5 highest individual scores in T20 history
T20 cricket is now almost 15 years old after its start in English domestic cricket. Popularity at the 2007 T20 World Cup quickly saw many large domestic leagues starting around the world. The highest individual scores records were broken around every year between 2003 and 2008. Interestingly, the current record has been held since 2013.
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Here are five of the highest knocks notched by batsmen in the shortest format of the game. Even though T20 cricket is being played both internationally and domestically, all of these leading individual scores have only come from domestic competitions.
#5 Brendon McCullum - 158* (73)
In 2008, former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum hit an unbeaten 158 against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the inaugural Indian Premier League.
Playing for the Kolkata Knight Riders he opened the batting and helped his side to a commanding 140 runs victory. They were set a target of 223, but RCB were dismissed for just 80 runs.
What was even more impressive is that no one else in the KKR innings passed 20 meaning that McCullum scored 71.2% of the team's runs. Equally, after a fast start to the innings, his speed dropped and then he finished quickly at the end.
McCullum's record innings broke that of Cameron White by 17 runs, and he held the record for five years until Chris Gayle passed it also in the IPL. His strike rate of 246.87 is also only bettered by Gayle in this top five.