased down by Washington Freedom is the highest ever in the history of all T20 cricket surpassing 265 by Punjab Kings against Delhi Capitals in Delhi earlier this year in IPL.

Highest successful chases in T20s

Target-TeamAgainst-Tournament-Venue-Year
267-WF-MINY-MLC-Oakland-2026
265PBKSDCIPLDelhi2026
262PBKSKKRIPLKolkata2024
259South AfricaWest IndiesT20ICenturion2023
258Brisbane HeatPerth ScorchersBBLBrisbane2025
253MiddlesexSurreyT20 BlastThe Oval2023

51 sixes hit the game - the highest tally in a T20 game and the first instance of 50+ sixes hit in a T20. MI New York hit 29 while Freedom responded with 22. The previous highest was 42 each achieved twice - once each in IPL and CPL, both in 2024.

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29 maximums by MI New York is the most by a team in an innings in MLC surpassing 28 by San Francisco Unicorns against Washington Freedom in Oakland in 2025.

Most sixes in a T20

Sixes countMatchVenueTournamentYear
51MINY vs WFOaklandMLC2026
42KKR vs PBKSKolkataIPL2024
42SKNP vs GAWBasseterreCPL2024
41Bulgaria vs GibraltarSofiaT20I2025
41Bengali vs PunjabHyderabadSMAT2025

270/4 by Freedom in the highest ever total in the history of MLC, surpassing 269/5 by San Francisco Unicorns against Washington Freedom at the same venue in the season opener last year. MI New York's 266/9 sits third in the list.

536 The match aggregate of 536 runs is the second-highest in the history of T20 cricket, only behind the 549-run contest between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and SRH in Bengaluru in IPL 2024.

Batters reach new heights in T20 cricket legacy

3 hundreds scored in the match - Nicholas Pooran (106), Andries Gous (132), and Steven Smith (110*). This is the first instance of three individual hundreds in a T20 match. There have been 55 previous instances of T20 games featuring two centurions. This is the 16th instance of two hundreds in a T20 innings and the first such instance in MLC.

241 The partnership of 241 between Gous and Smith is the joint second-highest for any wicket in the history of T20 cricket. In domestic T20s, it is the highest ever, surpassing the 229-run second wicket partnership between Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Gujarat Lions in Bengaluru in IPL 2016.

Highest partnerships in T20s

PartnersWkt#PshipTeamAgainstGroundYear
K Kadowaki-Fleming, L Yamamoto-Lake1258*JapanChinaMong Kok2024
Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan1241DhakaRajshahiSylhet2025
A Gous, S Smith3241WFMINYOakland2026
B Kohler-Cadmore, Musaddiq Ahmed1238GermanyAustriaKrefeld2026
Hazratullah Zazai, Usman Ghani1236AfgIreDehradun2019
H Brook, J Buttler2233EngIndSouthampton2026

1Gous became the first USA batter to register a three-figure score in MLC. There have been five previous instances of a USA batter getting to 90s, with Gous' 96 against the same opponent two days ago being the highest of those. Overall, it is the fourth highest individual score in MLC for any batter.

31 balls taken by Pooran to get to his century. It is the second-fastest 100 in franchise T20 cricket, only behind Chris Gayle's 30-ball effort for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Pune Warriors India in Bengaluru in 2013. The previous fastest in MLC being Finn Allen's 35-ball effort last year.

Fastest 100s in franchise T20s (by balls)

BallsBatterForAgainstVenueTournamentYear
30C GayleRCBPWIBengaluruIPL2013
31N PooranMINYWFOaklandMLC2026
35F AllenSFUWFOaklandMLC2025
35V SooryavanshiRRGTJaipurIPL2025
36Usman KhanMSQGRawalpindiPSL2023
36V SooryavanshiRRSRHJaipurIPL2026

14 balls by Pooran to get to his 50. It is the fastest in MLC; he surpassed fellow West Indian Rovman Powell, who smashed a 15-ball 50 earlier in the day for LAKR against San Franciso Unicorns.

1001 sixes hit by Kieron Pollard - only the second batter to reach the 1000-mark in T20s, after Chris Gayle who hit 1056 sixes. Earlier in the season, he surpassed Gayle to become the leading run-getter in the format.

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Aus v SAfrica 438 v 439/9 in 50/50 wow!

South Africa beat Australia by 1 wicket with 1 ball remaining in this iconic 5th ODI at Johannesburg on March 12, 2006.

Australia set a then-world record of 434/ 4, but South Africa chased it down, scoring 438/9 in 49.5 overs.Key Performers & Summary

Australia (434/4): Ricky Ponting (164 off 105), Michael Hussey (81 off 51), and Simon Katich (79 off 90) led the batting.

South Africa (438/9): Herschelle Gibbs (175 off 111) and Graeme Smith (90 off 55) anchored the record chase.

Top Bowling: Nathan Bracken (5/67) for South Africa; Andrew Symonds (2/75) for Australia

.For the complete, detailed scorecard, click below : 872 runs in 99.5 overs SA won by 1 wkt with 1 ball spare

https://www.cricinfo.com/series/australia-tour-of-south-africa-2005-06-212912/south-africa-vs-australia-5th-odi-238200/full-scorecard

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next test best 952/6 vs India.

After india declared their innings by reaching 400 plus figures out its enough to win test vs them

{Hint : we have to play test vs them in less than 30 days with out kohli & Ashwin or Rohit) Guess the country