The biggest records broken at the T20 World Cup 2024 were mostly in bowling and tournament milestones. India’s win and several individual performances set new marks, including the first unbeaten champions, the highest score in a T20 World Cup final, and joint-record wicket hauls for a single edition.

Records broken so far

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Record What happened
First unbeaten champions India became the first team to win a T20 World Cup without losing a match.
Highest score in a T20 World Cup final India’s 176/7 in the final was the highest team total in a men’s T20 World Cup final.
Oldest winning captain Rohit Sharma became the oldest man to captain a side to T20 World Cup glory at 37 years and 60 days.
Most wickets in one edition Arshdeep Singh and Fazalhaq Farooqi both took 17 wickets, the most in a single T20 World Cup edition.
Best bowling average in an edition Jasprit Bumrah finished with a tournament bowling average of 8.3, the best ever.
Best bowling strike rate in an edition Chris Jordan set the record with a strike rate of 8.3.
First four maiden overs in a T20 World Cup spell Lockie Ferguson became the first man to bowl four maiden overs in a T20 World Cup spell.
Most boundaries in one edition The tournament had 1,478 boundaries, the most in T20 World Cup history.
Most sixes in one edition There were 515 sixes, also a record for a single edition.
Most sixes by a player in T20 World Cups Nicholas Pooran hit 17 sixes, passing Chris Gayle’s previous mark of 16.

Biggest names

  • India led the record list with team and player milestones.
  • Bowling dominated the tournament’s record book, with Bumrah, Arshdeep, Farooqi, Jordan, and Ferguson all featured.
  • Power-hitting still stood out, especially through Pooran’s six-hitting record and the tournament-wide boundary total.

TL;DR

So far, T20 World Cup 2024 has seen records broken for unbeaten champions, highest final total, oldest winning captain, most wickets in one edition, best bowling figures, and most boundaries/sixes overall.

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