Top 10 Teams With Most 200 Or 200+ Scores In T20 Internationals

The inception of T20 cricket has changed the way how the cricketers now look into the game of cricket. The batters now attack the bowlers from the first ball, making it interesting for the spectators. The change in rules favouring the batters and short boundaries have also helped the cause of the batsmen.

There was a time scoring 250 in ODIs was a tough job to achieve. Nowadays, scoring 200+ runs even in T20 cricket is a household thing as teams have made a habit of achieving this landmark.

Here is the list of top 10 teams with most 200+ totals in T20I cricket:

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10. Afghanistan – 5

Afghanistan Cricket Team have made rapid progress in the last few years in international cricket. They have been a force to reckon with when it comes to the T20 format of the game. The team from the Asian continent have a few players like Mohammad Shahzad, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, to name a few to lead their batting in this format of the game.

Although they are yet to attain the highest level of cricket, the Afghans have impressed in this little time. They have so far scored five 200 or 200+ totals in T20I cricket.

9. Ireland – 6

Ireland has come up the ranks in the limited-overs cricket in very little time. The Ireland cricketers have gained experience playing in various T20 cricket leagues who have made it big in the national team.

They have scored six 200 or 200+ scores in the history of T20 cricket; thus finding themselves in the 9th spot in the list of most 200+ totals by a T20I team.

8. Pakistan – 6

Pakistan is the best and most consistent team when it comes to the shortest format of the game despite struggling in the ODI and Test format. They are currently the top-ranked T20I side in the ICC Rankings.

More than individual brilliance, the Men in Greens have focused on team effort’s and have reached greater heights. The likes of Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam have dominated the batting and have managed to cross 200+ totals in six matches. As a result, they find themselves in eighth place in the list of most 200 or 200+ scores in the T20Is.

7. Sri Lanka – 7

Although the Sri Lanka team have struggled in recent times, they have a glorious past. The team dominated by the likes Tilakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, and Kumar Sangakkara made a world-class batting and lifted the World Cup trophy in 2014.

The Islanders have scored seven 200+ totals since the inceptions of T20I cricket and, thus they sit on the sixth spot in the list most 200+ scores in the shortest format of the game.

6. West Indies – 8

West Indies have two T20 World Cups, and they are one of the best teams in the business. They have a number of quality players in their ranks who have attained heights playing in various T20 leagues across the globe. The likes of Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Keiron Pollard have taken this side to greater heights.

The team from the Caribbean Island is one of the destructive teams when it comes to batting. They have eight 200 or 200+ scores in the shortest format of the game, helping them sit in the seventh spot.

5. England – 8

England have been a dominant force in the last four years and have gained massive success. They have a superb batting unit dominated by the likes of Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow among the current crop who have made scoring look easy.

The current World Champions in the fifty-overs format has also been consistent in the T20 format. They have registered eight 200+ total in the shortest format of the game which helps them sit in the fifth place in the list most 200+ totals in a T20I match.

4. New Zealand – 9

New Zealand is one of the most consistent teams, be it in any format of the game. They have relied mostly on team performance with every player coming up with good contributions whenever necessary.

The Black Caps have an excellent winning record in the T20Is and have posted massive totals on the scoreboard. There have been nine matches when the Kiwis have gone past 200+ scores in the shortest format of the game.

3. South Africa – 11

South Africa have benefitted from the presence of AB de Villiers and a few more T20 specialists in the 20-over format of the game. They have a strong batting line-up who have time and again put towering totals on the board taking on the bowling units of the opponents.

There are 11 instances when the Proteas have scored 200 or 200+ totals in T20Is.

2. Australia – 12

Australia have time and again produced quality batters who have dominated world cricket. Although they have not won the World Cup in the shortest format of the game but shares an excellent record.

So far, the Aussies have amassed 12 200+ scores in T20 cricket which take them to the second spot in the list of most 200 or 200+ totals in T20I cricket only after India.

1. India – 17

India is one of the best batting units across the globe in all the formats of the game. The likes of Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, and MS Dhoni have powered their batting and can murder any bowling unit. Besides, playing in the IPL has helped the Indian players accustomed to the shortest format of the game.

The Men in Blues have made it habit of posting towering totals in the T20I format. They have 17 200 or 200+ totals to their name since the inception of this format in 2007.

(All Stats Updated Till 24th January, 2020)