Top 5 All-Time Highest Individual Score in T20 World Cup History

T20 cricket is all about batting. In this short version of cricket, the batsmen are on the field with the humanity of batting in Marquette from the first ball. In that case, the batsmen have to give up the magic of wickets and bat mercurially.

Of these, very few batsmen have seen three figures. For that reason, the number of centuries in the T20 World Cup is only 6. Let’s take a look at the top 5 individual innings in the T20 World Cup today.

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5 Highest Individual Score in T20 World Cup History

1. Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)

Legendary New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum tops the list. The former New Zealand captain was very popular in the cricket world for batting in Marquette. McCullum is the owner of the highest individual innings in the T20 World Cup.

In the 2012 T20 World Cup, the batsman played an innings of 123 runs off 56 balls against Bangladesh in Pallekele. This is the highest innings in the T20 World Cup so far.

2. Chris Gayle (West Indies)

McCallum is followed by Universal Boss Chris Gayle. The record will be talked about in T20 and Chris Gayle’s name will not be there. Gayle is the second-highest individual innings in the World Twenty20.

Gayle played an innings of 116 off 57 balls against Johannesburg South Africa in 2008 with a strike rate of 205. Which is the second-highest ever in the T20 World Cup.

The T20 World Cup 2021 Live Stream begins on 6th October 2021 as it might be the last tournament for the Universe Boss. According to the West Indies cricket board, they are not happy with the batting performance of the mighty legend.

So, we are hoping that Chris Gayle who is known as Universe boss will come back strongly in the tournament and break his own previous records to slam and shut the hatters with his power hitting.

3. Alex Hales (England)

Then there is England opener Alex Hales. The English batsman has been out of the England squad for a long time. In 2014, he played an innings of 114 off 64 balls against Sri Lanka in Chittagong. This is the third-highest individual innings in the T20 World Cup so far.

4. Ahmed Shehzad (Pakistan)

Pakistan opener Ahmed Shehzad is at number four in the list. In 2014, Shehzad played an innings of 111 off 72 balls against host Bangladesh in Dhaka. This is the fourth individual innings in the T20 World Cup so far.

5. Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh)

Then there is Bangladesh left-arm opener Tamim Iqbal. Tamim Iqbal is the only Bangladeshi batsman to score a century in the International Twenty20. Tamim played an innings of 103 off 63 balls against Oman in Dharamsala in 2016. This is the fifth-highest individual innings in the T20 World Cup so far.