Top Teams With The Highest Powerplay Scores In T20 Matches are fast and high-scoring, so players usually try to score quickly from the start. The best chance to score more runs is during the powerplay.
In T20 cricket, the powerplay is a set of overs with more fielding restrictions, making it easier for the batting team to score quickly. The powerplay lasts for the first six overs of each inning. During this time, only two fielders can be outside the 30-yard circle. The other nine players, including the bowler and wicketkeeper, must stay within the circle. If more than two fielders are outside the circle, the umpire calls a no-ball, giving the batting side a free hit. With this in mind, let’s look at the highest team scores during the powerplay in T20s.
5. Hyderabad’s 125 vs Delhi (2024)
Team Hyderabad made history by scoring the highest powerplay total in T20 cricket. In an Indian T20 League match in 2024, Hyderabad scored 125 runs in the first six overs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. This was thanks to powerful batting by Travis Head, who scored 84 runs from just 26 balls, and Abhishek Sharma, who hit 40 runs off 10 balls. With this fast start, Hyderabad broke the previous record held by Nottinghamshire in a 2017 NatWest T20 Blast match.
4. Hyderabad’s 107 vs Lucknow (2024)
In Match 57 of the Indian T20 League 2024, Hyderabad played brilliantly, scoring 107 runs in the powerplay against Lucknow’s struggling bowlers. Chasing a target of 166, Hyderabad’s openers, Travis Head (58) and Abhishek Sharma (46), hit Lucknow’s bowlers for lots of runs, making the chase look easy. Hyderabad’s fast start led to an easy win, leaving Lucknow with a big defeat.
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3. Nottinghamshire’s 106 vs Durham (2017)
In a 2017 NatWest T20 Blast match between Nottinghamshire and Durham, Nottinghamshire scored an impressive 106 runs in the powerplay. Durham had set a target of 184 runs, and Nottinghamshire’s Riki Wessels and Alex Hales started strong, with Hales playing more aggressively. Together, they reached 106 runs in just six overs—the highest powerplay score in T20 history. Wessels and Hales scored at a strike rate of 242.50, with the team’s run rate at 17.66 in the powerplay. Their partnership helped Nottinghamshire win by five wickets, with Hales scoring 95 runs off 30 balls before getting out, while Wessels stayed not out with 41 runs.
2. Kolkata’s 105 vs Bengaluru (2017)
In the 2017 Indian T20 League, Kolkata made the second-highest score during the powerplay against Bengaluru. In match 46, Bengaluru set a target of 159 runs for Kolkata to chase. Kolkata, who have won the league twice, chased down the target easily with six wickets left and 29 balls remaining. Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine had an impressive start, adding 105 runs in the first six overs. Narine scored 54 runs off just 17 balls before getting out right after the powerplay, and Lynn scored 50 from 22 balls before he was also dismissed.
1. St Kitts And Nevis Patriots’ 105 vs Barbados Tridents (2017)
In Match 30 of the Caribbean Premier League 2017, St Kitts And Nevis Patriots scored 105 runs against Barbados Tridents. Barbados set a target of 129 runs, but St Kitts And Nevis Patriots easily chased it down in just seven overs, winning by 10 wickets. The opening batsmen, Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis, dominated the Barbados bowlers, with Lewis especially hitting them all over the field. Together, they made 105 runs in the first six overs. Lewis finished unbeaten with 97 runs off 32 balls, while Gayle was not out on 22 runs from 14 balls.
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Highest Score In The First Six Overs Of T20s
| Team | Opponent | Powerplay Score | Tournament | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad | Delhi | 125 | India T20 League | 2024 |
| Hyderabad | Lucknow | 107 | India T20 League | 2024 |
| Nottinghamshire | Durham | 106 | NatWest T20 Blast | 2017 |
| Kolkata | Bengaluru | 105 | India T20 League | 2017 |
| St Kitts And Nevis Patriots | Barbados Tridents | 105 | Caribbean Premier League | 2017 |
| South Africa | West Indies | 102 | Three-match series | 2023 |
| Chennai | Punjab | 100 | Indian T20 League | 2014 |