Top 10 highest score in t20 by a team | Highest runs in T20 By a team
Welcome friends, T20 International format is the most popular format in the world, in T20 International matches we get to see big scores only in 20 overs, so today we will talk about the highest score in t20 by a team –
Top 10 highest score in t20 by a team –
| Team | Score | Opposition | Year |
| Afghanistan | 278/3 | Ireland | 2019 |
| Australia | 263/3 | Sri Lanka | 2016 |
| Sri Lanka | 260/6 | Kenya | 2007 |
| India | 260/5 | Sri Lanka | 2017 |
| South Africa | 259/4 | West Indies | 2023 |
| West Indies | 258/5 | South Africa | 2023 |
| New Zealand | 254/5 | Scotland | 2022 |
| Australia | 248/6 | England | 2013 |
| Australia | 245/5 | New Zealand | 2018 |
| West Indies | 245/6 | India | 2016 |
| India | 244/4 | West Indies | 2016 |
| New Zealand | 243/5 | West Indies | 2018 |
1. Afghanistan – 278/3
| Afghanistan score | 278/3 |
| Ireland score | 194/6 |
| Date | 23 Feb 2019 |
The Highest score in t20 by a team is 278 runs, the score was scored by the Afghanistan team against Ireland team on 23 February 2019.
The Afghanistan team is an emerging team, in this match, the Afghanistan team batted first and scored 278 runs for 3 wickets.
Afghanistan’s batsman Hazratullah Zazai scored 162 runs in just 62 balls and Usman Ghani scored 73 runs.
In this match, the Afghanistan team scored 278 runs, while chasing the target, the Ireland team could only score 194 runs for 6 wickets and Afghanistan won this match by 84 runs.
2. Australia – 263/3
| Australia score | 263/3 |
| Sri Lanka score | 178/9 |
| Date | 14 Sep 2016 |
The Australian team is in 2nd place, Australia scored 263 runs for 3 wickets against the Sri Lankan team on 14 September 2016.
The Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell scored 145 runs in just 65 balls and Travis Head scored 45 runs.
In the 2nd inning, the Sri Lankan team was able to score just 178 runs for 9 wickets and Australia won this match by 85 runs.
3. India – 260/5
| India score | 260/5 |
| Sri Lanka score | 172/10 |
| Date | 22 Dec 2017 |
The Indian team scored 260 runs for the loss of 5 wickets against the Sri Lankan team on 22 December 2017, so the Indian team is in 3rd place.
Indian batsman Rohit Sharma scored 118 runs in just 43 balls, while KL Rahul scored 89 runs in just 49 balls.
After chasing the target, the Srilankan team could only score 172 runs and the Indian team won the match by 88 runs.
4. Sri Lanka – 260/6
| Sri Lanka score | 260/6 |
| Kenya score | 88/10 |
| Date | 14 Sep 2007 |
The Sri Lankan team is in 4th place, the Sri Lankan team scored 260 runs for 6 wickets against Kenya on 14 September 2007.
Batting first, Sri Lanka’s team scored 260 runs, while chasing the target, Kenya’s team was all out after scoring just 88 runs.
The Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya scored 88 runs, and Mahela Jayawardene scored 65 runs in just 27 balls.
5. South Africa – 259/4
| West Indies score | 258/5 |
| South Africa score | 259/4 |
| Date | 26 Mar 2023 |
The South African team is in 5th place, South Africa scored 259 runs for 4 wickets against the West Indies team in Centurian on 26 March 2023.
In this match, the West Indies team batted first and scored 259 runs for 5 wickets.
The South African team successfully achieved the target and won the match by 6 wickets bt scoring 259 runs for 4 wickets in 18.5 overs.
In this match, South African batsman Quinton de Kock scored 100 runs, Reeza Hendricks scored 68 runs, and Aiden Markram scored 38 runs.
6. West Indies – 258/5
| West Indies score | 258/5 |
| South Africa score | 259/4 |
| Date | 26 Mar 2023 |
West Indies team is in 6th position, West Indies had scored 258 runs for 5 wickets against the South African team in Centurian on 26 March 2023.
In this match, West Indies batting first, scored 259 runs for 5 wickets, but South Africa won the match by chasing the target of 259 runs.
West Indies batsman Johnson Charles scored 118 runs for in just 46 balls, Kyle Mayers scored 51 runs and Romario Shepherd 41 runs.
7. Australia – 248/6
| Australia score | 248/6 |
| English score | 209/6 |
| Date | 29 Aug 2013 |
The Australian team scored 248 runs for 6 wickets against the English team on 29 August 2013, so the Australian team is in 7th place on this list.
The Australian team batted first and scored 248 runs, chasing the target the English team could only make 209 for 6 wickets and the Australian team won this match by 39 runs.
The Australian batsman Aaron finch scored 156 runs in just 63 balls with the help of 11 fours and 14 sixes, and also Shane Watson scored 37 runs in just 16 balls.
8. Australia – 245/5
| New Zealand score | 243/6 |
| Australia score | 245/5 |
| Date | 16 Feb 2018 |
The Australian team is once again in 8th place, the Australian team scored 245 runs against the New Zealand team on 16 Feb 2018.
The New Zealand team batted first and scored 243 runs, after chasing the target, the Australian team successfully chased the target of 244 runs and won the match by 5 wickets.
The Australian batsman D’Arcy Short scored 76 runs, David Warner scored 59 runs and Aaron Finch scored 31 runs.
9. West Indies – 245/6
| West Indies score | 245/6 |
| India score | 244/4 |
| Date | 27 Aug 2016 |
The West Indies team is in 9th place, the West Indies team scored 245 runs for 6 wickets against the Indian team on 27 August 2016.
In this match, The West Indies team batted first and scored 245 runs, and set the target of 246 runs for the Indian team.
The Indian team started very well but could only score 244 runs and the West Indies team won the match by just 1 run.
The West Indies team batsman Evin Lewis scored 100 runs and Johnson Charles scored 79 runs.
10. India – 244/4
| West Indies score | 245/6 |
| India score | 244/4 |
| Date | 27 Aug 2016 |
The Indian team is in 10th place, the Indian team scored 244 runs against the West Indies team in the 2nd Innings on 27 August 2016.
Batting first, the West Indies team scored 245 runs for 6 wickets, after chasing the target the Indian team could only score 244 runs, and the Indian team lost the match by just 1 run.
The Indian batsman KL Rahul scored 110 runs, Rohit Sharma scored 62 runs and captain MD Dhoni scored 43 runs.
11. New Zealand – 243/5
| New Zealand score | 243/5 |
| score | 124/10 |
| Date | 3 Jan 2018 |
New Zealand is ranked 11th, New Zealand scored 243 runs against the West Indies team at Mount Maunganui stadium on 3 January 2018.
In the first inning, the New Zealand team scored 243 runs for 5 wickets, after that the West Indies team could only score 124 runs and the New Zealand team won the match by 119 runs.
12. New Zealand – 243/6
| New Zealand score | 243/6 |
| Australia score | 245/5 |
| Date | 16 Feb 2018 |
New Zealand is once again in the 12th position, the match took place on 16 February 2018 between New Zealand vs Australia.
Batting first, New Zealand scored 243 runs for 6 wickets, chasing the target Australia’s team scored 245 runs for 5 wickets in just 18.5 overs and won the match by 5 wickets.
13. South Africa – 241/6
| South Africa score | 241/6 |
| England score | 157/8 |
| Date | 15 Nov 2009 |
The South African team scored 241 runs for the loss of 6 wickets against the England team on 15 November 2009.
Batting brilliantly, the South African team scored 241 runs for 6 wickets in the 1st inning.
Chasing the target, the England team could only score 157 runs and the South African team won the match by 84 runs.
14. England – 241/3
| England score | 241/3 |
| New Zealand score | 165/10 |
| Date | 8 Nov 2019 |
The match between the teams of England and New Zealand took place on 8 November 2019.
In this match, the England team batted first and scored 241 runs for 3 wickets and set a target of 242 runs for the New Zealand team.
Chasing the target, the New Zealand team was all out after scoring just 165 runs and the England team won the match by 76 runs.
The highest score in T20 by a team is 278 runs for 3 wickets, the Afghanistan team scored 278 runs against the Ireland team in 2019, and the 2nd highest score is 263 runs for 3 wickets by the Australian team, the Australian team scored 263 runs against Sri Lanka in the year 2007.
Afghanistan team has the highest score in the T20 international, Afghanistan team’s highest T20I score is 278 runs against the Ireland team in 2016.
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