Highest and Lowest totals of the Top 10 T20I teams

T20 cricket is a format that swings like a pendulum. One moment, a team might be on top, and a few moments later, the same team will be in doldrums. It is the dynamic nature of the format that has endeared it to the masses.

The teams too just like the nature of the format, have experienced contrasting fortunes with the willow. They have traversed peaks when they have dismantled opposition attacks, and on the other hand, have also reached embarrassingly low troughs as well, when the opposition has made them appear totally clueless.

In this article, let us have a look at the highest and lowest totals of the top 10 teams in T20I cricket.

10. Afghanistan

Highest score – 278

On 23rd February 2019, the Afghan batsmen ripped apart the Ireland bowling attack and amassed a total of 278/3 on the board in their allotted 20 overs. They rode on the back of a record shattering 236 run opening stand between Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani. The total that Afghanistan pummelled against Ireland is the highest by any side in the 16-year history of T20Is.

While Hazratullah blasted a 62-ball 162, Ghani scored 73 off 48 balls as the openers batted Ireland out of the game. Their pyrotechnics with the willow allowed the Afghan side to beat their opposition by 84 runs.

Lowest score – 72

On the other hand, the Afghan side recorded their lowest total against Bangladesh when they were dismissed for just 72 in the 2014 World T20. Shakib al Hasan ripped through the Afghan batting line up, picking up 3 wickets for just 8 runs, as none of the Afghan batsmen could even cross 25.