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One day is left for the T20 World Cup 2024 to start. The first match will be played between America and Canada. This time the World Cup is being played in America and West Indies. This time many new teams are also participating in the World Cup. In such a situation, fans can sometimes get to see high scoring matches. Talking about the history of T20 World Cup, there is a team that has made the record of scoring the most runs in a single match, which no team has been able to break in the World Cup till date. Team India is also included in the list of top-5 teams scoring the most runs in a match.
A special record in the name of Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan team holds the record for scoring the most runs in a match in the T20 World Cup. When the T20 World Cup started in 2007, Sri Lanka scored 260 runs for the loss of 6 wickets against Kenya in this tournament. While batting for Sri Lanka in this match, Jayasuriya scored the highest score of 86 runs. This is the highest score in a single match in the history of the T20 World Cup, which no team has been able to break till date.
Team India at number four
Team India is at fourth place in the list of teams scoring the most runs in a T20 World Cup match. Team India achieved this feat during the 2007 World Cup. Team India made its highest score in the World Cup against a strong team like England. In this match, Team India scored 218 runs by losing 4 wickets in 20 overs. In this match, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag played brilliant innings for Team India. Team India won this match by 18 runs.
Team with most runs in T20 World Cup history
- Sri Lanka 260/6 vs Kenya
- England 230/8 vs South Africa
- South Africa 229/4 vs England
- India 218/4 vs England
- South Africa 211/5 vs Scotland