SA vs WI, Centurion T20I: The team of South Africa and West Indies has made the record of scoring the most runs in a single T20 match. On March 26, Sunday, the second T20 match of the series was played between South Africa and West Indies in Centurion. A total of 509 runs were scored in this match and only after that the overs were left. This is the most runs scored in any T20 match. In such a situation, do you know when, how many and which teams together scored the most runs in ODIs and Test matches? The interesting thing in this record is that most of the three formats have been made on South African pitches and there is also a South African team in every match.
Most runs scored in test format
A Test match was played between South Africa and England in 1939. Total 1,981 runs were scored in that match. This match was played in Durban and was drawn. In the first innings of this match, South Africa had scored 530 runs, in response to which England could score only 316 runs. After that, South Africa scored 481 runs in their second innings and gave England a target of 696 runs. England gave a strong reply in the second innings and scored 654 runs losing only 5 wickets. Had the England team scored 42 more runs, they would have won that historic match. In this single test match, he scored 1 double century, 5 centuries and 10 half-centuries.
Most runs scored in ODI format
The record for scoring the most runs in ODI format is also made in South Africa. On 12 March 2006, the fifth match of the series between South Africa and Australia was being played in Johannesburg. A total of 872 runs were scored in this match. In this match, batting first, Australia scored a total of 434 runs in 50 overs losing a total of 4 wickets. Chasing such a big target, the South African team also did not give up and scored 438 runs losing 9 wickets in 49.5 overs and won this historic match. In this match, 2 big centuries and 5 half-centuries were scored.
Most runs scored in T20 format
A new record has been made recently in T20 format. This match between South Africa and West Indies was played in Centurion. In this match, West Indies batted first and scored 258 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. West Indies felt that they might have won the match, but they forgot that South Africa has an old habit of winning matches by chasing big targets. South Africa scored 259 runs losing 4 wickets in just 18.5 overs and in this way 509 runs were scored with 7 balls remaining in this match. A total of 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries were scored in this match.
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