Highest T20I totals: England post 304 runs vs South Africa, the 3rd highest ever total, check full list

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England scored 304/2 vs South Africa in the 2nd T20I in Manchester. (Photo: AP)

Full list of highest totals in T20I cricket: Entering 1-0 down in the three-match T20I series against South Africa, England went all guns blazing in the second T20I at Old Trafford in Manchester on Friday to become only the first team to score 300 against a Test-playing nation. Inserted by South Africa, England registered the third-highest-ever total in T20I as they managed 304/2 in 20 overs.

Openers Phil Salt and Jos Buttler showed their range-hitting abilities and helped England get to the 100-run mark in just 5.5 overs as the home team became the second quickest team to score 100 against a full member side. Buttler reached his half-century in just 18 deliveries and added 126 runs for the opening wicket in 7.5 overs before being dismissed for 83 off 30.

Salt continued the onslaught and became the fastest centurion for England by scoring a ton in just 39 deliveries. He remained not out on 141 off 60 as skipper Harry Brook too flourished with the bat, scoring 21-ball 41.

Zimbabwe hold the record of the highest total in T20Is, when the African nation had scored 344 runs in 20 overs against Gambia in 2024. Nepal sit second on this list with 314 runs against Mongolia. India came very close to breaching the 300-run mark but fell short by just 3 runs against Bangladesh in the home series last year.

Highest team totals by a full member nation against a Test-playing side

304/2 – England vs South Africa in Manchester – 2025
297/6 – India vs Bangladesh in Hyderabad – 2024
283/1 – India vs South Africa in Johannesburg in 2024
278/3 – Afghanistan vs Ireland in Dehradun in 2019
267/3 – England vs West Indies in Tarouba in 2023

Full list of highest totals in T20I cricket

Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Score
Zimbabwe	v Gambia	Nairobi (Ruaraka)	23 Oct 2024	344/4
Nepal	v Mongolia	Hangzhou	27 Sep 2023	314/3
England	v South Africa	Manchester	12 Sep 2025	304/2
India	v Bangladesh	Hyderabad	12 Oct 2024	297/6
Zimbabwe	v Seychelles	Nairobi (Gym)	19 Oct 2024	286/5
India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Nov 2024	283/1
Afghanistan	v Ireland	Dehradun	23 Feb 2019	278/3
Czech Rep.	v Turkey	Ilfov County	30 Aug 2019	278/4
Nigeria	v Ivory Coast	Abuja	24 Nov 2024	271/4
Malaysia	v Thailand	Hangzhou	2 Oct 2023	268/4
England	v West Indies	Tarouba	19 Dec 2023	267/3
Australia	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	6 Sep 2016	263/3
Sri Lanka	v Kenya	Johannesburg	14 Sep 2007	260/6
India	v Sri Lanka	Indore	22 Dec 2017	260/5
South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	26 Mar 2023	259/4
Czech Rep.	v Bulgaria	Marsa	12 May 2022	258/2
West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Mar 2023	258/5
Japan	v China	Mong Kok	15 Feb 2024	258/0
Denmark	v Gibraltar	Waterloo	29 Jun 2022	256/5
West Indies	v Ireland	Bready	15 Jun 2025	256/5