India have shattered records in T20I Cricket during the third T20I against Bangladesh in Hyderabad on Saturday (October 12). They've smashed the highest score (297-6) in Men's T20I Cricket by a Test playing nation.

A record-breaking 173-run stand between Sanju Samson and skipper Suryakumar Yadav on the second wicket, changed the course of the game. 
Opting to bat first, India made carnage over Bangladesh bowlers as Sanju Samson blasted a swashbuckling 40-ball century, second fastest T20I hundred by an Indian. He clobbered Rishad Hossain for five sixes in an over.

Samson was assisted by an array of power hitters of the game in the middle-order, with skipper Suryakumar Yadav blazed a 75 off 35 balls, Riyan Parag sneaked away with a quick-fire cameo of 34 off 13 balls and Hardik Pandya pummelled at the backend of the innings with a 47 off 18 balls, contributing to a stunning total of 297-6.

Last year, Nepal (non Test playing nation) recorded a total of 314/3 against Mongolia, the highest total ever recorded in men's T20Is.

There were several records broken in the match. 

Highest T20I team totals : 

1. Nepal - 314/3 Vs Mongolia, 2023 
2. India - 297/6 Vs Bangladesh, 2023 
3. Afghanistan - 278/3 Vs Ireland, 2019

Highest boundary count in a T20I innings : 

1. India - 47 boundaries Vs Bangladesh, 2023 
2. Czech Republic - 43 boundaries Vs Turkey, 2019 
3. South Africa - 42 boundaries Vs West Indies, 2023 

Highest second wicket partnership in T20I's : 

1. 17.81 - 193(65) - Kushal Malla, Rohit Paudel (NEP) vs Mongolia, Hangzhou, 2023
2. 15.04 - 173(69) - Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav (IND) vs BAN, Hyderabad, 2024
3. 14.75 - 182(74) - Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan (ENG) vs NZ, Napier, 2019