You must have seen teams easily chasing huge totals in the T20 International (T20I) format. However, on a few occasions, teams might struggle on their way to thrash the target.
Chasing a huge score can pressurise the batters, resulting in a poor start or loss of wickets. And if this happens, then the bowling team can bundle them out for paltry scores and register big wins.
So, here are the top 10 instances of teams registering the largest win margin by runs in T20Is.
Largest Win Margin in T20Is (by Runs)
| Winner | Margin | Target | Opposition | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 273 runs | 315 | Mongolia | Hangzhou | 27 Sep 2023 |
| Czech Republic | 257 runs | 279 | Turkey | Ilfov County | 30 Aug 2019 |
| Canada | 208 runs | 246 | Panama | Coolidge | 14 Nov 2021 |
| Malaysia | 194 runs | 269 | Thailand | Hangzhou | 2 Oct 2023 |
| Tanzania | 184 runs | 219 | Cameroon | Kigali | 9 Dec 2022 |
| Malaysia | 184 runs | 220 | Myanmar | Kuala Lumpur | 30 Jul 2023 |
| Japan | 180 runs | 259 | China | Mong Kok | 15 Feb 2024 |
| Tanzania | 178 runs | 241 | Cameroon | Rwanda | 6 Nov 2021 |
| Romania | 173 runs | 227 | Turkey | Ilfov County | 29 Aug 2019 |
| Sri Lanka | 172 runs | 261 | Kenya | Johannesburg | 14 Sep 2007 |
Key Insights
273: During the 2023 Asian Games, Nepal registered the largest win margin by runs in T20Is. Nepal defeated Mongolia by an astounding margin of 273 runs, as they bowled Mongolia out for 41 runs.
314: The match between Nepal and Mongolia was a record-breaking affair in a true sense. In this match, Nepal posted the highest team total in T20Is, scoring 314 batting first. While setting this mammoth total, Dipendra Singh Airee smashed the fastest T20I fifty (9 balls), while Kushal Malla slammed the fastest T20I century (34 balls).
1: Sri Lanka became the first team to beat a team by more than 100 runs margin in T20Is. Sri Lanka achieved this feat in the inaugural 2007 T20 World Cup, as they defeated Kenya by 172 runs. This is also the biggest win margin in the T20 World Cup.
3: Cameroon is the only team that has conceded 3 defeats by a margin of more than 170 runs.
20: There are more than 20 instances of teams winning matches by a margin of 150 or more runs. Most of those instances belong to associate nations, while only 3 full members — Sri Lanka, India, and Pakistan — feature among them.
