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Highest T20 totals: Baroda set the world record on Thursday with a 349/5 total in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. (Instagram)Baroda shattered a handful of records in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy as they registered the highest-ever men’s T20 total during the clash against Sikkim by finishing on 349/5 in 20 overs in Indore on Thursday.
Zimbabwe previously scored the highest in T20 earlier this October, smashing 344 for 4 against Gambia. This is the highest score in T20 international history. Previously, Nepal was on top of the leaderboard for the year 2023 with a score of 314 for 3 against Mongolia in the Asian Games.
Recently, India scored 297/6 against Bangladesh in the third match of the bilateral T20I series in Hyderabad on 12th October 2024, the third-highest T20 international score in cricket. It is also the highest individual team total for India in T20 Internationals.
| Rank | Team | Score | RR | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | Baroda | 349/5 | 17.45 | v Sikkim | Indore | 05 Dec 2024 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 344/4 | 17.2 | v Gambia | Nairobi (Ruaraka) | 23 Oct 2024 |
| 3 | Nepal | 314/3 | 15.7 | v Mongolia | Hangzhou | 27 Sep 2023 |
| 4 | India | 297/6 | 14.85 | v Bangladesh | Hyderabad | 12 Oct 2024 |
| 5 | SRH | 287/3 | 14.35 | v RCB | Bengaluru | 15 Apr 2024 |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 286/5 | 14.3 | v Seychelles | Nairobi (Gym) | 19 Oct 2024 |
| 7 | India | 283/1 | 14.15 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 15 Nov 2024 |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 278/3 | 13.9 | v Ireland | Dehradun | 23 Feb 2019 |
| 9 | Czech Rep. | 278/4 | 13.9 | v Turkey | Ilfov County | 30 Aug 2019 |
| 10 | SRH | 277/3 | 13.85 | v MI | Hyderabad | 27 Mar 2024 |
| 11 | Punjab | 275/6 | 13.75 | v Andhra | Ranchi | 17 Oct 2023 |
Baroda soon became the first Indian domestic team outside the IPL to record 100 runs within a T20 PowerPlay and the run-scoring rates only got quicker with each passing over. they also passed the mark for most sixes in a T20 total 37, surpassing Zimbabwe’s 27 against Gambia
Zimbabwe has achieved the highest T20 score by scoring an earth-shattering 344/4 vs Gambia in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group B, 2024 on 23rd October, 2024.
Previously Nepal topped the chart of highest T20 score with a total of 314/3 against Mongolia in Hangzhou, at the Asian Games Men’s Cricket Competition on 27th September 2023.
India climbed to the third position on 12th October 2024 by scoring 297/6 in their stipulated 20 overs versus Bangladesh in Hyderabad in the third and final match of the T20 series. India also won the match and the series by a margin of 3-0.
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