Highest team total in India vs New Zealand T20Is

India vs New Zealand T20I matches has been full of both thrill and intensity. They have played a total of 20 matches against each other, and India has bargained slightly better, being victorious in 11 occasions.

Both the teams feature some of the most destructive batters in world cricket, players who are capable of hitting the ball a long way whenever they want. This has led to the scoring of big totals, which also serve as entertainment for the audience. Below, we have listed the top 10 highest team total in India vs New Zealand T20Is.

The highest team total has been scored by the Kiwi batters, which is 219. On 6 February 2019, New Zealand batters had a day out and destroyed the Indian bowling attack. Tim Seifert was adjudged the player of the match for scoring 84 runs in just 43 deliveries.

The second-highest total of 212 runs was also scored by the Kiwi team on 10 February 2019. In reply, India managed to score 208 runs, the third-highest team total. Colin was given the player of the match award for hitting 72 runs off 40 deliveries.

The fourth-highest team total of 204 runs was achieved by India when they were chasing down the target of 203 runs set by New Zealand. In the match, a total of five half-centuries was scored by both the teams combined. Shreyas Iyer was named the player of the match for his 58 off 29 balls.

A score of 202 runs was achieved by the Indian team during their match against New Zealand on 1 November 2017. Both the openers, Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma, scored 80 runs helping India post the sixth-highest team total.

A few days later, on 4 November, the New Zealand team scored the seventh-highest total of 196 runs. Colin Munro scored an unbeaten 109 runs, his highest T20I score, which proved vital and helpful in defeating India. The next on the list is the score of 190 which New Zealand made during their first-ever T20I match against India in the 2007 T20 World Cup. Following this, is the score of 180 made by the Indian team on 21 November 2021.

The tenth-highest score and the last to feature on the list is the score India made while chasing down a total of 191 during the inaugural T20 World Cup and their first encounter with the Kiwis in the shortest format. India fell 11 short of the target, making 180 runs in their quota of 20 overs.