West Indies score record 254 runs and thrash Zimbabwe by 107 at T20 World Cup

MUMBAI, India (AP) — West Indies posted the second highest total in Twenty20 World Cup history and thrashed Zimbabwe by 107 runs in the Super Eights on Monday.

West Indies finished with a team record 254-6 after Shimron Hetmyer — dropped on 9 and 70 — bashed 85 off 34 balls with seven sixes, and Rovman Powell hit 59 off 35.

The West Indies batters hit 19 sixes, the joint most in a T20 World Cup innings. Their total was just six runs from the all-time World Cup high of 260-6 by Sri Lanka against Kenya in 2007.

Zimbabwe was all out for 147 in 17.4 overs. Left-arm spinners Gudakesh Motie (4-28) and Akeal Hosein (3-28) did most of the damage. No. 8 batter Brad Evans led with 43 off 21.

In all, 31 sixes were hit during this game, a record in men's T20 World Cups.

West Indies led Group 1 on net run-rate from South Africa. Defending champion India and Zimbabwe have lost their first matches in the tournament.

West Indies next plays South Africa in Ahmedabad on Thursday, when India also takes on Zimbabwe in Chennai.

On Tuesday, England and Pakistan meet in Pallekele.

Hetmyer, batting at No. 3, would have gone in the fourth over but Tashinga Musekiwa failed to catch him out at the square leg boundary.

Hetmyer made Zimbabwe pay. He lost Shai Hope on 14 but was setting the pace with 50 off 19 balls with five sixes. He and Powell brought 100 up in only 9.1 overs. They added 122 off 52 balls, the third highest West Indies partnership for any wicket in T20 World Cups until Hetmyer fell in the 15th over to Graeme Cremer’s wrist spin.

“I like batting at No. 3 and understand the role better because I have been doing it for a while now,” Hetmyer said. “I know how the situations unfold and try not to overthink. It is just one game and there is still a long way to go (for us).”

Powell brought up his 50 off 29 balls. Straight after his fourth six, he whacked a full toss that Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza stopped with his left hand. Raza needed bandaging and the players hugged. Raza said afterward he planned to have the hand scanned.

Sherfane Rutherford added 31 not out off 13 balls, Romario Shepherd hit three sixes in 10 balls, and Jason Holder crunched two sixes in the four balls he faced. Zimbabwe also gave up 21 extras.

It added up to West Indies' third ever 250-plus total in T20s, and a target beyond Zimbabwe’s reach.

That was certain after Hosein bowled a double-wicket maiden, bowling Zimbabwe heavy hitters Brian Bennett (5) and Ryan Burl for a three-ball duck in the third over.

Motie ran through the middle order, including the wicket of Raza.

“We thought when we batted (the pitch) will stay true but it started to turn,” Raza said. “Motie's spell changed the game.”

Evans, under no pressure with a T20 average of 8, improved his career-best score from 24 to 43 when he was the last man out.

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West Indies' Gudakesh Motie celebrates the wicket of Zimbabwe's Tashinga Musekiwa during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Zimbabwe and West Indies in Mumbai, India, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

West Indies' Rovman Powell, right, comforts as Zimbabwe's captain Sikandar Raza felt on ground after he was hit by the ball during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Zimbabwe and West Indies in Mumbai, India, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

West Indies' Rovman Powell plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Zimbabwe and West Indies in Mumbai, India, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

West Indies' Shimron Hetmyer hits a six during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Zimbabwe and West Indies in Mumbai, India, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

West Indies' Shimron Hetmyer celebrates his fifty runs during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Zimbabwe and West Indies in Mumbai, India, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

NEW YORK (AP) — A powerful winter storm is roiling travel across the northeastern U.S.

Heavy snow, strong winds and blizzard warnings have prompted transportation shutdowns, forcing millions of people to stay home. Air traffic is also coming to a standstill in much of the much of the region, with thousands of flight cancellations piling up across major hubs like New York and Boston. And trains have suspended some of their service.

The National Weather Service on Monday called travel conditions “extremely treacherous” and “nearly impossible” in areas hit hardest by the storm.

Here's what we know.

Thousands of flight disruptions piled up Monday morning. As of around 12:30 p.m. ET, more than 5,600 flights in or out of the U.S. were canceled, according to online tracker FlightAware. Hundreds of others were delayed.

New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport had the highest numbers of cancellations Monday — followed by airports in Boston, Newark, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Rhode Island’s T.F. Green International Airport also announced Monday that it was temporarily suspending all of its airport operations.

More than 4,000 U.S. flights were previously canceled Sunday. And over 1,700 trips scheduled for Tuesday have already been cut, in disruptions that could continue to climb.

The Federal Aviation Administration urged travelers to monitor updates and check with airlines and airports on the status of their flights.

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Air travelers aren't only seeing winter weather disruptions this week. As part of a partial government shutdown, the Department of Homeland Security suspended its Global Entry program over the weekend, which typically allows pre-approved travelers to use expedited kiosks when entering the U.S. from abroad. The department had previously planned to halt the Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck program as well, but canceled that closure.

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Beyond air traffic, winter weather in the U.S. is prompting travel shutdowns on the road.

Millions of people under blizzard warnings are facing bans on non-emergency travel. On Sunday night, cellphones across New York City received wailing push alerts announcing a ban on non-emergency travel on all streets through noon Monday, due to “dangerous blizzard conditions.” Rhode Island and New Jersey implemented similar restrictions.

Public transit ground to a halt in some areas, or saw significant disruptions.

As of midday Monday, New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority said that it had “removed articulated buses from service during the storm” and that there may be delays on the subway, especially for routes running outdoors. The Long Island Rail Road also temporarily suspended all services until further notice.

In Boston, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority also reduced service for its subway, bus and commuter rails.

Longer passenger rail routes across the Northeast are also seeing disruptions.

Amtrak announced that it would be suspending all service between New York Moynihan Train Hall and Boston South Station until at least 4 p.m. ET on Monday. Other routes also saw disruptions. Amtrak said impacted customers would be notified directly and have the chance to rebook or request refunds.

In a statement, Amtrak said that the safety of its customers and employees “remains our highest priority” — and that taking such measures “help limit exposure to hazardous conditions, protect our equipment, and support guidance from state and local authorities advising limited travel during and after the storm.”

Men clear snow off of cars and trucks in a parking lot, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in St. James, N.Y. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

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