T20I cricket is like a seesaw. One moment, a team is doing great, and the next moment, they’re struggling. This fast-paced game is loved by many because of its excitement.
Teams in T20 cricket have had both good and bad times. Sometimes they score lots of runs easily, but other times they struggle to score at all.
In this article.we’ll see which teams have scored the most runs in T20 matches.
10. Afghanistan
On February 23, 2019, the Afghan cricket players played really well against Ireland. They hit the ball hard and scored a total of 278 runs, losing only 3 wickets, in 20 overs. Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani, the first two batters, made a record-breaking partnership of 236 runs. This total is the highest ever scored in T20 International cricket over 16 years.
Hazratullah scored 162 runs off 62 balls, and Ghani scored 73 runs off 48 balls. Their strong batting made it very hard for Ireland to win. Afghanistan won the match by a big margin of 84 runs.
9. Bangladesh
On March 10th, 2018, in the Nidahas Trophy, Sri Lanka scored a big 214/6. This meant Bangladesh had to chase a target of 215 runs, which was tough because they needed to score more than 10.5 runs each over. But Bangladesh played really well. Mushfiqur Rahim was their star player, scoring 72 runs in just 35 balls. They managed to reach the target with two balls left. This is still the highest score Bangladesh has achieved in T20 international matches
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8. West Indies
They’re really unpredictable. They’re flashy and exciting. The West Indies cricket team is the only team to win the T20 World Cup two times and they’re the current champions.
The ‘Men In Maroon’ scored their highest points in T20 matches in 2016 in the USA. West Indian batters played amazingly against India, scoring a huge 245/6. Johnson Charles and Evin Lewis batted fiercely, making a partnership of 126 runs in just 9.3 overs. India tried hard to chase the score, but fell short by 1 run. KL Rahul played exceptionally well, scoring 110 runs off only 51 balls.
7. Sri Lanka
In 2007, Sri Lanka scored the most points they ever have in a T20 game against Kenya. The Sri Lankan players scored a lot of runs, reaching a total of 260/6 while Kenya’s bowling team struggled. Sanath Jayasuriya, a famous player, scored 88 runs really well and fast. Kenya didn’t do so well and got out for only 88 runs. Sri Lanka won the game by a big difference of 172 runs.
6. South Africa
South Africa usually don’t do well in big tournaments, like the World Cup. Even though they have good players, they’ve never won a World Cup in either the 50-over or 20-over format. Despite playing exciting cricket, they’ve never won the top prize.
In a recent match against England, South Africa scored their highest ever total in T20Is. They made 241 runs, thanks to a great start by Graeme Smith and Loots Bosman who scored 170 runs together. England couldn’t catch up and lost by 84 runs.
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5. Pakistan
The team that won the World T20 championship in 2009 scored their highest score ever on April 2nd, 2018 against the West Indies. Pakistan batted first and scored 205 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. Babar Azam scored 97 runs without getting out, which was the highest for his team. Hussain Talat also played well, scoring 63 runs in 41 balls.
The West Indies team batted next but could only manage to score 123 runs. Mohammad Amir, a bowler from Pakistan, took three wickets by giving away only 22 runs. Chadwick Walton was the only player from the West Indies team who scored well, making 40 runs. None of the other West Indies players could resist the Pakistani bowling.
4. England
They’re the best team in the world for T20 cricket. They have strong hitters and bowlers who can take out opponents easily. Under Eoin Morgan’s leadership, England has become a powerful team in short cricket matches.
In November 2019, two left-handed batters, Dawid Malam and Eoin Morgan, played really well against New Zealand. Malan scored 103 runs in 51 balls, while Morgan scored 91 runs. England ended their turn with a score of 241/3. New Zealand couldn’t do much in response and got all out for 165, giving England a big win of 76 runs.
3. New Zealand
New Zealand’s cricket team has always been expected to do well, but they haven’t won the big tournaments like the 50-over World Cup or the T20 World Cup yet.
In 2018, they did really well in two matches. First, on January 3rd, Colin Munro played amazingly, hitting 10 sixes and scoring 104 runs in just 53 balls against the West Indies. This helped New Zealand win the match by a lot.
Then, on February 16th, they scored 243 runs again, this time against Australia. Martin Guptill was the star this time, scoring 103 runs in 54 balls. But surprisingly, Australia managed to chase down this huge score, making it the highest successful run chase in T20I history.
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2. Australia
In 2016, the Australian cricket team scored their highest ever total in a T20I match against Sri Lanka. One player, Glenn Maxwell, was the star of the show. He was sent to bat first and he played amazingly well, scoring 145 runs in just 65 balls.
Because of Maxwell’s great performance, Australia ended up with a total score of 263/3 after 20 overs. Even though the Sri Lankan captain, Dinesh Chandimal, scored fifty runs for his team, they couldn’t catch up to Australia’s score. In the end, Australia won by 85 runs.
1. India
The Indian cricket team gets a lot of support wherever they play. People come to the stadium to watch them play, especially when they wear blue. In 2007, they won the T20 World Cup.
In 2017, at the Holkar stadium, Rohit Sharma played really well against Sri Lanka. He hit a lot of sixes and scored 118 runs in just 43 balls. KL Rahul also played well and scored 89 runs. Together, they made 165 runs for the first wicket. India ended up scoring 260/5. Even though Kusal Perara played well for Sri Lanka, scoring 77 runs, they couldn’t reach the target and lost by 88 runs
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