Highest Total in T20 World Cup

Last Modified May 21, 2024 18:46 IST
PosTeamScoreOversRRInnsOppositionGroundMatch Date
1Sri Lanka260/620131KenyaJohannesburg14 Sep 2007
2England230/819.411.692South AfricaMumbai18 Mar 2016
3South Africa229/42011.451EnglandMumbai18 Mar 2016
4India218/42010.91EnglandDurban19 Sep 2007
5South Africa211/52010.551ScotlandThe Oval7 Jun 2009
6India210/22010.51AfghanistanAbu Dhabi3 Nov 2021
7South Africa209/52010.451AfghanistanMumbai20 Mar 2016
8South Africa208/217.411.772West IndiesJohannesburg11 Sep 2007
9South Africa205/52010.251BangladeshSydney27 Oct 2022
10West Indies205/42010.251AustraliaColombo (RPS)5 Oct 2012

Twenty 20 cricket has changed beyond recognition since the inaugural World T20 in South Africa. Since then, seven editions of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup have been staged across different parts of the world. However, no team has been able to overhaul Sri Lanka’s record total of 260/6.

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The island nation still holds the record for the most runs in a T20 World Cup innings. The 2014 world champions achieved the feat against Kenya in the inaugural event.

The second and third-highest totals were achieved during the 2016 event when South Africa and England produced a match for the ages. Batting first, the Proteas hammered 229/4 on a placid wicket in Mumbai.

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However, the total proved to be inadequate, as a Joe Root-inspired England wiped off the monstrous target with two balls to spare. Their total of 230/8 is not only the second-highest score in T20 World Cup history, but it is also the highest-ever run chase orchestrated by a team in the marquee event.

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The 2007 T20 World Cup saw India’s Yuvraj Singh script history, as the talented southpaw hammered six sixes in an over off Stuart Broad to help the Men in Blue post 218/4 in 20 overs. The total remains the fourth highest score in the tournament’s history.

The top five is bookended by the Proteas, who scored 211/5 against Scotland at The Oval during the 2009 event in England.

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