Top 10 Highest Team totals in T20 Internationals

Top 10 Highest Team totals in T20 Internationals: There have been many tweaks and improvisations in the beautiful game of cricket over the years. But none have changed its dimensions quite like T20 cricket has. It has not only helped bring the new audience to the sport but also modified and on many occasions changed the traditional notions. All these result oriented Test matches we are encountering would not have been a reality in the absence of the flavour T20s have brought to the stage. And with shorter boundaries and bigger bats massive totals are a common sight. Most of the largest team totals you’ll find come in T20 World cups because that’s when major teams get to play minnows and impose their superiority. But even elsewhere when sides with mighty batting prowess take the bowling to the cleaners such occurrences are witnessed. Here we take a look at the Top 10 Highest Team totals in T20 Internationals: 10. 218/4 – India vs Eng, Durban, 2007 (© Getty Images) This game from the 2007 T20 World Cup later went on to be a part of cricketing folklore. Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag were finding the English bowling pretty easy to handle and made 136 runs for the opening wicket which remained a record for the next 8 years. But the greater record was to come when Yuvraj stepped onto the field and Flintoff spurred him with a few words. What followed was carnage. Yuvi hit young Stuart Broad for six majestic sixes in one over to bring the Durban crowd to its feet. The memorable knock propelled India’s score to 218, and they won the game comfortably by 18 runs. 9. 219/4 – South Africa vs Ind, Johannesburg, 2012 219/4 – South Africa vs Ind, Johannesburg, 2012. (Photo Source: Associated Press) This was a game which was not originally in the Future Tours Programme. South Africa were coming from a full tour of New Zealand in 2012 while the Indian players were building up for the IPL when the match was announced. The match was organized as a noble gesture for the Jacques Kallis foundation for the money collected to go there. Ingram (78) and Kallis (61) helped the Proteas put up 219/4 on the board. India were still going strong at 71 without loss in 7.5 overs when rain intervened and ultimately had the final say as India lost by 11 runs courtesy the Duckworth-Lewis method. 8. 221/5 Australia v Eng, Sydney, 2007 (© Fairfax Media via Getty Images) There were no half-centuries, but all-around contributions by the batsmen led by Adam Gilchrist (48 in 29 balls), Ricky Ponting (47 in 26 balls) and Cameron White (40* in 20 balls) helped the Kangaroos to 221 at the loss of 5 wickets. James Anderson had a match to forget with figures of 4-0-64-1. Australia’s bowlers backed up their batsmen with a disciplined bowling performance as England was restricted to 144 for 9 as the hosts won by 77 runs. 7. 225/7 – Ireland vs Afg, Abu Dhabi, 2013 225/7 – Ireland vs Afg, Abu Dhabi, 2013. (Photo Source: ICC) This was a qualifier game for the 2014 World T20 in Bangladesh. Having chosen to bat first on a fabulous Abu Dhabi wicket the Irish batsmen got off to a fabulous start as Paul; Stirling amassed 76 in just 43 balls. But the real flourish came when the experienced Johnston decided to go berserk to finish with 62 off just 32 balls. Afghanistan failed to put up any fight and lost the game by a whopping 57 runs. 6. 231/7 – South Africa vs WI, Johannesburg, 2015 (© Getty Images) Not many times a side would score 231 in a T20 game at home and loose it. But that is what the Caribbean team is all about. You can’t say what will they come up with on a particular day. A fantastic century by captain Faf du Plessis (119) and some late order hitting by David Miller (47) got the hosts to a massive 231 in the 20 overs. But Chris Gayle (90 off 41 balls) made light work of the total and was ably supported in his quest by Marlon Samuels who made 60 crucial runs. The Windies team eventually won the game by 4 wickets in the last over. 5. 236/6 – West Indies vs SA, Johannesburg, 2015 (Photo Source : Gallo Images) The Calypso Kings find deserved mention at the number 4 spot. Having conceded a massive 231 while fielding the visitors didn’t get over odd and came out all guns blazing. The mighty Gayle hit 7 out of the ground on his way to 90 while Marlon Samuels supported him brilliantly. Some late order hitting by Sammy meant the West Indians achieved the highest successful chase in T20I cricket and won the match by 4 wickets. 4. 241/6 – South Africa vs Eng, Centurion, 2009 241/6 – South Africa vs Eng, Centurion, 2009. (© Getty Images) Graeme Smith (88) and Loots Bosman’s (94) record partnership of 170 in 13.1 overs for the first wicket set the foundation for the Proteas’ mammoth total. AB de Villiers helped them reach a daunting 241 after 20 overs. England fast-medium bowler Sajid Mahmood had the unflattering figures of 4-0-61-1. Jonathan Trott scored 51 in 40 balls, but England were always behind the required rate, and eventually finished at 157 for 8 to hand the home side an easy win. 3. 248/6 – Australia vs Eng, Southampton, 2013 (© Getty Images) After losing the Ashes 3-1, the men from down under came back in style during the limited over games. And one such demonstration was the only T20I between the sides in Southampton. Aaron Finch made the highest individual score in T20 internationals smashing 156 off just 63 balls which included 14 massive sixes. Joe Root made sure that England fought back scoring 90 off 49 deliveries, but 248 was always going to be a tough ask and the hosts lost by 39 runs. 2. 260/6 – Sri Lanka vs Kenya, Johannesburg, 2007 (© ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images) Sanath Jayasuriya (88 off 44) and Mahela Jayawardene (65 off 27) put the hapless Kenyan attack to the sword in their group match of the 2007 T20 World Cup. Jehan Mubarak went on the rampage towards the end of the Sri Lankan innings as he hit three boundaries and five sixes in his 13-ball 46 taking his team to 260 which is the second highest score by a team in T20Is. The run chase was always beyond the minnows and they were bundled out for 88 in 19.3 overs losing by 172 runs, the largest margin to lose a T20I game. 1. 263/3 – Australia vs Sri Lanka, Pallekele, 2016: Australia’s Glenn Maxwell (L) and Usman Khawaja (R). (Photo by LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP/Getty Images) ustralia shattered Sri Lanka’s record of the highest Twenty20 International score against them in the 1st T20I of the 2016 series at Pallekele. It was Glenn Maxwell’s night and when the Big Show takes center stage more often than not its he who rules the proceedings while everyone else including the bowlers are mere spectators. He was promoted to the opening slot and made most of it. He faced 65 balls more than 50% of the team’s inning and scored 55% of the team’s total. At the end of the inning Maxwell was unbeaten on 145 from 65 balls with 14 fours and 9 sixes. Skipper Warner contributed 28 to the team total, Usman Khawaja though struggled scored 36 and towards the end Travis Head played an entertaining knock of 45 off 18 balls to give them a push towards overhauling the highest T20I score of 260. In all, the Australian batters plundered 14 sixes and 25 fours on the night. Both the batsmen Maxwell who were unbeaten at the end and Head scored with a strike rate over 200. It was 223 for the opener and 250 for the latter. It was a tall ask for the Sri Lankan batters who would come out with a mountain to climb but failed. Also Read – Top 5 highest successful chases in T20 Internationals (All Stats Updated Till 6th September 2016)