India became the first team to score the most 200+ totals in the history of the shortest format. The Men in Blue posted 297/6 in the third and final T20I against Bangladesh in Hyderabad.

Sanju Samson smacked his first Twenty20 century off 40 balls as India beat Bangladesh in the third and final match by 133 runs to clinch the series 3-0 on Saturday.

Samson was out for 111 off 47 balls, including eight sixes and eleven fours.

Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav hit a 35-ball 75. Hardik Pandya smashed 47 off only 18 as India finished at 297-6, the second-highest total in T20 internationals, and exceeded only by Nepal’s 314-3 against Mongolia in the 2023 Asia Cup.

India hit the most runs in boundaries in a T20I game. That included 22 sixes, its highest total in a T20 game, and 25 fours.

In reply, Bangladesh was restricted to 164-7. Towhid Hridoy was 63 not out off 42 deliveries, and Litton Das hit a 25-ball 42. Wrist spinner Ravi Bishnoi took 3-30 in four overs.

Opting to bat first, India lost opener Abhishek Sharma (4) early once again. It didn’t deter Samson, though, who got going for once.

Samson raced to 50 off 22 balls, hitting two sixes and eight fours. His next 50 came off 18 deliveries – including another six sixes and three fours – in the second quickest T20 hundred by an India batter after Rohit Sharma’s 35-ball ton against Sri Lanka in 2017.

Samson put on 173 runs in 11 1/2 overs for the second wicket with Yadav. It was India’s third-highest partnership for any wicket in T20s.

India posted 200+ total for the 37th time. The sub-content nation went past Somerset, who touched the mark 36 times.

Chennai Super Kings (35), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (33), and Yorkshire (31) are on the list. In international cricket, Australia are in second place, having scored 200+ runs 23 times.