Australia notch-up their highest T20 World Cup total

The clash between England and Australia, on June 8 (Saturday), was expected to follow in the footsteps of the relatively low-scoring T20 World Cup. However, David Warner and Travis Head decided to do otherwise, with a high-risk, high-reward partnership at the top, scoring 70 runs in just 30 balls. 

Their partnership at the top set up the perfect platform, and with contributions from Mitchell Marsh (35 off 25), Marcus Stoinis (30 off 17) and a late cameo from Matthew Wade (17 off 10) took the 2021 T20 World Cup champions to their highest T20 World Cup total - 201/7. 

𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟬+ 𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝟮𝟬 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗽 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.

Highest total for Australia in T20WC 👇🏻

201/7 vs ENG, 2024*
197/7 vs PAK, 2010
193/4 vs PAK, 2016
191 all out vs PAK, 2010#AUSvENG #AUSvsENG

— Cricket.com (@weRcricket) June 8, 2024

Incidentally, it was the first time Australia had surpassed the 200-run mark in the competition's history. Previously, Australia’s highest total in the tournament was 197/7 against Pakistan in the 2010 edition. 

It also surpassed the highest total in this year’s edition, surpassing the United States of America’s 197/3. Unfortunately, England were on the receiving end of things, with the third-highest total against them, only behind South Africa’s 229 and India’s 218.

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