Only two men's T20Is have reached 500 runs: Centurion with 517 and Ranchi with 501, the second match of this series.
Back to the trend of the day: India lose to West Indies; the whole series comes down to Saturday
Poly Rating · from the trend of the day
Highest-scoring men's T20 internationals ever
These are the men's T20 internationals with the most runs scored by both teams together. Ties are broken first by sixes, then by the closer finish.
- No. 1: South Africa v West Indies, Centurion, 2023
- 10 places
- 9 AIs
01Final list
9 AIs each built their own list of ten independently. Here is one result that is easy to check: every place has a reason, a source, and the list of AIs that included it.
A bright badge means this AI put the entry on its list. A dim badge means it did not.
- 1
South Africa v West Indies, Centurion, 2023
The record is 517 runs, with 35 sixes. South Africa chased 259, still the highest successful chase in men's T20Is.
Included it: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, MiMo, Kimi. Did not include: Meta, Nemotron, Qwen, Ernie.In their lists: Claude: 1 · ChatGPT: 1 · Gemini: 1 · MiMo: 1 · Kimi: 1
What each AI noted 5
- Claudeplace 1
517 runs (258/5 and 259/4), the highest combined total in a men's T20I.
Source ↗ - ChatGPTplace 1
517 combined runs (258/5 and 259/4); 35 sixes; South Africa won by 6 wickets; both teams are ICC Full Members.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 1
Record 517 combined runs (WI 258/5, SA 259/4) with 35 sixes as South Africa chased down 259 with 7 balls to spare between Full Members.
Source ↗ - MiMoplace 1
The all-time record 517 runs (WI 258/5, SA 259/4) with 35 sixes; South Africa's 259-chase is still the highest in men's T20Is, won by 6 wickets — both sides full ICC members.
Source ↗ - Kimiplace 1
Still the summit: West Indies 258/5, South Africa 259/4 — a record chase sealed by 6 wickets with 5 balls left, with a T20I-record 35 sixes and hundreds from Johnson Charles and Quinton de Kock; both full ICC members.
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India v West Indies, Ranchi, 2026
501 runs and 33 sixes in this series. West Indies chased 250 and won by six wickets.
Included it: Claude, ChatGPT, MiMo, Kimi. Did not include: Meta, Gemini, Nemotron, Qwen, Ernie.In their lists: Claude: 2 · ChatGPT: 2 · MiMo: 2 · Kimi: 2
What each AI noted 4
- Claudeplace 2
501 runs (252/4 v 249/5), with about 33 sixes reported. West Indies won by 6 wickets in the second T20I of this series.
Source ↗ - ChatGPTplace 2
501 combined runs (249/5 and 252/4); 33 sixes; West Indies won by 6 wickets; both teams are ICC Full Members.
Source ↗ - MiMoplace 2
501 runs (India 249/5, West Indies 252/4) and 33 sixes — the second-highest aggregate ever, as West Indies won by 6 wickets; both sides full ICC members.
Source ↗ - Kimiplace 2
The newest entry: India 249/5, West Indies 252/4 in 18.3 overs — the second-highest chase in T20I history, decided by 6 wickets with 9 balls left, with 33 sixes between two full-member sides.
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India v England, Mumbai, 2026
499 runs and 34 sixes in the T20 World Cup semi-final, which India won by 7 runs.
Included it: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, MiMo, Kimi. Did not include: Meta, Nemotron, Qwen, Ernie.In their lists: Claude: 3 · ChatGPT: 3 · Gemini: 2 · MiMo: 3 · Kimi: 3
What each AI noted 5
- Claudeplace 3
499 runs (253/7 v 246/7) in a World Cup semi-final that India won by 7 runs. Reports give 34 sixes.
Source ↗ - ChatGPTplace 3
499 combined runs (253/7 and 246/7); 34 sixes; India won by 7 runs; both teams are ICC Full Members.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 2
499 combined runs (IND 253/7, ENG 246/7) with 34 sixes in a 7-run thriller at Wankhede Stadium between Full Members.
Source ↗ - MiMoplace 3
499 runs (India 253/7, England 246/7) with 34 sixes in a T20 World Cup semi-final — India won by just 7 runs, the closest finish of the top four; both sides full ICC members.
Source ↗ - Kimiplace 3
India 253/7 beat England 246/7 by 7 runs in the T20 World Cup semi-final — the highest aggregate in World Cup history, with Sanju Samson's 89 and Jacob Bethell's 105 for two full-member teams.
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India v New Zealand, Thiruvananthapuram, 2026
496 runs and 36 sixes. Ishan Kishan's 103 powered India to a 46-run win.
Included it: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, MiMo, Kimi. Did not include: Meta, Nemotron, Qwen, Ernie.In their lists: Claude: 4 · ChatGPT: 4 · Gemini: 3 · MiMo: 4 · Kimi: 4
What each AI noted 5
- Claudeplace 4
496 runs (271/5 v 225). The record list gives the totals, but I found no sixes or margin figures.
Source ↗ - ChatGPTplace 4
496 combined runs (271/5 and 225); 36 sixes; India won by 46 runs; both teams are ICC Full Members.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 3
496 combined runs (IND 251/4, NZ 245/8) with 33 sixes as India prevailed by 6 runs in a bilateral run-fest between Full Members.
Source ↗ - MiMoplace 4
496 runs (India 271/5, New Zealand 225) — Ishan Kishan's 103 powered a 46-run win in the highest aggregate between these teams; both sides full ICC members.
Source ↗ - Kimiplace 4
India 271/5 beat New Zealand by 46 runs, powered by Ishan Kishan's 103 off 43 with 10 sixes; a full-member contest that briefly held second place all-time.
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West Indies v India, Lauderhill, 2016
489 runs and 32 sixes. West Indies won by one run, the closest finish in this top ten.
Included it: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, MiMo, Kimi. Did not include: Meta, Nemotron, Qwen, Ernie.In their lists: Claude: 5 · ChatGPT: 5 · Gemini: 4 · MiMo: 5 · Kimi: 5
What each AI noted 5
- Claudeplace 5
489 runs (245/6 v 244/4), a one-run margin. Both teams are full ICC members.
Source ↗ - ChatGPTplace 5
489 combined runs (245/6 and 244/4); 32 sixes; West Indies won by 1 run; both teams are ICC Full Members.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 4
489 combined runs (WI 245/6, IND 244/4) with 32 sixes, decided by a 1-run West Indies victory off the final delivery between Full Members.
Source ↗ - MiMoplace 5
489 runs (WI 245/6, India 244/4) with 32 sixes — West Indies won by 1 run, the narrowest margin in this top 10; both sides full ICC members.
Source ↗ - Kimiplace 5
West Indies 245/6 held off India's 244/4 by 1 run — the closest finish in this top ten and still the highest unsuccessful chase (KL Rahul 110*) in T20Is between two full members.
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Bulgaria v Serbia, Sofia, 2022
488 runs with 33 sixes, one more than the other 488-run match. Bulgaria won with two balls left.
Included it: ChatGPT, Gemini, MiMo, Kimi. Did not include: Claude, Meta, Nemotron, Qwen, Ernie.In their lists: ChatGPT: 6 · Gemini: 6 · MiMo: 7 · Kimi: 6
What each AI noted 4
- ChatGPTplace 6
488 combined runs (242/4 and 246/4); 33 sixes, breaking the 488-run tie; Bulgaria won by 6 wickets; neither team is an ICC Full Member.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 6
488 combined runs (SRB 242/4, BUL 246/4) with 33 sixes as Bulgaria chased down 243 to win by 6 wickets in an Associate Member thriller.
Source ↗ - MiMoplace 7
488 runs (Serbia 242/4, Bulgaria 246/4) with 33 sixes — Bulgaria won by 6 wickets with only 2 balls left; both sides are associate members, not full ICC members.
Source ↗ - Kimiplace 6
Serbia 242/4, Bulgaria 246/4 — Bulgaria won by 6 wickets with only 2 balls to spare, the tightest finish among the 488-run games, with 33 sixes; neither side is a full ICC member.
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New Zealand v Australia, Auckland, 2018
488 runs and 32 sixes. Australia chased 244 at the time-record pace to win by five wickets.
Included it: ChatGPT, Gemini, MiMo, Kimi. Did not include: Claude, Meta, Nemotron, Qwen, Ernie.In their lists: ChatGPT: 7 · Gemini: 5 · MiMo: 6 · Kimi: 7
What each AI noted 4
- ChatGPTplace 7
488 combined runs (243/6 and 245/5); 32 sixes; Australia won by 5 wickets; both teams are ICC Full Members.
Source ↗ - Geminiplace 5
488 combined runs (NZ 243/6, AUS 245/5) with 32 sixes as Australia achieved a record chase to win by 5 wickets between Full Members.
Source ↗ - MiMoplace 6
488 runs (NZ 243/6, AUS 245/5) with 32 sixes — Australia won by 5 wickets, a closer margin than the other 488-run match; both sides full ICC members.
Source ↗ - Kimiplace 7
New Zealand 243/6, Australia 245/5 in 18.5 overs — a then-record chase at Eden Park by two full members; tied at 488 but ranked below Sofia on the closeness tiebreak (9 balls left vs 2).
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Bulgaria v Gibraltar, Sofia, 2025
487 runs and a T20I-record 41 sixes. Bulgaria chased 244 in just 14.2 overs.
Included it: ChatGPT, MiMo, Kimi. Did not include: Claude, Meta, Gemini, Nemotron, Qwen, Ernie.In their lists: ChatGPT: 8 · MiMo: 8 · Kimi: 8
What each AI noted 3
- ChatGPTplace 8
487 combined runs (243/7 and 244/4); 41 sixes, breaking the 487-run tie; Bulgaria won by 6 wickets; neither team is an ICC Full Member.
Source ↗ - MiMoplace 8
487 runs (Gibraltar 243/7, Bulgaria 244/4) with a record 41 sixes — Bulgaria won by 6 wickets; both sides are associate members, not full ICC members.
Source ↗ - Kimiplace 8
Bulgaria chased down Gibraltar's huge total in 14.2 overs, winning by 6 wickets — a match that produced a T20I-record 41 sixes at a combined run rate of 14.18; both are associate members.
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Hungary v Austria, Szodliget, 2026
487 runs. Austria made 322 for 7 and won by 157 runs, the widest margin on this list.
Included it: ChatGPT, MiMo, Kimi. Did not include: Claude, Meta, Gemini, Nemotron, Qwen, Ernie.In their lists: ChatGPT: 9 · MiMo: 9 · Kimi: 9
What each AI noted 3
- ChatGPTplace 9
487 combined runs (322/7 and 165); 30 sixes; Austria won by 157 runs; neither team is an ICC Full Member.
Source ↗ - MiMoplace 9
487 runs (Austria 322/7, Hungary 165) — Karanbir Singh's 164 off 57 underpinned a 157-run win, the widest margin in this top 10; both sides are associate members.
Source ↗ - Kimiplace 9
Austria 322/7 crushed Hungary 165 by 157 runs — tied at 487 but the least close finish of the pair, between two associate sides.
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Afghanistan v Ireland, Dehradun, 2019
472 runs. Hazratullah Zazai's 162 not out drove Afghanistan to 278 and an 84-run win.
Included it: ChatGPT, MiMo, Kimi. Did not include: Claude, Meta, Gemini, Nemotron, Qwen, Ernie.In their lists: ChatGPT: 10 · MiMo: 10 · Kimi: 10
What each AI noted 3
- ChatGPTplace 10
472 combined runs (278/3 and 194/6); 30 sixes; Afghanistan won by 84 runs; both teams are ICC Full Members.
Source ↗ - MiMoplace 10
472 runs (Afghanistan 278/3, Ireland 194/6) — Hazratullah Zazai's 162* (16 sixes) led an 84-run win; both sides full ICC members.
Source ↗ - Kimiplace 10
Afghanistan 278/3 (Hazratullah Zazai 162*) beat Ireland 194/6 by 84 runs; both are full ICC members, making it the highest-scoring full-member game decided by a runs margin at the time.
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02Worth knowing
What the AIs noticed while building the list.
Hyderabad's 470 runs (West Indies 247/3, India 223) finished just outside the all-time top ten, two runs behind tenth place.
The record for sixes belongs to Bulgaria v Gibraltar in 2025, with 41, which is more than the 35 hit at Centurion.
Three of the four highest-scoring T20Is were played in 2026: Ranchi (501), Mumbai (499) and Thiruvananthapuram (496).
Lauderhill in 2016 was the first men's T20I with two hundreds in one match, from Evin Lewis and KL Rahul, and West Indies won it by one run.
03How we counted
In plain words, no formulas.
1The question
Top 10 highest-scoring men's T20 internationals by combined runs
2Why this topic
India and West Indies scored 470 runs between them in Hyderabad, so people will want to know where that match sits among the biggest-scoring T20 games ever played.
3Where it applies
Global men's T20I cricket, all time
4What we looked at
- Combined runs scored by both teams in the match
- Total sixes hit in the match
- Winning margin, with closer finishes ranked higher on a tie
- Whether both teams are full ICC members
5Who ranked
9 AIs, each building its own list of ten independently and naming a source for every place: Claude, ChatGPT, Meta, Gemini, Nemotron, MiMo, Qwen, Kimi, Ernie.
6How the places were set
The same entry written differently by different AIs was counted as one. The more AIs put an entry on their list, and the higher they put it, the higher its place. "AI agreement" shows how many of the AIs had it on their own list. Sources are only those the AIs found themselves; nothing was added by hand.
04Each AI's own list
Claude6 places · 3 notes
The same question, answered by Claude alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1South Africa v West Indies, Centurion, 26 Mar 2023
517 runs (258/5 and 259/4), the highest combined total in a men's T20I.
Source ↗ - 2West Indies v India, Ranchi, 9 Oct 2026
501 runs (252/4 v 249/5), with about 33 sixes reported. West Indies won by 6 wickets in the second T20I of this series.
Source ↗ - 3India v England, Wankhede, 5 Mar 2026
499 runs (253/7 v 246/7) in a World Cup semi-final that India won by 7 runs. Reports give 34 sixes.
Source ↗ - 4India v New Zealand, Thiruvananthapuram, 31 Jan 2026
496 runs (271/5 v 225). The record list gives the totals, but I found no sixes or margin figures.
Source ↗ - 5West Indies v India, Lauderhill, 27 Aug 2016
489 runs (245/6 v 244/4), a one-run margin. Both teams are full ICC members.
Source ↗ - 6West Indies v India, Hyderabad, 14 Oct 2026
470 runs (247/3 v 223), won by 24 runs. A live blog counts at least 15 sixes. A search summary put it near the fourth spot on Cricinfo's all-T20 table, but that table also includes franchise matches.
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What Claude noticed
Three of the top five aggregates involve India, and the top three include two 2026 matches. The Ranchi match was played only days ago.
The 2016 Lauderhill game was decided by a single run, and 489 runs is still fifth on the list.
Only six of the ten places are verified. Ranks 7 to 10 could not be confirmed because the Cricinfo records page returned 403 and Wikipedia's table showed only five rows. They were left out rather than guessed.
ChatGPT10 places · 4 notes
The same question, answered by ChatGPT alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1West Indies vs South Africa — Centurion, 2023
517 combined runs (258/5 and 259/4); 35 sixes; South Africa won by 6 wickets; both teams are ICC Full Members.
Source ↗ - 2India vs West Indies — Ranchi, 2026
501 combined runs (249/5 and 252/4); 33 sixes; West Indies won by 6 wickets; both teams are ICC Full Members.
Source ↗ - 3India vs England — Mumbai, 2026
499 combined runs (253/7 and 246/7); 34 sixes; India won by 7 runs; both teams are ICC Full Members.
Source ↗ - 4India vs New Zealand — Thiruvananthapuram, 2026
496 combined runs (271/5 and 225); 36 sixes; India won by 46 runs; both teams are ICC Full Members.
Source ↗ - 5West Indies vs India — Lauderhill, 2016
489 combined runs (245/6 and 244/4); 32 sixes; West Indies won by 1 run; both teams are ICC Full Members.
Source ↗ - 6Serbia vs Bulgaria — Sofia, 2022
488 combined runs (242/4 and 246/4); 33 sixes, breaking the 488-run tie; Bulgaria won by 6 wickets; neither team is an ICC Full Member.
Source ↗ - 7New Zealand vs Australia — Auckland, 2018
488 combined runs (243/6 and 245/5); 32 sixes; Australia won by 5 wickets; both teams are ICC Full Members.
Source ↗ - 8Gibraltar vs Bulgaria — Sofia, 2025
487 combined runs (243/7 and 244/4); 41 sixes, breaking the 487-run tie; Bulgaria won by 6 wickets; neither team is an ICC Full Member.
Source ↗ - 9Austria vs Hungary — Szodliget, 2026
487 combined runs (322/7 and 165); 30 sixes; Austria won by 157 runs; neither team is an ICC Full Member.
Source ↗ - 10Afghanistan vs Ireland — Dehradun, 2019
472 combined runs (278/3 and 194/6); 30 sixes; Afghanistan won by 84 runs; both teams are ICC Full Members.
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What ChatGPT noticed
Only two men's T20Is have reached 500 combined runs: Centurion's 517 and Ranchi's 501.
The 499-run India–England semifinal set a men's T20 World Cup match aggregate record.
Bulgaria chased Gibraltar's 243/7 in just 14.2 overs, finishing with 34 balls to spare.
India–New Zealand produced 36 sixes despite totaling 21 fewer runs than the Centurion record match.
Grok10 places · 4 notes
The same question, answered by Grok alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1South Africa vs West Indies, Centurion, 2023
517 combined runs, with 35 sixes; South Africa won by six wickets with seven balls left, and both sides are full ICC members.
Source ↗ - 2India vs West Indies, Ranchi, 2026
501 combined runs, with 33 sixes; West Indies won by six wickets with nine balls left, and both sides are full ICC members.
Source ↗ - 3India vs England, Mumbai, 2026
499 combined runs, with 34 sixes; India won the T20 World Cup semi-final by seven runs, and both sides are full ICC members.
Source ↗ - 4India vs New Zealand, Thiruvananthapuram, 2026
496 combined runs, with 36 sixes; India won by 46 runs, and both sides are full ICC members.
Source ↗ - 5West Indies vs India, Lauderhill, 2016
489 combined runs, with 32 sixes; West Indies won by one run, the closest finish in this list, and both sides are full ICC members.
Source ↗ - 6Bulgaria vs Serbia, Sofia, 2022
488 combined runs, with 33 sixes, so it ranks above the other 488; Bulgaria won by six wickets with two balls left, and neither side is a full ICC member.
Source ↗ - 7New Zealand vs Australia, Auckland, 2018
488 combined runs, with 32 sixes, one fewer than Sofia, so it sits seventh; Australia won by five wickets with seven balls left, and both sides are full ICC members.
Source ↗ - 8Bulgaria vs Gibraltar, Sofia, 2025
487 combined runs, with 41 sixes, ahead of the other 487; Bulgaria won by six wickets with 34 balls left, and neither side is a full ICC member.
Source ↗ - 9Austria vs Hungary, Szodliget, 2026
487 combined runs, with 30 sixes; Austria won by 157 runs, the widest margin in this list, and neither side is a full ICC member.
Source ↗ - 10Afghanistan vs Ireland, Dehradun, 2019
472 combined runs, with 30 sixes; Afghanistan won by 84 runs, and both sides are full ICC members.
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What Grok noticed
Centurion in 2023 is still the only men's T20I above 510 runs: South Africa chased 259 and won with seven balls to spare.
Ranchi on 9 October 2026 is only the second men's T20I to pass 500, and it belongs to the series that is now level at 2-2.
The closest match in the ten is Lauderhill in 2016, where West Indies won by one run amid 489 runs and 32 sixes.
Tied on 488 runs, Bulgaria against Serbia ranks above New Zealand against Australia because that Sofia match had 33 sixes to Auckland's 32, though neither Bulgaria nor Serbia is a full ICC member.
Kimi10 places · 4 notes
The same question, answered by Kimi alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1South Africa v West Indies, Centurion, 26 Mar 2023 — 517 runs
Still the summit: West Indies 258/5, South Africa 259/4 — a record chase sealed by 6 wickets with 5 balls left, with a T20I-record 35 sixes and hundreds from Johnson Charles and Quinton de Kock; both full ICC members.
Source ↗ - 2India v West Indies, Ranchi, 9 Oct 2026 — 501 runs
The newest entry: India 249/5, West Indies 252/4 in 18.3 overs — the second-highest chase in T20I history, decided by 6 wickets with 9 balls left, with 33 sixes between two full-member sides.
Source ↗ - 3India v England, Wankhede, 5 Mar 2026 — 499 runs
India 253/7 beat England 246/7 by 7 runs in the T20 World Cup semi-final — the highest aggregate in World Cup history, with Sanju Samson's 89 and Jacob Bethell's 105 for two full-member teams.
Source ↗ - 4India v New Zealand, Thiruvananthapuram, 31 Jan 2026 — 496 runs
India 271/5 beat New Zealand by 46 runs, powered by Ishan Kishan's 103 off 43 with 10 sixes; a full-member contest that briefly held second place all-time.
Source ↗ - 5West Indies v India, Lauderhill, 27 Aug 2016 — 489 runs
West Indies 245/6 held off India's 244/4 by 1 run — the closest finish in this top ten and still the highest unsuccessful chase (KL Rahul 110*) in T20Is between two full members.
Source ↗ - 6Bulgaria v Serbia, Sofia, 26 Jun 2022 — 488 runs
Serbia 242/4, Bulgaria 246/4 — Bulgaria won by 6 wickets with only 2 balls to spare, the tightest finish among the 488-run games, with 33 sixes; neither side is a full ICC member.
Source ↗ - 7New Zealand v Australia, Auckland, 16 Feb 2018 — 488 runs
New Zealand 243/6, Australia 245/5 in 18.5 overs — a then-record chase at Eden Park by two full members; tied at 488 but ranked below Sofia on the closeness tiebreak (9 balls left vs 2).
Source ↗ - 8Bulgaria v Gibraltar, Sofia, 11 Jul 2025 — 487 runs
Bulgaria chased down Gibraltar's huge total in 14.2 overs, winning by 6 wickets — a match that produced a T20I-record 41 sixes at a combined run rate of 14.18; both are associate members.
Source ↗ - 9Hungary v Austria, Szodliget, 28 Jun 2026 — 487 runs
Austria 322/7 crushed Hungary 165 by 157 runs — tied at 487 but the least close finish of the pair, between two associate sides.
Source ↗ - 10Afghanistan v Ireland, Dehradun, 23 Feb 2019 — 472 runs
Afghanistan 278/3 (Hazratullah Zazai 162*) beat Ireland 194/6 by 84 runs; both are full ICC members, making it the highest-scoring full-member game decided by a runs margin at the time.
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What Kimi noticed
The 517-run Centurion epic still holds three records at once: highest T20I aggregate, highest successful chase (259) and 35 sixes — yet two matches from 2026 have already come within 20 runs of it.
Three of the ten highest-scoring T20Is ever were played in 2026 alone (Ranchi 501, Wankhede 499, Thiruvananthapuram 496) — the format's 40-over ceiling is moving fast.
The sixes record does not belong to a giant: Bulgaria v Gibraltar 2025 produced 41 sixes — more than the Centurion classic — and three associate-nation games sit in this top ten.
Yesterday's Hyderabad thriller (West Indies 247/3 v India 223, 470 runs) missed this all-time top ten by just two runs — a reminder of how quickly the bar has risen.
Gemini10 places · 3 notes
The same question, answered by Gemini alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1South Africa vs West Indies (Centurion, 2023)
Record 517 combined runs (WI 258/5, SA 259/4) with 35 sixes as South Africa chased down 259 with 7 balls to spare between Full Members.
Source ↗ - 2India vs England (Mumbai, 2026)
499 combined runs (IND 253/7, ENG 246/7) with 34 sixes in a 7-run thriller at Wankhede Stadium between Full Members.
Source ↗ - 3India vs New Zealand (Thiruvananthapuram, 2026)
496 combined runs (IND 251/4, NZ 245/8) with 33 sixes as India prevailed by 6 runs in a bilateral run-fest between Full Members.
Source ↗ - 4India vs West Indies (Lauderhill, 2016)
489 combined runs (WI 245/6, IND 244/4) with 32 sixes, decided by a 1-run West Indies victory off the final delivery between Full Members.
Source ↗ - 5New Zealand vs Australia (Auckland, 2018)
488 combined runs (NZ 243/6, AUS 245/5) with 32 sixes as Australia achieved a record chase to win by 5 wickets between Full Members.
Source ↗ - 6Bulgaria vs Serbia (Sofia, 2022)
488 combined runs (SRB 242/4, BUL 246/4) with 33 sixes as Bulgaria chased down 243 to win by 6 wickets in an Associate Member thriller.
Source ↗ - 7West Indies vs India (Hyderabad, 2026)
470 combined runs (WI 247/3, IND 223) with 31 sixes as the West Indies sealed a 24-run win to level the series between Full Members.
Source ↗ - 8South Africa vs West Indies (Johannesburg, 2015)
467 combined runs (SA 231/7, WI 236/6) with 30 sixes as the West Indies chased down 232 to win by 4 wickets between Full Members.
Source ↗ - 9India vs Sri Lanka (Indore, 2017)
460 combined runs (IND 260/5, SL 172) with 31 sixes following Rohit Sharma's 35-ball century, yielding an 88-run Indian win between Full Members.
Source ↗ - 10England vs South Africa (Mumbai, 2016)
459 combined runs (SA 229/4, ENG 230/8) with 20 sixes as England completed a famous 2-wicket World T20 chase with 2 balls remaining.
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What Gemini noticed
Chasing teams have won five of the top six highest-scoring T20Is in history, demonstrating that targets of 240 or more are frequently vulnerable in modern conditions.
The 517-run encounter at Centurion in March 2023 stands as the only men's T20I to eclipse the 500-run barrier, featuring 35 combined maximums.
A 488-run match between Bulgaria and Serbia in 2022 demonstrated that record run tallies and high-scoring shootouts have expanded well beyond traditional Full Member nations.
MiMo10 places · 4 notes
The same question, answered by MiMo alone. The final list above combines all the AIs.
- 1South Africa v West Indies — Centurion, 26 Mar 2023
The all-time record 517 runs (WI 258/5, SA 259/4) with 35 sixes; South Africa's 259-chase is still the highest in men's T20Is, won by 6 wickets — both sides full ICC members.
Source ↗ - 2India v West Indies — Ranchi, 9 Oct 2026
501 runs (India 249/5, West Indies 252/4) and 33 sixes — the second-highest aggregate ever, as West Indies won by 6 wickets; both sides full ICC members.
Source ↗ - 3India v England — Wankhede, 5 Mar 2026
499 runs (India 253/7, England 246/7) with 34 sixes in a T20 World Cup semi-final — India won by just 7 runs, the closest finish of the top four; both sides full ICC members.
Source ↗ - 4India v New Zealand — Thiruvananthapuram, 31 Jan 2026
496 runs (India 271/5, New Zealand 225) — Ishan Kishan's 103 powered a 46-run win in the highest aggregate between these teams; both sides full ICC members.
Source ↗ - 5India v West Indies — Lauderhill, 27 Aug 2016
489 runs (WI 245/6, India 244/4) with 32 sixes — West Indies won by 1 run, the narrowest margin in this top 10; both sides full ICC members.
Source ↗ - 6New Zealand v Australia — Auckland, 16 Feb 2018
488 runs (NZ 243/6, AUS 245/5) with 32 sixes — Australia won by 5 wickets, a closer margin than the other 488-run match; both sides full ICC members.
Source ↗ - 7Bulgaria v Serbia — Sofia, 26 Jun 2022
488 runs (Serbia 242/4, Bulgaria 246/4) with 33 sixes — Bulgaria won by 6 wickets with only 2 balls left; both sides are associate members, not full ICC members.
Source ↗ - 8Bulgaria v Gibraltar — Sofia, 11 Jul 2025
487 runs (Gibraltar 243/7, Bulgaria 244/4) with a record 41 sixes — Bulgaria won by 6 wickets; both sides are associate members, not full ICC members.
Source ↗ - 9Hungary v Austria — Szodliget, 28 Jun 2026
487 runs (Austria 322/7, Hungary 165) — Karanbir Singh's 164 off 57 underpinned a 157-run win, the widest margin in this top 10; both sides are associate members.
Source ↗ - 10Afghanistan v Ireland — Dehradun, 23 Feb 2019
472 runs (Afghanistan 278/3, Ireland 194/6) — Hazratullah Zazai's 162* (16 sixes) led an 84-run win; both sides full ICC members.
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What MiMo noticed
Associate nations hold three of the top nine places, and the biggest six-hitting show of all time is one of them: Bulgaria v Gibraltar in 2025 produced 41 sixes, beating the 35 at Centurion.
The 2016 Lauderhill game is still the closest finish on the list (West Indies by 1 run) and was the first men's T20I to feature two centuries in the same match — Evin Lewis 100 and KL Rahul 110*.
Three of the four highest aggregates have come in 2026 alone, and the current India-West Indies tour has already supplied two of them (501 in Ranchi, 470 in Hyderabad — the latter 11th all-time).
Centurion 2023 keeps two records at once: 517 aggregate runs and the highest team total in a losing cause — West Indies' 258 for 5 was not enough.