Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan scored 61 runs from 24 balls, and all-rounder Hardik Pandya played a knock of 52 runs from 28 balls on Thursday (February 12) to help India post their third-highest total in a T20 World Cup match. The super batting performances by Hardik and Ishan helped India post a total of 209/9 in 20 overs against Namibia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
India’s highest total in a T20 World Cup match is 218/4, which they registered against England in Durban on September 19, 2007.
In the 2021 T20 World Cup, India scored 210 runs for the loss of two wickets against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi.
For Namibia, their skipper Gerhard Erasmus bowled four overs and picked up 4 wickets for 20 runs. He played a major role in restricting
India to a modest total after they added 104 runs for the loss of only one wicket in 7 overs.
India’s highest totals in T20 World Cup
| TOTAL | OVERS | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| 218/4 | 20 | England | Durban | September 19, 2007 |
| 210/2 | 20 | Afghanistan | Abu Dhabi | November 3, 2021 |
| 209/9 | 20 | Namibia | Delhi | February 12, 2024 |
| 205/5 | 20 | Australia | Gros Islet | June 24, 2024 |
| 196/5 | 20 | Bangladesh | North Sound | June 22, 2024 |
| 192/2 | 20 | West Indies | Mumbai (WS) | March 31, 2016 |
| 188/5 | 20 | Australia | Durban | September 22, 2007 |
| 186/5 | 20 | South Africa | Gros Islet | May 2, 2010 |
| 186/5 | 20 | Zimbabwe | Melbourne | November 6, 2022 |
| 184/6 | 20 | Bangladesh | Adelaide | November 2, 2022 |
The overall record of the highest total in a T20 World Cup match is in the name of Sri Lanka. During the 2007 T20 World Cup match played against Kenya in Johannesburg on September 14, 2007, Sri Lanka posted a total of 260/6 in 20 overs.
Highest totals in T20 World Cup
| TEAM | TOTAL | OVERS | AGAINST | VENUE | DATE |
| Sri Lanka | 260/6 | 20 | Kenya | Johannesburg | September 14, 2007 |
| England | 230/8 | 19.4 | South Africa | Mumbai (WS) | March 18, 2016 |
| South Africa | 229/4 | 20 | England | Mumbai (WS) | March 18, 2016 |
| Sri Lanka | 225/5 | 20 | Oman | Pallekele | February 12, 2026 |
| India | 218/4 | 20 | England | Durban | September 19, 2007 |
| West Indies | 218/5 | 20 | Afghanistan | Gros Islet | June 17, 2024 |
| South Africa | 213/4 | 20 | Canada | Ahmedabad | February 9, 2026 |
| South Africa | 211/5 | 20 | Scotland | The Oval | June 7, 2009 |
| India | 210/2 | 20 | Afghanistan | Abu Dhabi | November 3, 2021 |
| South Africa | 209/5 | 20 | Afghanistan | Mumbai (WS) | March 20, 2016 |
| India | 209/9 | 20 | Namibia | Delhi | February 12, 2026 |
India have crossed the 200-run mark in T20Is 47 times now. In the list of teams with the most 200+ totals in T20Is, India are followed by South Africa and New Zealand, who have crossed the 200-run mark 29 and 28 times respectively.
In the history of the T20 World Cup, 22 times have teams managed to score more than 200 runs in a match, and India have crossed the 200-run mark four times. Only South Africa (6 times) have registered more 200+ totals than India in the T20 World Cup.
