Top 5 Individual Scores in T20 Internationals

With the introduction of T20 format, the game of cricket has evolved drastically. The batsmen have become have fearless and the bowlers are trying to find places to hide. The batsmen are now at their aggressive best, and they possess the ability to shatter any records while the bowlers have now become mere bowling machines and it has become exceedingly difficult for them to be able to prove their might in the shortest format of the game.

Now more and more T20 leagues are coming up which has only helped the batsmen to feast on the bowlers, especially on flat decks that offer absolutely nothing. Now and then, we hear of records being broken with ease because it seems that it has now become very difficult to stop the run flow that occurs during a match. Flat pitches are only helping the batsmen in this case.

Another record was broken when Australia took on Zimbabwe in the triangular series match held at Harare Sports Club. Australian Captain Aaron Finch smashed the record for the highest individual score in T20s by scoring 176 off just 76 balls.

While that is now the highest, let us take a look at the top 5 individual scores in T20 Internationals.

#5 Shane Watson - 124* off 71 balls

When he played for Australia, he used to be a nightmare for the opposition. He had the ability to accelerate at will and he could take any bowling apart with his flamboyant batting style.

Shane Watson's finest T20I innings was when he scored an unbeaten 124 off 71 balls against India at Sydney in 2016. He scored 10 fours and 6 sixes and scored at a strike rate of 174. Unfortunately, his innings could not help Australia win the match.

However, it was good enough to feature in the fifth spot on this list.

#4 Evin Lewis - 125* off 62 balls

Evin Lewis and not Chris Gayle holds the WI record for highest score in T20Is

Before this innings, not many knew much about this West Indian batsman. But with this innings, he announced himself at the international level and showed that he isn't just a flash in the pan. He played a fantastic knock of 125* runs off 62 balls against India at Kingston in 2017.

His innings comprised of 6 fours and 12 sixes. He scored at a strike rate of 201 and made the Indian bowling look helpless with his aggressive style of play and because of his exploits, West Indies went on to win the match by 9 wickets.

#3 Glenn Maxwell- 145* off 65 balls

This is the highest unbeaten score in the history of T20Is

Glenn Maxwell, one of the most flamboyant cricketers, has impressed everyone with his fearless and unorthodox batting. After being brought to the side, he scored an unbeaten 145 runs off 65 balls against Sri Lanka in 2016.

His innings comprised of 14 fours and 9 maximums. He scored at a strike rate of 223. He played in a way that showed the world that why he is considered as one of the best batsmen in the shortest format of the game.

That knock is in the third spot on this list.

#2 Aaron Finch - 156 off 63 balls

Finch pulverized the hapless English bowling attack and became the first player to score a 150 in T20Is

The previous record for the highest individual score was also held by Aaron Finch when he scored 156 off just 63 balls against England way back in 2013.

In this mammoth innings, he smashed 11 fours and 14 sixes. He scored these runs at an astonishing strike rate of 247. It was the first time that a batsman scored in excess of 150 in a T20I match. He scored his hundred off just 47 balls but just kept on going even after that.

#1 Aaron Finch - 176 off 76 balls

Finch broke his own world record in the T20I against Zimbabwe

Australia took on Zimbabwe in a tri-series match held at Harare Sports Club. Aaron Finch, the Australian captain broke the record for the highest individual score in Twenty 20 Internationals. He scored these runs off only 76 balls. His strike at the end of his innings was a mind-boggling 226. During his innings, he scored 16 boundaries and sent the ball into the stands 10 times.

He brought up his fifty off just 22 balls and his hundred off just 50 balls. Another remarkable thing about his innings was that he broke his record of the highest individual score in T20Is and in doing so became the first player to break his own world record.

Finch is undoubtedly in a league of his own right now.