Cricket is often referred to as a team sport but there are times when an individual takes the challenge to show his greatness and to make a new identity for himself. These performances are so significant that they not only help the player concerned but also the team to have a massive total on the scoreboard which is remembered
Huge scores are mainly due to the individualistic performances of the batters. Players, as mentioned earlier, played a very vital role in reaching these milestones with their numerous hundreds and fifties.
The upcoming season, accompanied by changes and new highs, might still shake up the existing records with each coming season of the Big Bash League.
The article will go through the highest totals that are considered to be the history of the Big Bash league
1. Melbourne Stars – 273/2 against Hobart Hurricanes
The skipper Glenn Maxwell’s unbeaten 154 off 64 deliveries, one of the best T20 innings ever, was the leading cause for the Stars’ enormous tally.
Another of the team’s pillars, Marcus Stoinis, also contributed with a fifty-plus score, and together these two efforts led the Stars to a resounding 106-run victory over the Hurricanes.
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2. Adelaide Strikers – 251/5 against Brisbane Heat
Adelaide Strikers, in the latest season of the Big Bash League, achieved a score of 251 for 5 against Brisbane Heat, and this time, the master of the mat, Matthew Short, the captain of the team, was giving way to the apotheosis of power and the dominance of the team,
At the end, Strikers won the match by 46 runs.
3. Sydney Thunder – 232/5 against Sydney Sixers
In the 2020–21 season of the Big Bash League, Sydney Thunder scored 232/5 against the Sydney Sixers and won the match by a margin of 46 runs.
The England opener Alex Hales’ century was the mainstay of the issue while supporting knocks from Sam Billings and Ben Cutting facilitated the run flow.
4. Adelaide Strikers – 230/3 vs Hobart Hurricanes
Adelaide Strikers not only successfully chased the 230 runs set by the Hurricanes but also scored the second-highest number of runs in BBL history.
Matthew Short once again anchored the Strikers’ innings, scoring a spectacular century (100* off 59), and the veteran T20 player Chris Lynn’s fiery 64 off 29 balls powered the team to victory.
5. Hobart Hurricanes – 229/4 vs Adelaide Strikers
The Hobart Hurricanes amassed the highest ever total of 229 against the Adelaide Strikers in the BBL this season.
Nevertheless, the match turned out to be a loss for the Hurricanes, as the Strikers managed to pull off the run chase in the end.
6. Perth Scorchers – 229/7 vs Melbourne Stars
The duo of Josh Inglis and Faf du Plessis were the key players behind Perth Scorchers’ highest BBL score till then against Melbourne Stars in the 2022/23 season.
Scorchers later on won the match versus the stars after a great performance from bowlers who equaled the batting performance.
7. Sydney Thunder – 228/6 vs Hobart Hurricanes
Both Alex Hales and Oliver Davies hit half-centuries to push the Sydney Thunder up to 228/6, which was their second-highest-ever score in the Big Bash League.
The importance of the batsmen’s contributions was underlined by a victory over the Hurricanes by 62 runs, which was a favorable outcome.
8. Brisbane Heat – 224/5 vs Sydney Sixers
The biggest total ever recorded by Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League so far was against Sydney Sixers (224/5).
Nathan McSweeney and Josh Brown both reached the half-century, which contributed to the team’s large score, followed by a 15-run win.
9. Hobart Hurricanes – 223/8 vs. Melbourne Renegades
Hobart Hurricanes made 223/8 in the 2016–17 BBL season with strong batting performance from the whole team. The wicket-keeper batsman Ben McDermott made 114 runs, and George Bailey contributed with 59 runs from 42 balls.
Then, their performances led them to a successful chase and a 2-wicket victory.
10. Melbourne Renegades – 222/4 vs Hobart Hurricanes
The captain Aaron Finch scored 63 runs off 40 balls and together with Tom Cooper’s later half-century, they led the Melbourn Renegades to their highest score ever in Big Bash League.
Still, the game ended up with a loss because the rival Hobart Hurricanes managed to chase the target.
