New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- Delhi rewrote the record books in the Senior Women's T20 Trophy, piling up 262 for 6 against Hyderabad in Pune to register the highest total by any women's team in domestic T20 cricket.

The previous record belonged to Goa, which had scored 257 for 2 against Arunachal Pradesh in the 2019-20 season. Delhi's mammoth total is also the 11th-highest in women's T20 cricket overall, with the 10 scores above it all coming in women's T20 Internationals.

Opening batter Tanisha Singh was at the heart of Delhi's record-breaking effort, smashing 119 off just 47 deliveries. The 23-year-old reached her century in 38 balls, making it the joint third-fastest hundred in women's T20 cricket. Only Kiran Navgire, who took 34 balls, and So...