India highest total is 297 against Bangladesh in 2024
India scored 271 runs against New Zealand to register their 3rd highest T20I total
Ishan Kishan hit 43-ball 103 to take India to 271 against New Zealand
India slammed a mammoth 271/5 against New Zealand in the 5th T20I at the Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, on the back of a scintillating 42-ball ton by Ishan Kishan.
Surprisingly, it is India's third-highest team total in T20Is as they made a staggering 297/6 against Bangladesh in Hyderabad in 2024. Then they backed it up by 283/1 in the same year in Johannesburg.
India’s Top Five T20I Totals
India vs Bangladesh, Hyderabad (2024) - 297/6
India vs South Africa, Johannesburg (2024) - 283/1
India vs New Zealand, Thiruvananthapuram (2026) - 271/5
India vs vs Sri Lanka, Indore (2017) - 260/5
India vs England, Mumbai (2025) - 247/9
Ishan Kishan Lights Up Thiruvananthapuram
Ishan Kishan blasted 103 off just 14 balls to take India to 271 in the final T20I in Thiruvananthapuram. The southpaw batter reached his half-century in 28 balls and then took just 14 balls from there to get to his century.
Skipper Suryakumar Yadav (63) and all-rounder Hardik Pandya (42) complemented him well to take India to a gigantic total of 271/5. Earlier, New Zealand started well by sending both openers Abhishek Sharma (30) and homeboy Sanju Samson (6) back into the pavilion within the powerplay.
