Highest Score in T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka’s 260 runs against Kenya is the Highest Score in T20 World Cup to date. England holds the second position with a total score of 230 runs scored against South Africa in the 2016 T20 World Cup tournament.
Highest Score in T20 World Cup
Winning the toss Kenya choose to bowl first where opener Sanath Jayasuriya made an impressive knock of 88 runs off just 44 deliveries while Mahela Jayawardene boosts the team score by adding 65 runs off just 27 deliveries.
Apart from these two impressive knocks, Jehan Mubarak’s unbeaten aggressive knocks of 46 runs from just 13 deliveries boost the Sri Lankan score to 260 runs at the end of 20 overs.
In the second innings, Kenya struggles to make a strong partnership to beat Sri Lanka’s mammoth target. The side failed to chase and lose all 10 wickets and wind up their innings while scoring 88 runs.
Highest Score in T20 World Cup List
Sri Lanka once scored a mammoth 260 runs against Kenya which is the highest score by a team in all T20 World Cups.
| Date | Team | Score | Overs | RR | Opposition | Ground |
| 14 Sep 2007 | Sri Lanka | 260/6 | 20 | 13 | v Kenya | Johannesburg |
| 18 Mar 2016 | England | 230/8 | 19.4 | 11.69 | v South Africa | Mumbai |
| 18 Mar 2016 | South Africa | 229/4 | 20 | 11.45 | v England | Mumbai |
| 19 Sep 2007 | India | 218/4 | 20 | 10.9 | v England | Durban |
| 7 Jun 2009 | South Africa | 211/5 | 20 | 10.55 | v Scotland | The Oval |
| 3 Nov 2021 | India | 210/2 | 20 | 10.5 | v Afghanistan | Abu Dhabi |
| 20 Mar 2016 | South Africa | 209/5 | 20 | 10.45 | v Afghanistan | Mumbai |
| 11 Sep 2007 | South Africa | 208/2 | 17.4 | 11.77 | v West Indies | Johannesburg |
| 11 Sep 2007 | West Indies | 205/6 | 20 | 10.25 | v South Africa | Johannesburg |
| 5 Oct 2012 | West Indies | 205/4 | 20 | 10.25 | v Australia | Colombo (RPS) |
| 16 Mar 2016 | Pakistan | 201/5 | 20 | 10.05 | v Bangladesh | Kolkata |
| 19 Sep 2007 | England | 200/6 | 20 | 10 | v India | Durban |
| 11 Jun 2009 | New Zealand | 198/5 | 20 | 9.9 | v Ireland | Nottingham |
| 14 May 2010 | Australia | 197/7 | 19.5 | 9.93 | v Pakistan | Gros Islet |
| 31 Mar 2016 | West Indies | 196/3 | 19.4 | 9.96 | v India | Mumbai |
| 21 Sep 2012 | England | 196/5 | 20 | 9.8 | v Afghanistan | Colombo (RPS) |
| 29 Mar 2014 | South Africa | 196/5 | 20 | 9.8 | v England | Chattogram |
| 7 May 2010 | Sri Lanka | 195/3 | 20 | 9.75 | v West Indies | Bridgetown |
| 21 Mar 2014 | Netherlands | 193/4 | 13.5 | 13.95 | v Ireland | Sylhet |
| 29 Mar 2014 | England | 193/7 | 20 | 9.65 | v South Africa | Chattogram |
| 25 Mar 2016 | Australia | 193/4 | 20 | 9.65 | v Pakistan | Mohali |
| 10 Jun 2009 | Sri Lanka | 192/5 | 20 | 9.6 | v West Indies | Nottingham |
| 31 Mar 2016 | India | 192/2 | 20 | 9.6 | v West Indies | Mumbai |
| 2 May 2010 | Australia | 191 | 20 | 9.55 | v Pakistan | Gros Islet |
| 3 May 2010 | England | 191/5 | 20 | 9.55 | v West Indies | Providence |
| 14 May 2010 | Pakistan | 191/6 | 20 | 9.55 | v Australia | Gros Islet |
| 21 Sep 2012 | New Zealand | 191/3 | 20 | 9.55 | v Bangladesh | Pallekele |
| 22 Sep 2012 | West Indies | 191/8 | 20 | 9.55 | v Australia | Colombo (RPS) |
| 23 Mar 2014 | Pakistan | 191/5 | 20 | 9.55 | v Australia | Dhaka |
| 27 Mar 2014 | England | 190/4 | 19.2 | 9.82 | v Sri Lanka | Chattogram |
| 16 Sep 2007 | New Zealand | 190 | 20 | 9.5 | v India | Johannesburg |
| 30 Mar 2014 | Pakistan | 190/5 | 20 | 9.5 | v Bangladesh | Dhaka |
| 25 Oct 2021 | Afghanistan | 190/4 | 20 | 9.5 | v Scotland | Sharjah |
| 17 Sep 2007 | Pakistan | 189/6 | 20 | 9.45 | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg |
| 21 Mar 2014 | Ireland | 189/4 | 20 | 9.45 | v Netherlands | Sylhet |
| 27 Mar 2014 | Sri Lanka | 189/4 | 20 | 9.45 | v England | Chattogram |
| 2 Nov 2021 | Pakistan | 189/2 | 20 | 9.45 | v Namibia | Abu Dhabi |
| 13 Sep 2007 | England | 188/9 | 20 | 9.4 | v Zimbabwe | Cape Town |
| 22 Sep 2007 | India | 188/5 | 20 | 9.4 | v Australia | Durban |
| 2 May 2010 | India | 186/5 | 20 | 9.3 | v South Africa | Gros Islet |
| 12 Mar 2016 | Afghanistan | 186/6 | 20 | 9.3 | v Zimbabwe | Nagpur |
| 7 Jun 2009 | England | 185/5 | 20 | 9.25 | v Pakistan | The Oval |
| 7 May 2010 | Australia | 184/5 | 20 | 9.2 | v India | Bridgetown |
| 16 Mar 2016 | West Indies | 183/4 | 18.1 | 10.07 | v England | Mumbai |
| 13 Jun 2009 | South Africa | 183/7 | 20 | 9.15 | v West Indies | The Oval |
| 18 Sep 2012 | Sri Lanka | 182/4 | 20 | 9.1 | v Zimbabwe | Hambantota |
| 16 Mar 2016 | England | 182/6 | 20 | 9.1 | v West Indies | Mumbai |
| 21 Oct 2021 | Bangladesh | 181/7 | 20 | 9.05 | v P.N.G. | Al Amerat |
Highest Partnership in T20 World Cup
Sri Lankan players Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara lead the list by scoring a massive 166 runs partnership against West Indies in the 2010 T20 WC.
Pakistan holds the second position in the list by scoring a match-winning knock of 152 runs against India in the 2021 World Cup.
In the ICC T20 World Cup India vs Pakistan group match, batting at first India scored 151 runs while the Pakistan openers made an unbeaten knock of 152 and rewrite the history of India’s winning streak.
| Date | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Team | Opposition | Ground |
| 7 May 2010 | DPMD Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara | 166 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Bridgetown |
| 24 Oct 2021 | Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam | 152* | 1st | Pakistan | v India | Dubai (DSC) |
| 27 Mar 2014 | AD Hales, EJG Morgan | 152 | 3rd | England | v Sri Lanka | Chattogram |
| 11 Sep 2007 | CH Gayle, DS Smith | 145 | 1st | West Indies | v South Africa | Johannesburg |
| 27 Mar 2014 | TM Dilshan, DPMD Jayawardene | 145 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | v England | Chattogram |
| 1 May 2010 | Kamran Akmal, Salman Butt | 142 | 1st | Pakistan | v Bangladesh | Gros Islet |
| 19 Sep 2007 | G Gambhir, V Sehwag | 136 | 1st | India | v England | Durban |
| 6 Jun 2009 | CH Gayle, ADS Fletcher | 133 | 1st | West Indies | v Australia | The Oval |
| 28 Sep 2012 | SR Watson, DA Warner | 133 | 1st | Australia | v India | Colombo (RPS) |
| 17 Oct 2021 | Aqib Ilyas, Jatinder Singh | 131* | 1st | Oman | v P.N.G. | Al Amerat |
| 10 Jun 2009 | TM Dilshan, ST Jayasuriya | 124 | 1st | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Nottingham |
| 25 Sep 2012 | Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Nazir | 124 | 1st | Pakistan | v Bangladesh | Pallekele |
| 20 Oct 2021 | P Nissanka, PWH de Silva | 123 | 4th | Sri Lanka | v Ireland | Abu Dhabi |
| 11 Sep 2007 | HH Gibbs, JM Kemp | 120* | 3rd | South Africa | v West Indies | Johannesburg |
| 18 Sep 2007 | Shoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq | 119* | 5th | Pakistan | v Australia | Johannesburg |
| 23 Mar 2014 | AJ Finch, GJ Maxwell | 118 | 3rd | Australia | v Pakistan | Dhaka |
| 1 Apr 2014 | Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim | 112 | 3rd | Bangladesh | v Australia | Dhaka |
| 16 May 2010 | C Kieswetter, KP Pietersen | 111 | 2nd | England | v Australia | Bridgetown |
| 13 Sep 2007 | Aftab Ahmed, Mohammad Ashraful | 109 | 3rd | Bangladesh | v West Indies | Johannesburg |
| 29 Sep 2012 | DPMD Jayawardene, KC Sangakkara | 108* | 2nd | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Pallekele |
| 27 Sep 2012 | AD Hales, EJG Morgan | 107 | 4th | England | v West Indies | Pallekele |
| 23 Mar 2014 | RG Sharma, V Kohli | 106 | 2nd | India | v West Indies | Dhaka |
| 16 Sep 2007 | AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden | 104 | 1st | Australia | v Bangladesh | Cape Town |
| 7 May 2010 | SR Watson, DA Warner | 104 | 1st | Australia | v India | Bridgetown |
| 27 Sep 2012 | J Charles, CH Gayle | 103 | 1st | West Indies | v England | Pallekele |
| 20 Sep 2007 | AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden | 102* | 1st | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town |
| 5 Jun 2009 | RS Bopara, LJ Wright | 102 | 1st | England | v Netherlands | Lord’s |
| 9 May 2010 | CL White, MEK Hussey | 101* | 6th | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Bridgetown |
| 17 Sep 2007 | Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik | 101 | 4th | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg |
| 21 Mar 2014 | AD Poynter, KJ O’Brien | 101 | 4th | Ireland | v Netherlands | Sylhet |
| 13 Sep 2007 | KP Pietersen, PD Collingwood | 100 | 4th | England | v Zimbabwe | Cape Town |
| 28 Mar 2014 | RG Sharma, V Kohli | 100 | 2nd | India | v Bangladesh | Dhaka |
| 30 Sep 2012 | SR Watson, MEK Hussey | 99 | 2nd | Australia | v South Africa | Colombo (RPS) |
| 2 May 2010 | SR Watson, DJ Hussey | 98 | 3rd | Australia | v Pakistan | Gros Islet |
| 1 Apr 2014 | AJ Finch, DA Warner | 98 | 1st | Australia | v Bangladesh | Dhaka |
| 12 Mar 2016 | Samiullah Shinwari, Mohammad Nabi | 98 | 5th | Afghanistan | v Zimbabwe | Nagpur |
| 2 May 2010 | JH Kallis, GC Smith | 97 | 2nd | South Africa | v India | Gros Islet |
| 25 Mar 2014 | DR Smith, CH Gayle | 97 | 1st | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Dhaka |
| 13 Mar 2016 | Tamim Iqbal, Sabbir Rahman | 97 | 2nd | Bangladesh | v Oman | Dharamsala |
| 31 Mar 2016 | J Charles, LMP Simmons | 97 | 3rd | West Indies | v India | Mumbai |
| 23 Mar 2014 | Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal | 96 | 3rd | Pakistan | v Australia | Dhaka |
| 18 Mar 2016 | HM Amla, Q de Kock | 96 | 1st | South Africa | v England | Mumbai |
| 13 Sep 2007 | DS Smith, S Chanderpaul | 95 | 2nd | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Johannesburg |
| 3 May 2010 | EJG Morgan, LJ Wright | 95 | 5th | England | v West Indies | Providence |
| 16 Mar 2016 | Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez | 95 | 2nd | Pakistan | v Bangladesh | Kolkata |
| 20 Sep 2012 | RE Levi, HM Amla | 94* | 1st | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Hambantota |
| 8 May 2010 | C Kieswetter, KP Pietersen | 94 | 2nd | England | v South Africa | Bridgetown |
| 18 Sep 2012 | KC Sangakkara, BMAJ Mendis | 94 | 4th | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Hambantota |
| 21 Sep 2012 | JEC Franklin, BB McCullum | 94 | 2nd | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Pallekele |
| 20 Oct 2021 | MG Erasmus, D Wiese | 93 | 4th | Namibia | v Netherlands | Abu Dhabi |
