Highest Scores in T20Is: England got their name etched into the list of highest scores in T20Is after smashing a jaw-dropping 304/2 against South Africa in the ENG vs SA 2nd T20I 2025 played at Old Trafford on September 12. This was not the first time that the 300-run mark was breached in T20Is, but England scripted a record, becoming the first team in men's T20Is to do so against a full-member nation. The record of the highest T20I score ever posted by a team is held by Zimbabwe, after they had hammered Gambia for 344/4 in 20 overs. Zimbabwe Register Highest T20I Score By a Full-Member Nation, Achieve Feat By Smashing 344/4 in GAM vs ZIM ICC T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier 2024.

Nepal holds the second place in the list of highest T20I scores with 314/3, against Mongolia in 2023. India hold the fourth spot on this list, with their highest T20I total being 297/6, against Bangladesh in Hyderabad in 2024.  India featured a second time in the list when they scored 287/1 against South Africa in the IND vs SA 4th T20I in 2024. Both Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma scored hundreds. Here is a look at the brief list IND vs BAN 3rd T20I 2024: Sanju Samson Lauds Indian Team Management for Role Clarity After Stunning Century Against Bangladesh in Hyderabad.

List of Highest Scores in T20Is

Position Team Opponent Score Year
1 Zimbabwe Gambia 344/4 2024
2 Nepal Mongolia 314/3 2023
3 England South Africa 304/2 2025
4 India Bangladesh 297/6 2024
5 Zimbabwe Seychelles 286/5 2024
6 India South Africa 283/1 2024
7 Afghanistan Ireland 278/3 2019
8 Czech Republic Turkey 278/4 2019
9 Nigeria Ivory Coast 271/4 2024
10 Malaysia Thailand 268/4 2023

So far, the 300-run mark, which was unthinkable in T20Is at one point, has been breached for a total of three times, with England being the latest to do it. And with the way the game is progressing, it would not be surprising to see other teams too enter the 300-run club in T20Is. India could have done it but fell just three runs short against Bangladesh in an T20I in Hyderabad.

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