Australia Highest Score in T20

Australia is one of the leading team members of the ICC T20 International Cricket. The team played its first T20 International against New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland, on 17 Feb 2005. They have participated in the 168 T20I matches against several international cricket teams and won 88 matches while losing 74 T20I matches till October 2022. There are 2 tied matches and 3 with no results that are also added to their record list. Australia had never been able to lift the title of the Twenty20 World cup until 2021. But in 2021 They reached the final and defeated England to become T20 World cup winner.

Details of the Highest Team Total of Australia in T20 International

263/3 Vs Sri Lanka – 2016

The 1st highest team total of Australia in T20I is 263 for 3 against Sri Lanka at Pallekele on 6 Sep 2016. After winning the toss, Sri Lanka invited the Australian team to bat first and they scored 263 runs as their highest total in the shortest format of the game. The incredible inning of the opener Glens Maxwell (Unbeaten 145 off 65) made it possible. On the other hand, Sri Lanka did not start well and struggled a lot in the beginning. Sri Lanka batsmen could make 178 only and lost the match by a big margin of 85 runs.

248/6 Vs England – 2013

The 2nd highest team total of Australia is 248 for 6 against England at Southampton on 29 Aug 2013. The Australian opener Aaron Finch struck 156 runs from 63 balls that helped them to reach their second-highest total in T20I. England did not start well and lost 4 wickets at 42 but then Joe Root and Ravi Bopara kept the match alive. Both of them tried well but could not get the target.

245/5 Vs New Zealand – 2018

The 3rd highest team total of Australia is 245 runs against New Zealand at Auckland on 16 Feb 2018. While Martin Guptill's 49-ball century was impressive, it was overshadowed by Australia's world-record run chase at Eden Park in Auckland. To set the stage for Australia's response, D'Arcy Short and David Warner blasted explosive boundaries and struck the 50s. Australia's middle-order put the foot on the accelerator when New Zealand struggled to secure the win with overs to play.

233/2 Vs Sri Lanka – 2019

This is the 4th highest team total of Australia in T20I against Sri Lanka at Adelaide on 27 Oct 2019. Aaron Finch's team defeated Sri Lanka with their highest-ever total on Australian soil and fourth-highest overall. Warner’s unbeaten 100 off 56 balls and Finch’s 64 had already set the stage for a big total. The rest of the work has been completed by Glenn Maxwell. Sri Lanka could not handle the pressure and surrendered completely at 99/9.

229/2 Vs Zimbabwe – 2018

The 5th highest team total of Australia came against Zimbabwe at Harare in 2018. The Australian captain Aaron Finch struck an incredible inning of 172 runs from 76 balls that helped them to put a total of 229 on the scoreboard. Ashton Agar and Andrew Tye both bowled well for the Australians on a slow surface that wasn't easy for batters. Zimbabwe’s batting lineup could not handle the pressure and could make only 129 for 9  and lost the match by a big margin of 100 runs. 

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