T20s are known for high scoring rates. BBL, the Australian domestic T20 tournament, is no exception to that. Multiple high-scoring games were scored on the bigger Australian grounds, and not surprisingly, this factor has been the crowd-puller for the tournament over the years.
However, some games get more special because of the unbelievable totals the teams post on the scoreboard. Everything the batter side does clicks on those days, and the teams end up with mammoth scores.
In this article, we will list those games – the top ten highest team totals registered in Big Bash League (BBL) history.
Highest Team Totals in BBL
SCORE | TEAM | AGAINST | INNS | RESULT | GROUND | SEASON |
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273/2 | Sydney Sixers | Hobart Hurricanes | 1 | Stars Won | Melbourne | 2021/22 |
232/5 | Sydney Thunder | Sydney Sixers | 1 | Thunder Won | Adelaide | 2020/21 |
230/3 | Adelaide Strikers | Hobart Hurricanes | 2 | Strikers Won | Adelaide | 2022/23 |
229/7 | Perth Scorchers | Melbourne Stars | 1 | Scorchers Won | Melbourne | 2022/23 |
229/4 | Hobart Hurricanes | Adelaide Strikers | 1 | Strikers Won | Adelaide | 2022/23 |
228/6 | Sydney Thunder | Hobart Hurricanes | 1 | Thunder Won | Albury | 2022/23 |
224/5 | Brisbane Heat | Sydney Sixers | 1 | Heat Won | Brisbane | 2022/23 |
223/8 | Hobart Hurricanes | Melbourne Renegades | 2 | Hurricanes Won | Melbourne (Docklands) | 2016/17 |
222/4 | Melbourne Renegades | Hobart Hurricanes | 1 | Hurricanes Won | Melbourne (Docklands) | 2016/17 |
219/1 | Melbourne Stars | Sydney Sixers | 1 | Stars Won | Melbourne | 2019/20 |
Key Stats
Glenn Maxwell’s cracker of an innings while opening the batting for Melbourne Stars in the game against Hobart Hurricanes made him the highest individual scorer in the tournament. His 64-balls 154 helped the Stars top the list of the team totals in BBL. While chasing, Hurricanes made 167 losing the game by mighty 106 runs.
The two instance of two totals of the same game featured in this list is the Hurricanes vs Renegades game of the 2016/17 and Strikers vs Hurricanes game of the 2022/23 season.
459 runs were scored in AS vs HH game in 2022/23 in Adelaide, which is the highest match aggregate in BBL history.
Renegades’ 222/4 and Hurricanes’ 229/4 are the only losing totals in this top ten list.
Also, the winning total of these tow games are the only second-innings entrants in the above list, making 230/3 scored by Adelaide Strikers the highest-ever chasing total in BBL history.
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