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 |
| 234/3 | MI Cape Town | 1 | Joburg Super Kings | Johannesburg | 10 Jan 2026 |
| 232/5 | Durban’s Super Giants | 1 | MI Cape Town | Cape Town | 26 Dec 2025 |
| 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 |
| 220/5 | Pretoria Capitals | 1 | MI Cape Town | Cape Town | 31 Dec 2025 |
| 217/7 | MI Cape Town | 2 | Durban’s Super Giants | Cape Town | 26 Dec 2025 |
Complete SA20 Stats
Most Wickets in a Single Season
Most Dismissals by Wicketkeeper
Key Insights on Highest Team Totals in SA20 Cricket
Top Individual and Team Scoring Feats
Durban’s Super Giants (DSG) hold the record for the highest team total in the SA20. They posted 254 for 4 against Pretoria Capitals (PC) in a 2023 match.
104 of DSG’s 254 runs came off the bat of Heinrich Klaasen, making him only the second batter to score a century in the SA20.
Durban’s Super Giants have also recorded the most totals of 200 or more runs in SA20 history.
DSG breached the 200-run mark four times in the 2024 season, the most by a team in a single SA20 season.
Record Totals in Chases and Second Innings
MI Cape Town (MICT) have recorded the highest team total in a losing cause in the SA20. They mustered 217 for 7 in an unsuccessful run chase of 233 runs against DSG in a 2025/26 season match.
MICT’s 217 for 7 is also the highest team total in the second innings in the SA20.
The highest successful run chase in the SA20 belongs to Paarl Royals (PR). They gunned down a 213-run target against the Capitals with two balls to spare in 2025.
Pretoria Capitals have scored three or more totals of 200 or more runs in the second innings in the SA20.
Team Consistency and Milestone Performances
DSG, PC, MICT, and Sunrisers Eastern Cape (SEC) have breached the 200-run mark in five or more matches in the SA20.
Pretoria Capitals are the only team to lose four or more matches despite scoring 200-plus totals in the SA20.
The Capitals are the only team to post three or more 200-plus totals each against two opponents – the Super Giants and the Royals – in the SA20.
The Capitals were the first team to score a 200-plus total in SA20, aggregating 216 for 6 against the Sunrisers in the sixth match of the 2023 season.
Highest Match Aggregate and Sixes Record
MICT’s 248 for 4 against the Capitals in 2024 consisted of 20 sixes, the most by a team in an innings in the SA20.
The Capitals responded with 214 for 8 and 12 sixes against MICT, making it the highest match aggregate (439 runs) and most sixes (20) in a single SA20 match.
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