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Thursday, August 17, 2017

Adam Lyth Smashes Third Highest T20 Score of 161 Runs in Natwest Blast

Adam Lyth hit the third highest score in Twenty20 cricket on Thursday August 17,2017 when he smashed 161 playing for Yorkshire against Northamptonshire in the English county tournament.

Adam Lyth's score was only 14 short of the world record held by Chris Gayle of the West Indies set in the Indian Premier League in 2013 and just one shy of the second best made by Hamilton Masakadza in the Zimbabwe domestic event in 2016.

Adam Lyth hammered seven sixes and 20 fours in his 73-ball innings to surpass Brendon McCullum's previous English county best of 158 not out in 2015.

Yorkshire ended on 260 for four -- just short of the world record made by Australia who piled up 263-3 against Sri Lanka in Pallekele in September 2016.

"I'm really happy with that," Lyth told Sky Sports as he led his team to a resounding 124-run win.

There was also a record at Chelmsford as Kent claimed an 11-run win over Essex following a new world-best opening stand of 207 between Joe Denly (127) and Daniel Bell-Drummond (80 not out).

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