Top 5 Team Totals In T20 Cricket

Top 5 Highest Team Totals In T20 Cricket (X.com)Top 5 Highest Team Totals In T20 Cricket (X.com)

T20 cricket is often considered the explosive format for fast-paced action. The margin of errors for bowlers is limited as teams aim to score as many runs as possible in the shortest format of the game.

Since the format became mainstream, fans witnessed some remarkable displays of power-hitting and aggressive mindsets of modern-day cricketers.

Most recently, South Delhi Superstarz posted a gigantic total of 308 runs in the DPL 2024 season, thus breaching the list of highest team totals.

On that note, here's a look at the top 5 highest team totals ever posted in T20 cricket history.

5. Czech Republic - 278/4 vs Turkey 

Czech Republic – 278/4 vs Turkey (X.com)Czech Republic – 278/4 vs Turkey (X.com)

The Czech Republic, an associate team, surprisingly made a cut into this list with their total of 278/4 against Turkey in the Continental Cup. The Czechs, led by Sudesh Wickramasekara's 36-ball historic century, dismantled the Turkish bowling attack. Wickramasekara's innings included 8 fours and 10 sixes, powering his team to a massive score. Turkey, in response, crumbled to just 21 runs, giving the Czech Republic a whopping 257-run win, the largest margin in T20I history.

4. Afghanistan - 278/3 Vs Ireland 

Afghanistan - 278/3 Vs Ireland  (X.com)Afghanistan - 278/3 Vs Ireland  (X.com)

Afghanistan holds the record for the fourth-highest team total in T20 cricket, scoring an incredible 278/3 against Ireland in Dehradun. Hazratullah Zazai was the star of the show, smashing an unbeaten 162 off just 62 balls, featuring 16 sixes, the most by any player in a T20 international innings. Afghanistan's onslaught included a 236-run opening partnership between Zazai and Usman Ghani, setting the tone for a mammoth total that saw them secure a comfortable 84-run victory.

3. SRH - 287/3 Vs RCB

SRH - 287/3 Vs RCB (X.com)SRH - 287/3 Vs RCB (X.com)

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) holds the record for the highest team total in IPL, with a score of 287/3 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. This match witnessed one of the greatest opening partnerships of the IPL, with Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma stacking up 108 runs in just 8 overs. Head scored a century before Heinrich Klaasen and Abdul Samad's quick finishing knock powered SRH to a monstrous total. While RCB came close in the chase with 262/7, they eventually fell short of 25 runs.

2. South Delhi Superstarz - 308/5 Vs North Delhi Strikers

South Delhi Superstarz - 308/5 Vs North Delhi Strikers (X.com)South Delhi Superstarz - 308/5 Vs North Delhi Strikers (X.com)

South Delhi Superstarz holds the record for the second-highest team total T20 history, with a score of 308/5 against the North Delhi Strikers in the DPL 2024 league match. This total was built on a sensational performance from Ayush Badoni and Priyansh Arya, who scored 165 and 120 runs, respectively. The explosive partnership saw the SDS set a mammoth total, eventually winning the match by 112 runs.

1. Nepal - 314/3 Vs Mongolia

Nepal - 314/3 Vs Mongolia (X.com)Nepal - 314/3 Vs Mongolia (X.com)

Nepal's remarkable score of 314/3 against Mongolia during the 2023 Asian Games stands as the highest team total in the history of T20 cricket. The innings was highlighted by Kushal Malla, who smashed an unbeaten 137 runs off just 50 balls. He became the youngest player to score a T20I century and helped Nepal achieve the first-ever 300-plus score in T20I history. Dipendra Singh Airee also stood out by scoring the fastest fifty in T20I history, reaching the milestone in just 9 balls.