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Most runs scored by a player in a Twenty20 match (male)

The highest individual score in any Twenty20 innings is 158 not out (from 73 deliveries) by Brendon McCullum (b. 27 September 1981, New Zealand) for the Kolkata Knight Riders against Bangalore Royal Challengers in Bangalore, India, on 18 April 2008. The game was Kolkata Knight Riders’ opening game of the 2008 IPL (Indian Premier League) season. Brendon McCullum had been bought by the franchise for USD 700,000 the highest total paid for any New Zealand player.

Most straws stuffed in the mouth (with hands)

The most straws stuffed in a mouth and holding them with the hands is 496, achieved by Guinness Rishi (India), who held them there for 10 seconds on the set of Guinness World Records – Ab India Todega in Mumbai, India, on 17 March 2011. Guinness Rishi had all his teeth removed so that he can stuff more straws in his mouth.

Most theatre productions to appear in – single night

The most scripted roles held in separate theatre productions on the same night is nine, achieved by Pendem Krishna Kumar (India) in Suryapet, India, on 9 July 2009. The shows he appeared in, in order: 1. Ravanathapasa 2. Mayasaba 3. Jagadeka Veerudu 4. Sri Rama Vana Masam 5. Nadeemathali 6. Prana Sidhi Vratham 7. Rakshabandam 8. Chatrapathi 9. Pandava Puthrudu