Team Records

Largest T20I Defeats by Runs for Each Team

Team123
Afghanistan116 runs vs ENG, 2012104 runs vs WI, 2024101 runs vs IND, 2022
Australia100 runs vs ENG, 200589 runs vs NZ, 202274 runs vs WI, 2012
Bangladesh133 runs vs IND, 2024104 runs vs SA, 2022102 runs vs PAK, 2008
Canada109 runs vs ZIM, 200886 runs vs BER, 202342 runs vs NED, 2012
England150 runs vs IND, 202590 runs vs IND, 201290 runs vs SA, 2022
Hong Kong155 runs vs PAK, 2022102 runs vs MAL, 202380 runs vs NEP, 2014
India80 runs vs NZ, 201949 runs vs AUS, 201049 runs vs SA, 2022
Ireland143 runs vs IND, 201888 runs vs NZ, 202284 runs vs AFG, 2019
Namibia81 runs vs PNG, 201962 runs vs AFG, 202159 runs vs NED, 2024
Nepal103 runs vs NED, 201586 runs vs PNG, 202482 runs vs SGP, 2019
Netherlands142 runs vs NEP, 2021115 runs vs SCOT, 201891 runs vs HKG, 2017
New Zealand168 runs vs IND, 2023103 runs vs PAK, 201095 runs vs ENG, 2023
Oman71 runs vs UAE, 201662 runs vs NAM, 202456 runs vs NEP, 2024
Pakistan115 runs vs NZ, 202595 runs vs NZ, 201694 runs vs AUS, 2012
Papua New Guinea85 runs vs NEP, 202484 runs vs BAN, 202163 runs vs MAL, 2024
Scotland130 runs vs AFG, 2021130 runs vs SA, 2009102 runs vs NZ, 2022
South Africa135 runs vs IND, 2024111 runs vs AUS, 2023107 runs vs AUS, 2020
Sri Lanka134 runs vs AUS, 201993 runs vs IND, 201791 runs vs IND, 2023
UAE90 runs vs SCOT, 201984 runs vs NED, 201679 runs vs SL, 2022
USA102 runs vs NED, 202446 runs vs ZIM, 202224 runs vs UAE, 2019
West Indies143 runs vs PAK, 2018137 runs vs ENG, 2019119 vs NZ, 2018
Zimbabwe100 runs vs AUS, 2018100 runs vs IND, 202485 runs vs PAK, 2011

Note: The top three instances mentioned for the above teams.


Key Insights – Country-Wise Biggest T20I Defeats

World Records for Biggest Defeats

Gambia’s Historic Loss: Gambia have conceded the biggest defeat by a team in T20I cricket, losing by a massive 290 runs to Zimbabwe in October 2024. They were bowled out for just 54 in response to Zimbabwe’s highest-ever T20I total of 344 for 4. Check the overall top ten T20I totals here.

Lowest Team Total: Ivory Coast suffered a crushing 264-run loss to Nigeria, after being all out for a mere 7 runs, which is the lowest team total in T20Is.

First 200-run Defeat: Turkey was the first team to suffer a loss by more than a 200-run margin, losing by 257 runs against the Czech Republic in 2019.


Consistent Defeats

Mongolia’s Unwanted Records: Mongolia holds the unwanted record of being the only team to lose five or more matches by 150 or more runs. They also have the most such defeats in a calendar year (six in 2024), and have suffered the most consecutive 150-plus run defeats (three in a row against Japan).


Full Member Records

New Zealand’s Biggest Loss: New Zealand have suffered the biggest run margin loss among full members, a 168-run defeat handed by India in 2023. This also resulted in their second-lowest T20I total.

England’s 150-run Defeat: England is the other full member team to face a T20I loss by 150 or more runs, losing to India by 150 runs in 2025.

India’s Clean Sheet: India is the only full member team not to concede a defeat by 100 or more runs in the T20I format.


World Cup and Wicket-Based Records

10-Wicket Losses: Mali and Zimbabwe have the most losses by a 10-wicket margin in T20I cricket (five or more each).

T20 World Cup Defeat: Kenya have suffered the biggest loss by runs in the T20 World Cup, as Sri Lanka defeated them by 172 runs in the 2007 edition.

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