BBL Records and Statistics: Highest Scores Recorded in BBL
Know about the highest scores and teams who made records in the big bash league in 2023. Read to note about the teams and the scores made.
Image Credit: twitter.com/@BBLAny team’s first goal is to grab as many runs as possible all through their batting innings. As a consequence, the opposing team is put under duress. Because the team with the most runs takes the victory in cricket. And, with today’s batters’ hitting potential, we’ve seen that ability to score more than 10 runs per over is also conceivable. Batting first, players would prefer to score 200+ runs, especially in the T20 format. In this article, we will look at the highest totals in the Big Bash League.
- Melbourne Stars (219/1) vs Sydney Sixers in 2020 season
The Melbourne Stars have the 5th highest BBL total. During the 2020 season, it faced the Sydney Sixers in Melbourne. After dropping the toss, Melbourne swung the bat first. Both openers shared the highest BBL alliance of 207 runs. Marcus Stoinis scored an unbeaten 147* off 79 balls, and Hilton Cartwright added 59 runs. Melbourne managed to amass a gigantic total of 219/1 in 20 overs as a result. Sydney responded by scoring only 175/7 and losing the match by 44 runs. This game had the fifth highest BBL total.
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- Melbourne Renegades (222/4) vs Hobart Hurricanes in 2017 season
In the BBL, the Melbourne Renegades came fourth. It began against the Hobart Hurricanes during the 2017 season. Hobart won the toss and elected to bat first. The team was off to a start, with all of the middle-order batters contributing valuable hits. Tom Cooper (53* off 24 balls) and skipper Aaron Finch were the top scorers (63 off 40 balls). As a consequence, Melbourne gathered a huge first-innings total of 222/4. They had been unable to uphold this target, however, and thus lost the match. Hobart won by two wickets off the final ball thanks to Ben McDermott (114 off 52).
- Hobart Hurricanes (223/8) vs Melbourne Renegades in 2017 season
The third-highest total was achieved in the same game as the fourth-highest score. As previously noted, in the 2017 season match between the Hobart Hurricanes and the Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne batted first and scored a humongous total of 222/4. Hobart appeared to be unable to follow the target. However, Ben McDermott’s magnificent century aided them in hunting down this huge target. He managed to score 114 off 52 balls, and George Bailey added 59 runs to help Hobart break the BBL record. They scored 223/8 in precisely 20 overs.
- Sydney Thunder (232/5) vs Sydney Sixers in 2021 season
In the 2021 season, the Sydney Thunder and Sydney Sixers had the second highest BBL total. Sydney Thunder batted first and got off to an excellent onset, kudos to opener Alex Hales’ century. He struck nine fours and eight sixes while establishing solid partnerships with other batters to score 110 runs off 56 balls. As a result, Sydney Thunder managed to amass a whopping 232/5 in 20 overs. It was a large sum to pursue, and it was a difficult task. The Sydney Sixers resorted with a score of 186/5 but were defeated by 46 runs.
- Melbourne Stars (273/2) vs Hobart Hurricanes in 2021-22 BBL
The Melbourne Stars have the most BBL points and the third most T20 points in history. It happened against the Hobart Hurricanes during the 2021-22 season. Melbourne batted first and went on to split all batting records with two notable innings. Glenn Maxwell scored 154* runs off 64 balls in the Single BBL. Marcus Stoinis set an undefeated record by scoring 75* off 31 balls. As a result, Melbourne amassed a gigantic total of 273/2 in 20 overs. Hobart’s bowlers all decided to give up more than ten runs per over. Hobard resorted with only 167/6, falling by 106 runs.
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