T20 cricket, as we all know, is a batsman’s game, and although the balance between the bat and ball makes this game all the more beautiful, it is the runs scored off the bat that draw a lot of audience to the game. High-scoring games consisting of a high proportion of fours and sixes are the ones that provide wholesome entertainment to the crowd.
Though it is not pleasing if you are a bowler, that’s how a T20 fixture works, and this also brings a wicket-taking element to it. Durban-based SA20 side Super Giants holds the record for the highest team total, and this article will show the top 10 highest team totals posted in the short history of SA20.
Highest Team Totals in SA20
| Team Total | Team | Innings | Against | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 254/4 | Durban’s Super Giants | 1 | Pretoria Capitals | Centurion | 5 Feb 2023 |
| 248/4 | MI Cape Town | 1 | Pretoria Capitals | Centurion | 1 Feb 2024 |
| 243/5 | MI Cape Town | 1 | Joburg Super Kings | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 2024 |
| 226/5 | Pretoria Capitals | 1 | Paarl Royals | Centurion | 7 Feb 2023 |
| 225/3 | Durban’s Super Giants | 1 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Gqaberha | 13 Jan 2024 |
| 222/3 | MI Cape Town | 1 | Pretoria Capitals | Centurion | 31 Jan 2025 |
| 216/4 | Durban’s Super Giants | 1 | Paarl Royals | Durban | 15 Jan 2023 |
| 216/6 | Pretoria Capitals | 1 | Sunrisers Eastern Cape | Centurion | 14 Jan 2023 |
| 214/8 | Pretoria Capitals | 2 | MI Cape Town | Centurion | 1 Feb 2024 |
| 213/2 | Paarl Royals | 2 | Pretoria Capitals | Centurion | 18 Jan 2025 |
(You can check out other stats related to SA20 here.)
Key Stats
254: This is the highest total ever posted by a team in the SA20 league, and it was by Durban’s Super Giants against the Pretoria Capitals at Centurion in the inaugural edition.
10: There have been over 10 instances of 200 or more team scores already ed by teams in the short history of SA20, and it has been done by 5 different teams. The 2023 runners-up, the Joburg Super Kings, are the only side yet to have a total of over 200 or more in an innings.
3: The number of times Durban’s Super Giants and Pretoria Capitals went past the total of 200 in an innings, and this is the most by any team till now. MI Cape Town and Sunrisers Eastern Cape have done it twice each.
