With the advent of T20 cricket, scores in excess of 200 has become a cake walk for the present day hard hitters. The likes of IPL and Big Bash league has even more promoted twenty twenty cricket in the International level.
When it comes to the highest totals in an innings Afghanistan take the top spot when they scored a mammoth 278 against Ireland. India is fourth behind Australia and Srilanka.
Here is the list of Highest T20 scores in an innings:
| Pos | Team | Score | Opposition | Match Date |
| 1 | Afghanistan | 278/3 | v Ireland | 23 Feb 2019 |
| 2 | Czech Rep. | 278/4 | v Turkey | 30 Aug 2019 |
| 3 | Australia | 263/3 | v Sri Lanka | 6 Sep 2016 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 260/6 | v Kenya | 14 Sep 2007 |
| 5 | India | 260/5 | v Sri Lanka | 22 Dec 2017 |
| 6 | Scotland | 252/3 | v Netherlands | 16 Sep 2019 |
| 7 | Australia | 248/6 | v England | 29 Aug 2013 |
| 8 | Australia | 245/5 | v New Zealand | 16 Feb 2018 |
| 9 | West Indies | 245/6 | v India | 27 Aug 2016 |
| 10 | India | 244/4 | v West Indies | 27 Aug 2016 |
*Updated on 14 Jan 2020
