Australia is one of the most entertaining and fantastic teams in the world of cricket. Australia has won the Cricket World Cup record six times. Australia is considered as one of the most outstanding team in all format. Australia has been dominating in every format since the very start of the game. Australia has also produced some of the finest cricketers. Australia has proved to everyone its dominance in international and bilateral tournaments. In this article, we will look at the top 10 highest score ever by Team Australia in ODIs.
1. 376/9 Against Sri Lanka
On 8 March 2015, when Australia was playing against Sri Lanka in Sydney, they scored a giant total. In this match, Glenn Maxwell was the star of the team as he scored 102 runs in just 53 balls. We also got to see a cameo of Shane Watson, as he smashed 67 runs in 41 balls. Australia later won this match despite a century by Kumar Sanggakkara.
2. 377/6 Against South Africa
This match was played in the 2007 Cricket World Cup, held in West Indies. In this match Matthew Hayden scored 101 runs in 68 balls. Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke scored 91 and 92 runs respectively. Australia won this match by 83 runs with the help of 3 wickets by Brad Hogg.
3. 378/5 Against New Zealand
When New Zealand was touring Australia in 2016, this monstrous total was scored. David Warner smashed 119 runs in this match. Pat Cummins took four wickets and made this score difficult for New Zealand to chase. David Warner was the Man of the Match of this match.
4. 381/5 Against Bangladesh
This match was part of the 2019 Cricket World Cup. They played in Nottingham and Australia elected to bat first. David Warner scored 166 runs in this match, with 14 fours and five sixes. Bangladesh scored 333/8 in the chase, with a century of Mushfiqur Rahim. David Warner was Man of the Match of this match.
5. 388 Against New Zealand
This match was part of the 2023 Cricket World Cup, and was played at Dharamsala. Australia was given to bat first, and Travis Head smashed a century, scoring 109 runs in 67 balls. New Zealand made the chase tense but was defeated by five runs in a close match. Rachin Ravindra scored a century in this match.
6. 389/4 Against India
This match was played on 29 November 2020, when India was touring Australia. Australia batted first and scored 389 runs, with a century from Steven Smith. He scored 104 runs in 64 balls. When India was chasing, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul scored 89 and 76 runs, respectively but was still less than enough to win the match. This match was won by Australia.
7. 392/8 Against South Africa
This match was played at Bloemfontein, when Australia was touring South Africa. In this match, David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne scored a century, with 106 and 124 runs respectively. While chasing, no batter from South Africa was able to achieve a fifty. Australia won this match by 123 runs.
8. 399/8 Against Netherlands
This match was a part of the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Australia batted first and smashed 399 runs, with a century from David Warner and Glenn Maxwell. They both scored 104 and 106 runs respectively. However, The Netherlands was bowled out for just 90 runs, with the help of four wickets from Adam Zampa. Australia won this match by 309 runs.
9. 417/6 Against Afghanistan
This match was part of the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Australia batted first and scored 417 runs in this match, with the help of 178 runs from David Warner. Steven Smith also smashed 95 runs. Bangladesh was bowled out for only 142 runs, with 4 wickets from Mitchell Johnson. Australia won this match by 275 runs.
10. 434/4 Against South Africa
This is the highest score ever by Team Australia in ODIs. This match was played on 12 March 2006. Australia batted first and scored 434 runs with the help of 164 runs from Captain Ricky Ponting. Michael Hussey also scored 81 runs in 51 balls. But South Africa chased this target with the help of Herschelle Gibbs, who smashed 175 runs from 111 balls. South Africa won this match by one wicket with one ball remaining.
