Five T20I Matches That Registered Most Runs Scored By Boundaries

The first official twenty20 was played between Australia and New Zealand in 2005. Although it was the beginning of the new version of the game, the Aussie players smashed 14 fours and 12 sixes that summed up 128 runs for the team out of their total 214 runs.

The victory was important, and so was the near maiden century of Ricky Ponting in the historic game. But it was the smashing boundaries and the lesser number of balls that drove the fans crazy in the stadium and at their homes.

Twenty20 cricket is all about the exquisite boundaries pulled by the batsmen across the stand. And over the years, the cricketers have honed their skills to score most runs in fewer balls. With different environment and weather conditions, the batsmen of all calibre toy with the bowlers.

The shorter format is all about the blistering boundaries, and the raining sixes smashed all over the cricket ground. And the excitement sets the tone of the match when the batsman on the crease showers boundaries after boundaries and score a hundred just like Ponting.

The more number of boundaries results in higher scores compiled by the entire team in a lesser number of overs. Here is the list of the top five T20I fixtures that registered most runs acquired from just fours and sixes.

Top five T20I fixtures registering most runs scored by boundaries

5. Sri Lanka vs Kenya – 186 runs (30 fours and 11 sixes)

The Sri Lanka cricketers accumulated the fifth-most runs via boundaries in the 8th Match of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20. The number of experimental international fixtures, the ICC introduced a biennial T20 tournament in 2007.

Sri Lanka marched up against Kenya, and the best batter of the team opened the match with a stunning boundary. Six out of the eight batsmen had hit the boundaries to set the target for the opposing team. However, Sanath Jayasuriya (88) and Jayawardene (65) compiled most runs for the team.

Opener Jayasuriya struck eleven fours and four sixes while Jayawardene had hit nine fours and two sixes. Sri Lanka composed a total of 260 runs out of which 30 fours and 11 sixes accumulated 186.

4. Scotland vs Netherlands – 188 runs (17 fours and 20 sixes)

In the 2^nd match of the Ireland Tri-Nation T20I Series, Scotland had fixed the target of 253 runs for Netherlands to chase. The opener George Munsey and Kyle Coetzer partnered together went berserk against the Netherland bowlers.

The two plundered boundaries after boundaries and scored 200 runs before their first wicket was down. Munsey remained not out for 127 runs and struck the most number of boundaries (five fours and fourteen sixes). Meanwhile, Coetzer scored 50-ball 89 runs with eleven fours and five sixes.

Scotland summed up total 252 runs out of which 188 runs were compiled from 17 fours and 20 stunning sixes. They defeated Netherlands by 58 runs, restricting the team for 194/7.

3. Czech Republic vs Turkey – 200 runs (29 fours and 14 sixes)

With several twenty20 leagues occurring lately, there have been plenty record-making innings in the T20I cricket. The third T20I fixture where the winning team gathered most runs by boundaries came in the 6^th match of the recently conducted Romania Cup in 2019.

The match took place between the Czech Republic and Turkey that turned out as a one-sided game in the last. Not only did the game registered the quickest T20I hundred, but it also recorded the largest victory margin in the T20I records. Opening innings, Czech Rep had quite the start as their openers bagged few quick-fired in the beginning.

However, apart from Sumit Pokhriyal (79) and Sudesh Wickramasekara (104*) none of the Czech cricketers were able to score runs for the team. The duo, and the titbits from other batters, accumulated 278 runs for Turkey to chase. With 29 fours and 14 sixes, the team bagged 200 runs through just boundaries.

In the meantime, it was a massive target for a team to chase in 20 overs, but Turkey could not even reach 25 runs before the entire team was in the pavilion in just eight overs.

2. Afghanistan vs Ireland – 208 runs (19 fours and 22 sixes)

Hazratullah Zazai of Afghanistan is counted among the best T20I openers in the cricket world. In the 2^nd match of the T20I series against Ireland, Zazai single-handily soared Afghanistan past the 200-runs mark.

Pairing with Usman Ghani (48-ball 73), the Afghan opener might have crashed the will power of Irish bowlers with his power-jammed boundaries. He struck 11 fours, which could still be seen in a T20I match but he went on to smash 16 sixes as he scored 162 runs from just 62 balls.

Afghanistan scored 278/3 which was difficult for a time like Ireland to chase against the Afghan bowlers. In the end, Afghanistan won the match by 84 runs and recorded the second T20I innings to post 208 runs through 19 fours and 22 sixes.

1. India vs Sri Lanka – 210 runs (21 fours and 21 sixes)

The topmost runs through boundaries are compiled by the Indian batsmen who have world’s best hitters in the game. In the 2^nd T20I fixture against visiting Sri Lanka, the openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul raided the visitors with non-stop boundaries.

Rohit struck 12 fours and ten sixes as he secured 118 runs from just 43 balls. Had he been a bit more careful, the right-hander would have gone for scoring the unbelievable double ton in the T20I game.