Multiple memorable events transpire every year and leave a mark on the fans of the game for years to come. The year 2024 was no different. Throughout the year, various notable events occurre,d and a plethora of records were made and the old ones were broken.
Top records broken in all cricket in 2024:
From Nicholas Pooran’s six-hitting to Smriti Mandhana’s record year in ODIs, here are the top all-time records broken in cricket in 2024. Here are 7 Cricket Records Broken in 2024 that experts at the time called “impossible”—feats once thought unfathomable, but that unfolded breathtakingly:
1. India posts 8‑0 Whitewash across formats in the West Indies’ historic dominance:
Australia completed an unprecedented 8‑0 clean sweep in all formats during their Caribbean tour—a first-ever 5‑0 T20I series win for them and only the second time any nation managed such a T20 sweep (after India in 2019–20). Commentators described it as a comprehensive, “dominating” performance breaking historical norms.
2. India’s T20I win‑percentage: 92.31% the best ever
In calendar-year 2024, Team India achieved a staggering 92.31% win rate in T20 Internationals, the highest ever recorded. Analysts called it near‑unbeatable consistency in short‑format cricket.
3. Most sixes in a calendar year by an individual: Nicholas Pooran (170)
West Indies’ Nicholas Pooran smashed 170 sixes across T20 matches in 2024, surpassing Chris Gayle’s previous benchmark of 135. Experts labeled it an “absurd” level of power‑hitting across formats.
4. Highest successful T20 chase ever: 262 chased down in IPL:
In IPL 2024, Punjab Kings demolished the highest-ever target in T20 history, chasing down 262 runs with eight wickets and eight balls to spare. Kevin Pietersen tweeted “Obscene batting” — a sentiment shared by many pundits stunned by the impossibility of the chase.
5. Fastest century ever in men’s T20: Sahil Chauhan in just 27 balls:
Estonia’s Sahil Chauhan reached 100 in just 27 deliveries against Cyprus, breaking the global record previously held at 33 balls. His knock included 18 sixes, setting another stunning record. Reddit commentators hailed it as near‑comic excess:
6. 39 runs in one over (T20I) new international record:
Samoa’s Darius Visser scorched 39 runs in a single T20I over, including six sixes and three no‑balls, surpassing the previous record of 36. Cricket fans on Reddit declared the innings “insane” and “record‑shattering”.
7. Harry Brook’s 317 & Record 454‑run partnership with Joe Root:
In the first Test vs Pakistan at Multan, Harry Brook made 317, a triple‑ton and England’s second‑fastest in history. Together with Joe Root’s 262, they built the fourth‑highest partnership ever (454 runs). England declared at 823/7 their highest in 86 years. Experts described it as “almost ordinary for this extraordinary team” a historic record defied by modern performance.