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Top 10: Highest Team Totals for India in T20I Cricket

Since India’s T20 World Cup victory in 2007, they have established themselves as a powerhouse of T20I cricket. The major reason behind this is India’s power-packed batting lineup, which has evolved a lot with time.

India has produced some of the finest T20I batters, who have scored truckloads of runs at a faster pace. Their extraordinary batting performances have helped the Indian team post mammoth totals on the scoreboard.

This article will list the top 10 highest team totals posted by India in T20I cricket.

Highest Team Totals for India in T20Is

Score Innings Against Venue Date
297/6 1 Bangladesh Hyderabad 12 Oct 2024
283/1 1 South Africa Johannesburg 15 Nov 2024
260/5 1 Sri Lanka Indore 22 Dec 2017
247/9 1 England Wankhede 2 Feb 2025
244/4 2 West Indies Lauderhill 27 Aug 2016
240/3 1 West Indies Wankhede 11 Dec 2019
237/3 1 South Africa Guwahati 2 Oct 2022
235/4 1 Australia Thiruvananthapuram 26 Nov 2023
234/4 1 New Zealand Ahmedabad 1 Feb 2023
234/2 1 Zimbabwe Harare 7 Jul 2024

Key Insights

260/5 against Sri Lanka is India’s highest team total in the T20I format. Thus far, India has posted only 1 250+ score in the shortest format.

244/4 is India’s highest T20I team score in a losing cause. The Men in Blue were chasing the target of 246 runs set by the West Indies in Lauderhill, but they fell short of a run. This remained the overall highest total in a losing cause for almost 7 years until 2023.