427 runs in 20 overs, 364-run win, a 52-run over: Argentina women humble Chile in a record-breaking T20I | Cricket News – Times of India
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The Chile women team's tour of Argentina couldn't have begun on a more earth-shattering note as the hosts sent records tumbling in a T20I that produced numbers of colossal proportions. The home team's victory margin in Buenos Aires on Saturday was 364 runs and the target they set Chile to chase was an unimaginable 428 in a T20 international. The Argentine openers enjoyed a net session in the middle, as Lucia Taylor scored 169 off 84 balls with 27 fours. It is the highest individual T20I knock now. Taylor's partner Albertina Galan smashed 145 not out, also in 84 balls, including 23 fours. Their opening partnership lasted 16.5 overs and produced 350 runs. No. 3 batter Maria Castineiras hit a 16-ball 40 not out. Interestingly, the record Argetina innings didn't see even a single six....