Highest individual T20I scores for top 8 nations
Scoring runs is important for the batters in every format but to do so in T20I format, which is such a fast and action-packed format, is something really vital for their respective teams. From giving a good start to playing the game on its merit in the middle overs is quite foremost for the batters. There have been plenty of such marathon knocks in the shortest format.
Let’s take a look at the individuals who have the highest scores for their respective sides
1. Australia (Aaron Finch)
Aaron Finch was at his brutal best in the Tri-Series game against Zimbabwe at Harare in 2018. He slammed 172 off 76 with 16 fours and ten sixes. It is the highest ever score by an individual in T20Is and the second highest in all T20 matches.
2. England (Alex Hales)
Chasing 190, Alex Hales smashed 116* in 64 balls, which included 11 fours and six sixes against Sri Lanka in T20 WC 2014 match on a sub-continent pitch at Chattogram. It is the fourth-highest score by a batter in a successful run chase.
3. India (Rohit Sharma)
Rohit Sharma cracked 118 off 43 with a strike rate of 274.42 with 12 fours and 10 sixes against Sri Lanka at Indore in 2017. It is the joint-fastest ton among full members with David Miller as the hitman completed his hundred in 35 balls. His knock helped India in posting 260/5, which is their highest score in the T20Is.
4. New Zealand (Brendon McCullum)
Brendon McCullum smoked 123 off 58 coming in to bat at no. three against Bangladesh in T20 WC 2012 match at Pallekele. With a strike rate of 212.07, he took Kiwis to a total of 191/3 with NZ beating Bangladesh by 59 runs.
5. Pakistan (Babar Azam)
Babar Azam mustered 122 off 59 with 15 crisp fours and four sixes against South Africa in Centurion in 2021. It is the second-highest T20I score by a batter in a winning cause while chasing. His knock helped Pakistan chase down a mammoth 204 target which is their second-highest run chase in T20I history.
6. South Africa (Faf du Plessis)
Faf du Plessis clobbered 119 off 56 against West Indies at Johannesburg in 2015 in a total of 231/7, which is the second-highest total for Proteas in the T20 format. Faf, while batting at no. three, boasted a strike rate of 212.50 though the SA lost the game.
7. Sri Lanka (Tilakaratne Dilshan)
Tilakaratne Dilshan scored 104* off 57 which included 12 fours and five sixes against Australia at Pallekele in 2011. He carried his bat as the Lankans posted 198/3 to win the match comfortably by 35 runs.
8. West Indies (Evin Lewis)
Evin Lewis made a mockery of the 191-run target set by India at Jamaica in 2017 as he smashed 125* off 62 with a staggering dozen sixes and six fours. It is the highest score ever by a batter in a successful run chase. The southpaw is the fifth player with the most sixes in a T20I inning.
