T20I format demands quick innings from the batters. Unlike the longer version of cricket, scoring big is not easy here as the batters always try to go for the big shots. However, with the display of patience and a farsighted approach, it is possible to take on the bowlers for a long time.

Australia has given some of the best batters to the world. From Ricky Ponting to Glenn Maxwell, everyone has made a mark on the international stage. In this article, we will look at the highest individual scores scored by Australian batters in the T20I format.

1. Aaron Finch Vs. Zimbabwe

We begin this list with Aaron Finch, who scored 172 runs off 76 balls in the Zimbabwe T20 Tri Series of 2018. With the help of sixteen fours and ten sixes, he guided Australia to a huge total of 229 runs. Later, Zimbabwe faced a 100-run defeat as they could score only 129 runs in their 20 overs.

2. Aaron Finch Vs. England

Place number two on this list also belongs to Aaron Finch for his 156- run knock against England during the Australia tour of England and Scotland in 2013. Aaron’s 63-ball inning included eleven fours and fourteen sixes. Australia emerged victorious in this match as they defended their mammoth total of 248 runs.

3. Glenn Maxwell Vs. Sri Lanka

On number three, we have Glenn Maxwell with his unbeaten knock of 145 runs from 65 balls. During the Australia tour of Sri Lanka in 2016, Glenn hit fourteen fours and nine sixes to push his team to a gigantic total of 263 runs. In reply, the Sri Lankan batters could score only 178 runs and lost the match by 85 runs.

4. Shane Watson Vs. India

On the fourth spot, we have Shane Watson who played an unbeaten knock of 124 runs against India during the 2016 bilateral series between the two nations. While batting first, Watson’s ten fours and six sixes in 71 balls helped Australia put up 197 runs on the board. However, the Indian batters chased down this target on the last ball.

5. Glenn Maxwell Vs. India

Glenn Maxwell’s unbeaten knock of 113 runs makes it to the fifth position on this list. While playing against India in the 2019 bilateral series, Glenn hit seven fours and nine sixes in only 55 balls to help his team in chasing down the 190-run target set up by the Indian batters. Australia won the match by seven wickets.

6. Glenn Maxwell Vs. England

Featuring for the third time on this list, we have Glenn Maxwell with his unbeaten 103-run knock against England in the Trans-Tasman Twenty20 Tri-Series in 2018. Glenn’s inning comprised ten fours and four sixes. Thanks to this knock, Australia was able to chase down England’s total of 155 runs in the penultimate over.

7. David Warner Vs. Sri Lanka

David Warner stands in the seventh position on this list for playing an unbeaten knock of 100 runs against Sri Lanka. While batting first, David hit ten fours and four sixes in 56 balls to guide his team to a big total of 233 runs. Following this, a fantastic job by the Kangaroo bowlers restricted Sri Lanka to only 99 runs.

8. Ricky Ponting Vs. New Zealand

Moving ahead, we have Ricky Ponting who put together an unbeaten inning of 98 runs against New Zealand in the very first T20I of cricket history. His 55-ball inning was studded with eight fours and five sixes. After posting 214 runs on the board in the first inning, Australia bowled out the Kiwi batters for only 170 runs.

9. Damien Martyn Vs. South Africa

Damien Martyn’s 96-run inning finds a way to the ninth position on this list. While playing against South Africa in the bilateral series of 2006, Damien bagged seven fours and five sixes in 56 balls to help his team in reaching a total of 209 runs. Later, the Proteas batters were bowled out in the 19th over for only 114 runs.

10. David Warner Vs. Sri Lanka

Last but not least, we once again have David Warner for scoring 90 runs off 62 balls during the Sri Lanka tour of Australia in 2013. While remaining not out in the end, Warner hit five fours and three sixes in his inning. However, all other batters failed miserably and Australia could make only 137 runs in the first inning. Ultimately, they were handed a five-wicket defeat.