The England team created history and became the first team to score more than 300 runs in a T20 International against a full ICC member country. Despite this, they could not leave Team India behind in one case. The England team is always known for its explosive batting. They did the feat of scoring more than 300 runs in a T20 International against South Africa. Based on this, they registered a big win over South Africa and tied the 3-match series. However, they have failed in one case against Team India.
England crossed the 300-run mark for the first time in a T20 International. In the second T20 match against South Africa, England scored 304 runs for the loss of just 2 wickets based on Phil Salt’s record-breaking century and Jos Buttler’s explosive innings. With this, it created a new record by leaving Team India behind in T20 International. This is only the third time a team has crossed the 300 mark in a T20 International, but for the first time, this feat was seen between two big teams.
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England Created History by Scoring 300 Runs
A three-match T20 International series is going on between South Africa and England. England batted first in the second match. A brilliant partnership of 126 runs was seen between Phil Salt and Jos Buttler. The bat of the English players was not stopping. They scored 304 runs in 20 overs.
Salt scored 141 runs in just 60 balls, while Jos Buttler played a brilliant innings of 82 runs in 30 balls. Jacob Bethell scored 26, while Harry Brook scored 41 runs. With this, England became the team to score more than 300 runs in a T20 International against a full ICC member team.
South Africa was Bowled Out for 158 Runs
The target of 305 runs was never going to be easy for South Africa. Due to the pressure of the big target, the African batters were all out for 158 runs in 16.1 overs. With this, England won by 146 runs. Jofra Archer took 3 wickets. This is one of the biggest defeats of South Africa.
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This is How the 300 Mark was Achieved
The date of 12 September 2025 has been recorded in the history and record books forever at Manchester’s famous Emirates Old Trafford Stadium. England’s batsmen showed their most explosive style on this ground and broke many previous big records. Batting first in the second match of the T20 series against South Africa, England scored 304 runs in their innings of 20 overs. For that, the foundation of this record was laid by Jos Buttler (86), on which Phil Salt built the building of a historic achievement.
One of the most dangerous opening pairs in world cricket, Salt and Butler, made a stormy partnership of 126 runs in just 7.5 overs and gave the team such a start, after which there was only one question on everyone’s lips—will the wall of 300 runs be broken? Salt, who made the record of the fastest T20 century for England in just 39 balls, played an amazing innings and brought the team close to this score. Then, in the 20th over, England captain Harry Brook broke the 300-run mark by taking 1 run off Kagiso Rabada’s ball.
This Feat Happened for the First Time
With this, a score of 300 runs was made for only the third time in a T20 International. Nepal first did this feat on 27 September 2023, when it scored 314 runs against Mongolia. Then, on 23 October 2024, Zimbabwe touched this figure and set a new record by scoring 344 runs against Gambia. But what England did is a first in itself.
Actually, this is the first time that 300 runs have been scored in an inning in a match between ICC’s full member teams (having Test cricket status). Earlier, the highest score in a match between ICC members was in the name of Team India, which scored 297 runs against Bangladesh in 2024. England holds the record for the highest score in ODI cricket, which it set by scoring 498 runs against the Netherlands.
Not only this, but England also hit 30 fours and 18 sixes in this innings, i.e., a total of 48 boundaries. This is a new record for the highest number of boundaries in a T20 match between full member teams, while it is the second highest in a T20 International. The record is in the name of Zimbabwe, which hit 57 boundaries in a match of 344 runs.
England Could Not Leave Team India Behind
The England team won the match by a big margin of 146 runs. However, they failed to break Team India’s record. The Indian team has a record of winning a match by 168 runs against a full ICC member in a T20 International. They defeated New Zealand by 168 runs at the Ahmedabad ground in 2023. England had scored 304 runs, and South Africa’s wickets were falling continuously, so it seemed that perhaps they would put Team India behind, but they failed in this matter.