Highest team score in IPL matches played outside India?


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💥 Highest Team Scores in IPL Matches Played Abroad

🥇 Kings XI Punjab – 232/2 vs RCB

  • 📅 Date: Sept 24, 2020

  • 🏟️ Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, UAE

  • 🚀 Highlight:

    • KL Rahul smashed 132 off 69 balls*

    • It remains KL's highest T20 score

    • Sharjah's short boundaries + flat pitch = batting paradise

🥈 Delhi Capitals – 228/4 vs KKR

  • 📅 Date: Oct 3, 2020

  • 🏟️ Venue: Sharjah, UAE

  • 🚀 Highlight:

    • Prithvi Shaw & Rishabh Pant took KKR's bowling apart

    • DC flexed their firepower in Sharjah again

🥉 RCB – 226/3 vs KKR

  • 📅 Date: Oct 12, 2020

  • 🏟️ Venue: Sharjah, UAE

  • 🚀 Highlight:

    • AB de Villiers played a freakish 33-ball 73*

    • Vintage RCB carnage in a high-scoring haven

🌍 Outside UAE – South Africa’s Highest

🔥 Rajasthan Royals – 211/4 vs KXIP (2009)

  • 🏟️ Venue: Kingsmead, Durban

  • 🧠 Fun fact: One of the very few 200+ scores in SA IPL

  • South African conditions were tougher for big totals (more bounce & movement)

📊 Summary Table

Team Score Opponent Venue Year
KXIP (now PBKS) 232/2 RCB Sharjah 2020
DC 228/4 KKR Sharjah 2020
RCB 226/3 KKR Sharjah 2020
RR 211/4 KXIP Durban 2009

🎯 TL;DR:

The highest IPL score abroad is 232/2 by Punjab Kings (KXIP) in Sharjah, 2020.
Sharjah turned into a six-hitting dream during that season, while South African pitches were more bowler-friendly.

Want a list of the top 10 scores outside India or a sixes-per-match average for those venues? I can whip that up next 💣📊🔥