Top 10 Highest Individual scores in T20 cricket

Top 10 Highest Individual scores in T20 cricket: T20 Internationals gets the best out of the batsmen and the bowlers as there is limited time, especially for the batsmen who try to post maximum runs within the 20 overs they get. Here is the list of the batsmen who have helped their respective sides post big scores. Here is the list of Top 10 Highest Individual scores in T20 cricket: 10. PJ Malan, 140* (69 balls), v Easterns, 2014: Western Province batting first had high hopes on the MC Kleinveldt and PJ Malan. Kleinveldt got out cheaply; Malan formed a partnership with Ngeope and faced the majority of the deliveries to score 140 off just 69 balls. The young batsman played innovative shots and put the loose balls away. His innings that consisted of 16 sixes and 7 fours helped his team post a total of 226 by the end of 20 overs. 9. Cameron White, 141* (70 balls), v Worcs, 2006: Cameron White scored 141 off just 70 balls. (© Getty Images) White is one of the best batsmen a team can have at the death. He uses the long handle to good effect and hits the ball many a mile. He scored 141 off just 70 balls and did not allow the bowlers to settle down. Cameron White came at the right time for the team and took the responsibility of taking them to a more than respectable total. He played a solo innings and it was studded with 14 fours and 6 sixes but ended up on the losing side. 8. LP van der Westhuizen, 145 (58 balls), Namibiavs Kenya, 2011: LP van der Westhuizen scored 145 of just 45 balls.(Photo Source: ICC) In an unofficial T20 game a new batting star emerged. Louis Van der Westhuizen played a scintillating innings, scoring 145 of just 45 balls. Van played some incredible shots against the weak Kenyan bowling attack. He struck 14 fours, 12 sixes and made the Kenyan bowlers sweat, even though he was running out of partners. 7. Chris Gayle, 151* (62 Balls), v Kent, 2015: Chris Gayle. (Photo Source: Somerset Twitter Handle) Chris Gayle has been making his presence felt at the NatWest T20 Blast after flying to England following the Indian Premier League. Though the leagues change, teams change, oppositions and bowlers change; but what remains constant is the drubbing that he subjects the bowlers to. In this game against Kent he had a task and his statue at stake, so often we have heard critics call him a first innings bully, and someone who fails to testify under the pressure of chasing. Gayle went ahead and hit 10 fours and 15 sixes to plunder 151 runs not out from just 62 balls; his strike rate in the innings was probably among the best we have seen at 243.54. Though the Caribbean colossus tried his best and stayed at the crease till the end, he could not win the game for Somerset as they fell 4 short of chasing 228 set ahead of them by Kent. 6. Graham Napier, 152* (58 balls), v Sussex, 2008: Graham Napier scored 152 of just 58 balls. (Photo Source: Warren Page) Graham Napier scored a 58 ball 152 for the Essex in a crunch T20 game against the Sussex. He took guard after the opening pair was separated and batted beautifully. He formed a partnership with Jason Gallian and Foster and got the team in a comfortable position. In the final over he hit 6,4,6,6,6 and went to on squeeze 29 runs. Napier has the reputation of being a pinch hitter and on this occasion he justified the title accorded to him by helping his team reach a total of 242. 5. Luke Wright 153*(66 balls) v Essex, 2014: Luke Wright scored 153* against Essex while chasing a target of 225 in the 20 overs. (© Getty Images) Luke Wright scored 153* against Essex while chasing a target of 225 in the 20 overs. Wright took only 66 balls to score the runs and faced the Essex bowlers with calmness and composure. Luke Wright, who has the reputation of being a fast runner between the wickets, hit some high flying big shots in this knock. It helped his team cross the line comfortably in the end; his innings include 12 fours and 11 sixes. 4. Aaron Finch 156 (63 balls) v England, 2013: Aaron Finch’s 156 is the highest individual score in T20 Internationals. (© Getty Images) The hard-hitting batsman played this marvellous knock against a formidable English bowling side. In his second appearance for Australia, Finch started off his innings with a six and laid foundation for a grand ton. Finch got to his 50, 100 and 150 with sixes. The Victorian hit 14 sixes and 11 fours, in this gem of an innings, which helped his team score 248 for the loss of 6 wickets which is the second highest team total in T20Is. 3. Brendon McCullum 158* (64 balls) v Derbyshire, 2015: Brendon McCullum 158* in T20 Blast. (© Getty Images) Will it be difficult for you to guess the name of the player after reading 158*; yea it’s Brendon McCullum. Baz featuring for Warwickshire in the NatWest T20 Blast struck his best T20 individual score identical to his previous best 158* for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the first game of the Indian Premier League. It was Derbyshire at the other end taking down the beating; the New Zealand skipper took 42 balls to get to his hundred and struck the next 58 runs in another 22 balls. His 158* off 64 balls included 16, 4s and as many as 11, 6s. BMac maintained a SR of 246.87 in his innings. With the help of his knock Warwickshire set a target of 242 for Derbyshire, but all that the other team could manage was 182, and fell short of the target by 60 runs. It was one of the more classified and colored knocks that we have seen in T20 cricket. 2. Brendon Mccullum 158* (73 balls) v RCB, 2008: Brendon McCullum introduced the flavour of T20 and IPL with a marvelous 158* (Photo Source: Google) Brendon McCullum introduced the flavour of T20 and IPL with a marvelous 158* against the hosts, Royal Challengers Bangalore. His innings consisted of 10 fours and 13 sixes. McCullum treated the RCB attack with no respect. He played every shot in the book from straight hit to paddle sweep and slog sweep that could be intimidating for the faster bowlers. Rahul Dravid, who was captaining the Bangalore team, had no answer to the rampage by the New Zealander. KKR posted a whopping total of 222 for the loss of 3 wickets in the inaugural match of the Indian Premier League. 1. Chris Gayle 175* (66 balls) v PWI, 2013: Chris Gayle scored this ton against the PWI in IPL 6. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Chris Gayle scored this ton against the PWI in IPL 6. His knock comprised of 17 sixes, 13 fours. Gayle’s innings was one of its kinds and helped his team, RCB to reach the highest team score– 263. Gayle played this brilliant innings against a decent bowling attack of the Pune Warriors. The left-hander has not only destroyed their bowling attack but also demolished the morale of PWI. Gayle’s 175* is the highest individual score in the T20 format. Also Read – Top 10 batsmen with most sixes in T20 cricket (All Stats updated till 18th December, 2015)