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What is the most runs a team has scored in a T20 Cricket World Cup Final?
The 2026 ICC T20 Cricket World Cup will finally end on Sunday, March 8, 2026. The final match will be between India and New Zealand.
This will certainly be an intense matchup. India is considered the favorite, as they are the reigning World Cup Champions. New Zealand won’t be denied, as they look to win their first World Cup.
No other sport, not MLB, NFL, NHL, or NBA, features game scores as high as the ones that you see in cricket.
How many runs is the most scored by one team? What is the highest combined score in a Final? What has been the largest margin of victory in runs? Wickets? Read on for the answers to all of those questions and more.
Highest Combined Score in T20 Cricket World Cup Final
Here are the combined scores from every T20 Cricket World Cup Final match ranked in order. The most combined runs scored in a World Cup Final is a tie between the 2024 and 2021 World Cups.
Both World Cups featured a combined score of 345 runs. The 2024 Final was between India and South Africa, while the 2021 Final was Australia vs New Zealand. One team from each of those matches is in the 2026 World Cup Final.
Rank
Teams (Year)
Combined Score
T1
India vs South Africa (2024)
345
T1
Australia vs New Zealand (2021)
345
2
West Indies vs England (2016)
316
3
India vs Pakistan (2007)
309
4
England vs Australia (2010)
295
5
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka (2009)
277
6
England vs Pakistan (2022)
275
7
Sri Lanka vs India (2014)
264
8
West Indies vs Sri Lanka (2012)
238
Most Runs Scored by a Single Team in a World Cup Final
Here is a list of the top 10 team performances in a World Cup Final. India fans will be encouraged to see India holding two of the top six spots, with their 2024 and 2007 World Cup victories.
It’s important to note New Zealand’s placement on the list. They have only appeared in one T20 World Cup Final, but they made it count by scoring the third-most runs ever in a Final match.
No team has scored more than 176 runs in a single World Cup Final. During the 2026 T20 Cricket World Cup Super 8s, seven matches featured at least one team scoring more than 176 runs.
*India has broken the record for the most runs scored in a final with their 2026 World Cup Final performance.
Rank
Team (Year)
Score
1
India (2026)
212 (Live)
2
India (2024)
176
3
Australia (2021)
173
4
New Zealand (2021)
172
5
South Africa (2024)
169
6
West Indies (2016)
161
7
India (2007)
157
8
England (2016)
155
9
Pakistan (2007)
152
10
England (2010)
148
Largest Margin of Victory For World Cup Winning Team
Here are the largest margins of victory. The first table shows the largest margin of victory in runs; the second shows the largest margin of victory in wickets.
It is interesting to note that India’s two World Cup victories have come when batting first. However, the biggest surprise is the margin of victory that the West Indies won in 2012, a whopping 36 runs.
Rank
Team (Year)
Runs
1
West Indies (2012)
36
2
India (2024)
7
3
India (2007)
5
Here are the largest margins of victory in wickets. At the top, there is a tie between the 2021 Australia team and the 2009 World Cup-winning Pakistan squad.
Rank
Team (Year)
Wickets
T1
Australia (2021)
8
T1
Pakistan (2009)
8
2
England (2010)
7
3
Sri Lanka (2014)
6
4
England (2022)
5
5
West Indies (2016)
4
It is interesting to see that the majority of victories have come from the chasing team. T20 Cricket is an incredibly intense sport. Because of this, when a team gains momentum during a chase, it can create a belief that is hard to stop for the defending squad.
Caleb Kerney Caleb covers the NHL for Heavy.com. He has covered professional hockey since 2022, including bylines at Dobber Prospects, The Hockey Writers, and The Hockey News. More about Caleb Kerney
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