Stats: England scale new T20I peaks

Stats highlights from England's record breaking efforts in the second T20I against South Africa in Manchester.

by England is the third instance of a team passing 300 in T20 Internationals and the first such instance achieved against a Full Member team, the previous highest being India's 297/6 against Bangladesh in Hyderabad last year.

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The previous highest total for England was 267/3 against West Indies in Tarouba in 2023 while the most recorded against South Africa was India's 283/1 in Johannesburg in 2024.

by England in the Powerplay is the fourth instance of a Full Member team scoring 100+ runs in that phase. The highest remains Australia's 113/1 against Scotland while the highest against a Full Member team is 102/0 by South Africa against West Indies in Centurion in 2023.

by England at the halfway mark is the highest ever total at the end of 10th over in a T20 International, where ball-by-ball data is available, bettering the previous highest of 156/3 by Australia against Scotland in Edinburgh in 2024. In all T20s where ball-by-ball details are recorded, only Sunrisers Hyderabad's 167/0 (in 9.4 overs) against LSG in Hyderabad in IPL 2024 is the higher total at the same point in an innings.

taken by England to get to 200-mark is the earliest a team has got to that milestone across all T20 games, where ball-by-ball details are available. The previous quickest being Zimbabwe's 12.5 overs against Gambia in Nairobi in 2024.

by England - 30 fours and 18 sixes - is the second most by a team in a T20I innings, only behind Zimbabwe's 57 (30 fours and 27 sixes) against Gambia in Nairobi in 2024.

by Salt is the highest individual score by an England batter in a T20I, bettering his own record of 119 he made against West Indies in Tarouba in 2023. It is the fifth highest individual score by a player from a Full Member team and the highest against South Africa, surpassing Babar Azam's 122 in Centurion in 2021.

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Centuries in just 42 innings in T20Is for Salt - only Glenn Maxwell and Rohit Sharma have scored more (five each), while Suryakumar Yadav also has four. 42 innings by Salt is the quickest to the fourth hundred among the four, 15 better than Suryakumar, who got there in his 57th outing.

to his hundred by Salt makes it the fastest for England in T20Is, bettering Liam Livinsgtone's previous quickest by three balls (42 balls vs Pakistan, Nottingham, 2021). It is the joint-quickest against South Africa alongside Johnson Charles's effort in Centurion in 2023.

The first wicket stand of 126 off just 47 balls between Jos Buttler and Salt - run rate of 16.06 - is the highest ever for a 100+ opening partnership in a T20I by a Full member side. It is the fourth 100+ stand in just 17 innings in the format between the pair.

Instances of South Africa bowlers conceding 60+ runs - 70 by Rabada, 62 by Williams, and 60 by Jansen - the first such instance in a T20I. 70 runs conceded by Rabada is the most ever by a South African bowler in a T20I. Lizaad Williams conceded 62 runs in his first three overs - only Liam McCarthy has conceded more after first three overs (63 vs WI, Dublin, Bready, 2025) among bowlers from a Full member side.

The winning margin for England - the highest ever by runs margin for them in a T20I surpassing the 137-run win against West Indies in Basseterre in 2019. It also happens to be the biggest defeat for South Africa by runs, going past the 135-run defeat to India in Johannesburg in 2024.