4 Batsmen With Most 50+ Scores in T20Is Where Team Scored 200+ Total
Published - 03 Jul 2021, 05:59 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:48 AM
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In T20I matches, a 50+ score is considered a good knock for batsmen and a 200+ team total is considered a massive one. Whenever the batting team crosses 200+ total on the scoreboard, the opposition team often comes under pressure. Often when a team scores more than 200+ runs, there are one or more than one players who smash 50+ scores.
Sometimes, the 200+ team totals also observe a batsman hitting a century. In the history of T20I cricket, there have been many instances when a team scored more than 200 runs in an innings and few batsmen smashed 50+ scores.
Putting 200+ plus runs on the scoreboard also enables the batting team to put mental pressure on the fielding team. Chasing a 200+ target in a T20I match is a difficult task since the team has a required rate of more than 10 since the start of its batting innings. However, there are still some teams who have managed to chase a 200+ target while batting second.
Whenever a team scores more than 200 runs in a T20I game, there is always at least one batsman who smashes a spectacular knock in the match. In this listicle, we take a look at 4 batsmen with the most 50+ scores in T20Is where the team scored 200+ total.
4 Batsmen With Most 50+ Scores in T20Is Where Team Scored 200+ Total
Colin Munro- 5
Colin Munro takes the 4th spot in this list. The New Zealand cricketer has smashed five 50+ scores in T20Is when the team scored more than 200 runs. ??In a T20I encounter against Bangladesh in November 2013, the left-handed batsman smashed unbeaten 73 runs to take New Zealand to 204/5 on the scoreboard. New Zealand once scored 243/5 against West Indies in a T20I match in January 2018, and the 34-year-old Munro smashed 104 runs in the match.
During New Zealand vs Australia match in February 2018, Munro’s 76-run knock took New Zealand to 243/6 while batting first. During New Zealand vs India’s T20I game in February 2019, Munro accounted for 72 runs in New Zealand’s total of 212/4. New Zealand once also scored 203/5 against India in January 2020, with opener Colin Munro scoring 59 but in a losing cause. He is number 4 in the list of batsmen with the most 50+ scores when a team has scored more than 200 runs in a T20I match
Aaron Finch-6
Aaron Finch takes the 3rd spot in this list with six 50+ scores when the team scored 200+ on the scoreboard in a T20I match. Aaron Finch scored a century (156) to lead Australia to 248/6 in a T20I game against England in August 2013. During Australia vs India T20I encounter in October 2013, Finch scored 89 runs to lead this team to 201/7. Australia scored 213/4 against England in January 2014, and the right-handed batsman Finch smacked 52 in the match.
The current Aussie T20I skipper Finch also scored a fabulous 172 during Australia’s 229/2 total in a match against Zimbabwe in July 2018. In October 2019, Finch scored 64 runs as Australia reached 233-2 on the scoreboard against Sri Lanka. During Australia vs New Zealand T20I encounter in March 2021, Finch’s 69 runs emerged crucial for Australia to reach 208/4 on the scoreboard. He is number 3 in the list of batsmen with the most 50+ scores when a team has scored more than 200 runs in a T20I match
KL Rahul- 7
Indian cricketer KL Rahul takes the 7th spot in this list with seven 50+ scores when the team reached 200 plus totals on the scoreboard. During India vs West Indies T20I encounter in August 2016, the right-handed batsman KL Rahul scored an unbeaten 110 in India’s 244/4 total.
In a match against Sri Lanka in December 2016, KL Rahul scored 89 as India reached a mammoth 260/5 in 20 overs. During India vs Ireland T20I game in June 2018, the wicketkeeper-batsman Rahul scored 70 runs to take India to 213/4.
Against West Indies in a T20I match in December 2019, India put up 207/5 on the scoreboard with KL Rahul smashing 62. The 29-year-old KL Rahul also scored 91 runs in a match against West Indies in December 2019, taking India to a massive total of 240/3.
During India vs Sri Lanka T20I encounter in January 2020, KL Rahul smacked 54 runs during the team’s total of 201/6. India once scored 204/4 against New Zealand in a match in January 2020, with KL Rahul hitting 56 in the match. He is number 2 in the list of batsmen with the most 50+ scores when a team has scored more than 200 runs in a T20I match
Rohit Sharma-8
Rohit Sharma takes the top spot in this list. The right-handed batsman has smashed eight 50+ scores when India accounted for 200+ runs in T20Is. The right-handed batsman smashed 52 runs when India scored 200/3 in a match against Australia in January 2016. In August 2016, India scored 244/4 in a T20I game against West Indies with Sharma hitting 62.
During India vs New Zealand T20I encounter in November 2017, Rohit Sharma contributed 80 runs in India’s total of 202/3. Against Sri Lanka in December 2017, Rohit Sharma’s 118-run knock helped India to reach 206/5 batting first.
He also scored 97 to take India to 208/5 in a match against Ireland in June 2018. Against England in a T20I match in July 2018, India scored 201/3 with Rohit Sharma smacking an unbeaten 100.
The Indian T20I vice-captain also smashed 71 runs during India’s 240/3 on the scoreboard in a match against West Indies in December 2019. During India vs England T20I encounter in March 2021, Sharma smashed 64 runs during India’s total of 224/2 on the scoreboard. He is number 1 in the list of batsmen with the most 50+ scores when a team has scored more than 200 runs in a T20I match.
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