The Baroda-Sikkim Round 7 fixture of the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy fixture witnessed some serious carnage as Baroda blasted their way into the history books by registering the highest total in a T20 game. (More Cricket News)
The Emerald High School Ground in Indore was greeted with a Bhanu Pania special as Baroda’s No.3 smashed an unbeaten 134 from just 51 deliveries to take his side to a mammoth 349 in their 20 overs.
Krunal Pandya’s side took full advantage of a batting paradise against a spineless Sikkim attack with openers Shashwat Rawat (43 off 16), Abhimanyu Singh (53 off 17), Shivalik Sharma (55 off 17), and Vishnu Solanki (50* off 16) complemented Pania’s world-class ton to perfection and helped Baroda to script their way into the record books.
Zimbabwe held the record for the highest team total in T20 cricket previously, scoring 344 against Gambia earlier in October in an ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier B game.
While talking about Indian domestic records, particularly in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Punjab had amassed 275 runs against Andhra in the last edition of the tournament.
Top 10 Highest T20 Totals
| Team | Score | Opposition | Year |
| Baroda | 349/5 | Sikkim | 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 344/4 | Gambia | 2024 |
| Nepal | 314/3 | Mongolia | 2023 |
| India | 297/6 | Bangladesh | 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 286/5 | Seychelles | 2024 |
| India | 283/1 | South Africa | 2024 |
| Afghanistan | 278/3 | Ireland | 2019 |
| Czech Rep | 278/4 | Turkey | 2019 |
| Nigeria | 271/4 | Ivory Coast | 2024 |
| Malaysia | 268/4 | Thailand | 2023 |
In a heap of records that Baroda broke, they also hit 37 sixes, smashing another T20 record. Previously, Zimbabwe held the record hitting 27 in an innings against Gambia.
