In the T20 World Cup, South Africa has so far put a total of more than 200 on the board a maximum of 5 times.
T20 World Cup 2024 It has started on 2 June under the joint hosting of West Indies and America. A total of 20 teams are participating in this edition, which have been divided into four groups of five teams each. After the group stage, the top-2 teams in the points table of each group will reach the Super-8. The Super-8 round will be played from 19 June, after which the semi-finals and the final will be played.
So far in the tournament, we have been getting to see one thrilling match after another. Today we are going to tell you which teams have put a total of more than 200 on the board so far in the T20 World Cup.
Teams that scored more than 200 totals in T20 World Cup-
South Africa Cricket Team- 5 times
In the T20 World Cup, South Africa has so far put a total of more than 200 on the board a maximum of 5 times.
- South Africa scored 208/2 runs for the first time while chasing a target of 206 runs against West Indies in 2007. Herschelle Gibbs played the highest innings of 90 runs for the team.
- In the 2009 T20 World Cup, riding on AB de Villiers’ unbeaten innings of 79 runs, the team scored 211/5 against Scotland.
- In 2016, the team had scored 229/4 against England, but the team had to face defeat in this match.
- In the 2016 T20 World Cup, the team had again scored 209/5 against Afghanistan and the team had won this match.
- South Africa scored 205/5 against Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup 2022. The team also won this match.
England Cricket Team- 2 times
The England cricket team has put up a total of more than 200 twice in the T20 World Cup so far.
- England scored 200/6 while chasing 219 runs against India in the 2007 T20 World Cup, but the team could not win the match. Kevin Pietersen (39) and Vikram Solanki (41) played important innings. Let us tell you that in the same match, Yuvraj Singh hit 6 sixes in an over against Stuart Broad.
- In the 2016 T20 World Cup, England scored 230/8 while chasing 229 runs against South Africa. Joe Root scored the highest 83 runs in 44 balls.
West Indies Cricket Team- 2 times
The West Indies cricket team has scored more than 200 runs while batting twice in the T20 World Cup so far.
- West Indies batted first against South Africa in their first match of the 2007 T20 World Cup and scored 205/6. Chris Gayle played an explosive innings of 117 runs in 57 balls. However, South Africa chased the runs easily.
- The second time West Indies scored a total of more than 200 runs (205/4) was in 2012 in the semi-final against Australia in Colombo. Chris Gayle scored 75 runs. Kieron Pollard played an unbeaten innings of 38 runs. West Indies won this match by 74 runs.
Indian Cricket Team- 2 times
Team India has so far put a total of more than 200 on the board twice in the T20 World Cup.
- Batting first against England in the 2007 T20 World Cup, India scored 218/4. Yuvraj Singh scored 58 runs in 16 balls. Virender Sehwag (68) and Gautam Gambhir (58) also played brilliant innings.
- India scored 210/2 against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi in the 2021 T20 World Cup. KL Rahul (69) and Rohit Sharma (74) scored half-centuries.
Similarly, teams like New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have also posted a total of more than 200 runs in the T20 World Cup once so far.