3 min readUpdated: Mar 8, 2026 08:46 PM IST
Highest Team Score in T20 World Cup final: After a month-long extravaganza across two nations, the 10th edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will culminate with a high-scoring final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday night. It only took 14 overs for India to rewrite the record books after they were sent in to bat by New Zealand. The blitzkrieg led by Sanju Samson’s 89, alongside sparkling fifties from Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma, meant India also set a venue record in Ahmedabad.
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The pitch allotted for the final was strip No. 6, last used during the first match here between South Africa and Canada, where the Proteas racked up a staggering 213 for five.
Highest team score in T20 World Cup finals
Over the years, the T20 World Cup finals pressure has meant that high scores have not been frequented that often. However, led by Samson and Abhishek’s frenetic hitting, India went past their own record of 176/4 against South Africa in 2024 in a flash against the Kiwis.
India are the only side to record three 150-plus team scores in finals, having won the inaugural edition by five runs over Pakistan in Johannesburg with a 157-run total.
| Team | Score | Inns | Result | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| India | 255/5 | 1 | v New Zealand | Ahmedabad | 8 March 2026 | |
| India | 176/7 | 1 | won | v South Africa | Bridgetown | 29 Jun 2024 |
| Australia | 173/2 | 2 | won | v New Zealand | Dubai | 14 Nov 2021 |
| New Zealand | 172/4 | 1 | lost | v Australia | Dubai | 14 Nov 2021 |
| South Africa | 169/8 | 2 | lost | v India | Bridgetown | 29 Jun 2024 |
| West Indies | 161/6 | 2 | won | v England | Eden Gardens | 3 Apr 2016 |
| India | 157/5 | 1 | won | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 24 Sep 2007 |
| England | 155/9 | 1 | lost | v West Indies | Eden Gardens | 3 Apr 2016 |
| Pakistan | 152 | 2 | lost | v India | Johannesburg | 24 Sep 2007 |
What is the highest T20I team score in Ahmedabad?
India also rewrote their own record for the highest team total in Ahmedabad, bettering their 234/4 against New Zealand from three years ago with a gigantic 255 for five in 20 overs.
Highest T20I scores in Ahmedabad
255/5 – India vs New Zealand, 2026
234/4 – India vs New Zealand, 2023
231/5 – India vs South Africa, 2025
224/2 – India vs England, 2021
213/4 – South Africa vs Canada, 2026
