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This article contains records for men's Twenty20 Internationals.[1]

Shahid_Afridi
Shahid Afridi has played the most matches and is the highest wicket-taker in T20I cricket.
T20I World Record Team Total scoreboard

Listing notation

Team notation

  • (100/3) indicates that a team scored 100 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no overs remained (or are able) to be bowled.
  • (100) indicates that a team scored 100 runs and was all out, either by losing all ten wickets or by having one or more batsmen unable to bat and losing the remaining wickets.

Batting notation

  • (100*) indicates a batsman scored 100 runs and was not out.
  • (75) indicates that a batsman scored 75 runs and was out after that.

Bowling notation

  • (5/40) indicates that a bowler has captured 5 wickets while giving away 40 runs.
  • (19.5 overs) indicates that a team bowled 19 complete overs (each of six legal deliveries), and one incomplete over of just five deliveries.

Currently playing

  • Record holders who are currently playing T20Is (i.e. their record details listed could change) are shown by ‡.

Team records

Overall results

Team Mat Won Lost Tie+W Tie+L NR Win %
 Afghanistan 61 34 22 0 0 0 63.93
 Australia 95 48 44 0 2 1 52.12
 Bangladesh 69 21 46 0 0 2 31.34
 Bermuda 3 0 3 0 0 0 0.00
 Canada 19 4 14 0 1 0 23.68
 England 96 46 45 1 0 4 50.54
 Hong Kong 24 10 14 0 0 0 41.66
 India 91 55 33 1 0 2 62.35
 Ireland 61 26 29 0 0 6 47.27
 Kenya 29 10 19 0 0 0 34.48
   Nepal 11 3 8 0 0 0 27.27
 Netherlands 45 24 19 0 0 2 55.81
 New Zealand 100 50 43 2 3 2 53.57
 Oman 17 5 11 0 0 1 31.25
 Pakistan 120 72 45 1 2 0 61.25
 Papua New Guinea 9 3 6 0 0 0 33.33
 Scotland 44 18 23 0 0 3 43.90
 South Africa 100 59 40 0 0 1 59.59
 Sri Lanka 101 51 48 1 0 1 51.50
 United Arab Emirates 26 9 17 0 0 0 34.61
 West Indies 91 45 40 2 1 3 52.84
World XI 3 1 2 0 0 0 33.33
 Zimbabwe 54 13 40 1 0 0 25.00

The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties (irrespective of a tiebreaker) as half a win.
Last updated: 22 December 2017[2]

Highest innings totals

Score Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
263/3 (20.0 overs)  Australia  Sri Lanka Pallekele 6 September 2016 Scorecard
260/5 (20.0 overs)  India  Sri Lanka Indore 22 December 2017 Scorecard
260/6 (20.0 overs)  Sri Lanka  Kenya Johannesburg 14 September 2007 Scorecard
248/6 (20.0 overs)  Australia  England Southampton 29 August 2013 Scorecard
245/5 (18.5 overs)  Australia  New Zealand Auckland 16 February 2018 Scorecard
Updated: 16 February 2018[3]

Highest successful chases

Score Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
245/5 (18.5 overs)  Australia  New Zealand Auckland 16 February 2018 Scorecard
236/6 (19.2 overs)  West Indies  South Africa Johannesburg 11 January 2015 Scorecard
230/8 (19.4 overs)  England  South Africa Mumbai 18 March 2016 Scorecard
211/4 (19.2 overs)  India  Sri Lanka Mohali 12 December 2009 Scorecard
208/2 (17.4 overs)  South Africa  West Indies Johannesburg 11 September 2007 Scorecard
Updated: 16 February 2018[4]

Lowest innings totals

Score Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
39 (10.3 overs)  Netherlands  Sri Lanka Chittagong 24 March 2014 Scorecard
53 (14.3 overs)    Nepal  Ireland Belfast 13 July 2015 Scorecard
56 (18.4 overs)  Kenya  Afghanistan Sharjah 30 September 2013 Scorecard
57 (19.3 overs)  New Zealand  Sri Lanka Chittagong 31 March 2014 Scorecard
67 (17.2 overs)  Kenya  Ireland Belfast 4 August 2008 Scorecard

Qualification: Only completed innings in matches that did not have overs reduced are included.
Updated: 12 March 2017 [5]

Highest margin of victory (by runs)

Margin Teams Venue Date Scorecard
172 runs  Sri Lanka (260/6) beat  Kenya (88) Johannesburg 14 September 2007 Scorecard
130 runs  South Africa (211/5) beat  Scotland (81) London (Oval) 7 June 2009 Scorecard
119 runs  New Zealand (243/5) beat  West Indies (124) Mount Maunganui 3 January 2018 Scorecard
116 runs  England (196/5) beat  Afghanistan (80) Colombo (RPS) 21 September 2012 Scorecard
109 runs  Zimbabwe (184/5) beat  Canada (75) King City 13 October 2008 Scorecard

Updated: 3 January 2018 [10]

Highest margin of victory (by balls remaining)

Balls Rem Teams Venue Date Scorecard
90 balls  Sri Lanka (40/1) beat  Netherlands (39) Chittagong 24 March 2014 Scorecard
76 balls  Ireland (72/0) beat  Kenya (71) Dubai (DSC) 14 March 2012 Scorecard
74 balls  New Zealand (74/1) beat  Kenya (73) Durban 12 September 2007 Scorecard
73 balls  Afghanistan (75/0) beat  Ireland (71) Dubai 20 January 2017 Scorecard
72 balls  Ireland (54/2) beat    Nepal (53) Belfast 13 July 2015 Scorecard

Updated: 12 March 2017 [11]

Highest margin of victory (by wickets)

Margin Teams Venue Date Scorecard
10 wickets  New Zealand (171/0) beat  Pakistan (168/7) Hamilton 17 January 2016

Scorecard

10 wickets  South Africa (132/0) beat  Pakistan (129/8) Johannesburg 2 February 2007 Scorecard
10 wickets  Australia (102/0) beat  Sri Lanka (101) Cape Town 20 September 2007 Scorecard
10 wickets  Kenya (110/0) beat  Scotland (109/9) Nairobi (Gym) 1 February 2010 Scorecard
10 wickets  New Zealand (79/0) beat  Bangladesh (78) Hamilton 3 February 2010 Scorecard
10 wickets  Kenya (126/0) beat  Scotland (123) Nairobi (Gym) 4 February 2010 Scorecard

Updated: 12 March 2017[12]

Smallest margin of victory (by runs)

Margin Teams Venue Date Scorecard
1 run  West Indies (245/6) beat  India (244/4) Florida 27 August 2016 Scorecard
1 run  India (146/7) beat  Bangladesh (145/9) Bengaluru 23 March 2016 Scorecard
1 run  Australia (150/7) beat  New Zealand (149/5) Sydney 15 February 2009 Scorecard
1 run  South Africa (128/7) beat  New Zealand (127/5) Lord's 9 June 2009 Scorecard
1 run [a]  England (202/6) beat  South Africa (127/3) Johannesburg 13 November 2009 Scorecard
1 run  New Zealand (133/7) beat  Pakistan (132/7) Bridgetown 8 May 2010 Scorecard
1 run  South Africa (120/7) beat  West Indies (119/7) North Sound 20 May 2010 Scorecard

Updated: 27 August 2016 [13]

^[a] Rain interrupted play in South Africa's innings with South Africa having scored 127/3 after 13 overs. The par score at this point was 128. Rain prevented the match from resuming and England won by 1 run.

Smallest margin of victory (by wickets)

Margin Teams Venue Date Scorecard
1 wicket  England (158/9) beat  Australia (157/4) Adelaide 12 January 2011 Scorecard
1 wicket  Netherlands (131/9) beat  Kenya (128) The Hague 26 July 2012 Scorecard
1 wicket  Pakistan (174/9) beat  Sri Lanka (172/7) Colombo (RPS) 1 August 2015 Scorecard

Updated: 3 April 2016 [14]

Tied matches

See also: List of tied Twenty20 Internationals
Teams Tie Break Venue Date Scorecard
 West Indies (126/8) tied  New Zealand (126/7) New Zealand won bowl-out Auckland 16 February 2006 Scorecard
 India (141/9) tied  Pakistan (141/7) India won bowl-out Durban 14 September 2007 Scorecard
 Canada (135/7) tied  Zimbabwe (135/9) Zimbabwe won bowl-out King City 11 October 2008 Scorecard
 West Indies (155/8) tied  New Zealand (155/7) West Indies won Super Over Auckland 26 December 2008 Scorecard
 Australia (214/4) tied  New Zealand (214/6) New Zealand won Super Over Christchurch 28 February 2010 Scorecard
 Australia (151/4) tied  Pakistan (151/8) Pakistan won Super Over Dubai (DSC) 7 September 2012 Scorecard
 Sri Lanka (174/6) tied  New Zealand (174/7) Sri Lanka won Super Over Pallekele 27 September 2012 Scorecard
 West Indies (139) tied  New Zealand (139/7) West Indies won Super Over Pallekele 1 October 2012 Scorecard
 England (154/8) tied  Pakistan (154/7) England won Super Over Sharjah 30 November 2015 Scorecard

Even though tie-breakers were used to determine a winner in these matches, for statistical purposes, these matches are considered as ties.
Updated: 3 April 2016 [15]

Most consecutive wins by a team

Wins Team First win Last win
11  Afghanistan  West Indies at Nagpur, 27 March 2016 (Scorecard)  Ireland at Greater Noida, 12 March 2017 (Scorecard)
8  England  Pakistan at Bridgetown, 6 May 2010 (Scorecard)  Australia at Adelaide, 12 January 2011 (Scorecard)
8  Ireland  Kenya at Mombasa, 22 February 2012 (Scorecard)  Afghanistan at Dubai (DSC), 24 March 2012 (Scorecard)
7  South Africa  Australia at Johannesburg, 27 March 2009 (Scorecard)  India at Nottingham, 16 June 2009 (Scorecard)
7  Pakistan  New Zealand at London (Oval), 13 June 2009 (Scorecard)  New Zealand at Dubai (DSC), 13 November 2009 (Scorecard)
7  India  Pakistan at Ahmedabad, 28 December 2012 (Scorecard)  South Africa at Dhaka, 4 April 2014 (Scorecard)
7  India  Sri Lanka at Ranchi, 12 February 2016 (Scorecard)  Bangladesh at Dhaka, 6 March 2016 (Scorecard)

No results are treated the same as losses and ties in the above table. A no result occurs when a match is abandoned partway through, usually due to rain.
Updated: 2 June 2017[16]

Most consecutive defeats

Defeats Team First defeat Last defeat
16  Zimbabwe  Sri Lanka at Providence, 3 May 2010 (Scorecard)  West Indies at North Sound, 3 March 2013 (Scorecard)
12  Netherlands  South Africa at Cape Town, 15 September 2007 (Scorecard)  Australia at Bridgetown, 5 May 2010 (Scorecard)
9  United Arab Emirates  Sri Lanka at Dhaka, 25 February 2016 (Scorecard)  Ireland at Dubai, 18 January 2017 (Scorecard)
8  Zimbabwe  Pakistan at Kolkata, 16 March 2016 (Scorecard)  Sri Lanka at Colombo, 4 April 2017 (Scorecard)

No results are treated the same as losses and ties in the above table. A no result occurs when a match is abandoned partway through, usually due to rain.
* indicates that the sequence is ongoing
Updated: 12 April 2017[17]

Most sixes in an innings

Updated: 16 February 2018[18]
Sixes Batting Team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
21  West Indies  India Lauderhill 27 August 2016 Scorecard
 India  Sri Lanka Indore 22 December 2017 Scorecard
19  Netherlands  Ireland Sylhet 21 March 2014 Scorecard
18  Australia  England Southampton 29 August 2013 Scorecard
 New Zealand  Australia Auckland 16 February 2018 Scorecard

Most fours in an innings

Fours Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
30  Sri Lanka  Kenya Johannesburg 14 September 2007 Scorecard
29  Sri Lanka  India Nagpur 9 December 2009 Scorecard
26  West Indies  South Africa Johannesburg 11 January 2015 Scorecard
25  Australia  Sri Lanka Pallekele 6 September 2016 Scorecard
24  South Africa  West Indies Johannesburg 11 September 2007 Scorecard

Updated: 6 September 2016[19]

Most sixes in a match

Sixes Teams Venue Date Scorecard
32  West Indies (21) v  India (11) Lauderhill 27 August 2016 Scorecard
32  New Zealand (18) v  Australia (14) Eden Park 16 February 2018 Scorecard
31  India (21) v  Sri Lanka (10) Indore 22 December 2017 Scorecard
30  Ireland (11) v  Netherlands (19) Sylhet 21 March 2014 Scorecard
28  Afghanistan (16) v  Ireland (12) Greater Noida 12 March 2017 Scorecard

Updated: 22 December 2017[20]

Highest aggregate runs in a single match

Runs Teams Venue Date Scorecard
489  West Indies (245/6) v  India (244/4) Florida 27 August 2016 Scorecard
488  New Zealand (243/6) v  Australia (245/5)[18.5] Auckland 16 February 2018 Scorecard
467  South Africa (231/7) v  West Indies (236/6) [19.2] Johannesburg 11 January 2015 Scorecard
459  South Africa (229/4) v  England (230/8) Mumbai 18 March 2016 Scorecard
457  Australia (248/6) v  England (209/6) Southampton 29 August 2013 Scorecard

Updated: 7 September 2016[21]

Most fours in a match

Fours Teams Venue Date Scorecard
47  India (18) v  Sri Lanka (29) Nagpur 9 December 2009 Scorecard
44  South Africa (18) v  West Indies (26) Johannesburg 11 January 2015 Scorecard
43  South Africa (24) v  West Indies (19) London 13 June 2009 Scorecard
43  Bangladesh (22) v  Pakistan (21) Kandy 25 September 2012 Scorecard
43  England (24) v  Australia (19) Southampton 29 August 2013 Scorecard
43  Australia (24) v  India (19) Rajkot 10 October 2013 Scorecard
Updated: 22 December 2017[22]

Individual records (batting)

See also: List of centuries in Twenty20 International cricket

Most career runs

Runs Innings Batsman Team T20I career span
2,188 71 Martin Guptill ‡  New Zealand 2009–Present
2,140 70 Brendon McCullum  New Zealand 2005–2015
1,956 51 Virat Kohli ‡  India 2010–present
1,889 79 Tillakaratne Dilshan  Sri Lanka 2006–2016
1,821 86 Shoaib Malik ‡  Pakistan 2006–present

Updated: 15 February 2018[23]

Most runs in a calendar year

Runs Innings Batsman Team Year
645 13 Virat Kohli ‡  India 2016
520 15 Mohammad Shahzad ‡  Afghanistan 2016
497 18 Rohit Sharma ‡  India 2016
472 13 Martin Guptill ‡  New Zealand 2012
471 12 Tillakaratne Dilshan  Sri Lanka 2009
471 13 Virat Kohli ‡  India 2012

Updated: 18 February 2017[24]

Most 50+ Scores

50+ (100+50) Innings Batsman Team T20I career span
18 (0+18) 46 Virat Kohli‡  India 2010–present
15 (2+13) 48 Chris Gayle‡  West Indies 2006–present
15 (2+13) 70 Brendon McCullum  New Zealand 2005–2015
14 (1+13) 79 Tillakaratne Dilshan  Sri Lanka 2006–2016
14 (2+12) 63 Rohit Sharma‡  India 2007–present

Updated: 24 December 2017[25]

Highest career strike rate

Strike rate Balls faced Batsman Team T20I career span
165.25 507 Glenn Maxwell ‡  Australia 2012–present
154.96 302 Evin Lewis ‡  West Indies 2016–present
157.57 475 Colin Munro ‡  New Zealand 2012–present
150.83 301 Lokesh Rahul ‡  India 2016–present
150.75 932 Shahid Afridi  Pakistan 2006–2016

Qualification: 250 balls.
Updated: 22 December 2017[26]

Highest career average

Average Innings Runs Batsman T20I career span
52.86 51 1,956 India Virat Kohli ‡ 2010–present
37.93 36 1,176 England Kevin Pietersen 2005–2013
37.73 33 1,132 Australia Aaron Finch ‡ 2011–present
36.95 67 1,700 South Africa JP Duminy ‡ 2007–present
36.43 74 1,348 India Mahendra Singh Dhoni ‡ 2006–present
Qualification: 1,000 runs

Last updated: 22 December 2017[27]

Most career ducks

Ducks Innings Batsman Team T20I career span
10 79 Tillakaratne Dilshan  Sri Lanka 2006–2016
9 45 Luke Wright  England 2007–2014
8 52 Kevin O'Brien‡  Ireland 2008–present
8 77 Umar Akmal‡  Pakistan 2009–present
8 90 Shahid Afridi  Pakistan 2006–2016

Last updated: 12 March 2017[28]

Most career sixes

Updated:10 July 2017[30]
Sixes Balls faced Batsman Team T20I career span
103[29] 1064 Chris Gayle‡  West Indies 2006–present
91 1571 Brendon McCullum  New Zealand 2005–2015
83 1006 Shane Watson  Australia 2006–2016
98 1374 Martin Guptill‡  New Zealand 2009–present
74 1208 David Warner‡  Australia 2009–present
74 1208 Yuvraj Singh‡  India 2007–present

Most career fours

Fours Balls faced Batsman Team T20I career span
223 1567 Tillakaratne Dilshan  Sri Lanka 2006–2016
208 1428 Virat Kohli‡  India 2010–present
200 1300 Mohammad Shahzad ‡  Afghanistan 2010–present
199 1571 Brendon McCullum  New Zealand 2005–2015
178 1403 Mohammad Hafeez ‡  Pakistan 2006–present

Updated:12 March 2017[31]

Highest individual score

Runs Batsman Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
156 Aaron Finch  Australia  England Southampton 29 August 2013 Scorecard
145* Glenn Maxwell  Australia  Sri Lanka Pallekele 6 September 2016 Scorecard
125* Evin Lewis  West Indies  India Kingston 9 July 2017 Scorecard
124* Shane Watson  Australia  India Sydney 31 January 2016 Scorecard
123 Brendon McCullum  New Zealand  Bangladesh Pallekele 21 September 2012 Scorecard

Updated: 9 July 2017[32]

Highest individual score (by batting position)

Runs Position Batsman Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
145* Position 1 Glenn Maxwell  Australia  Sri Lanka Pallekele 6 September 2016 Scorecard
156 Position 2 Aaron Finch  Australia  England Southampton 29 August 2013 Scorecard
123 Position 3 Brendon McCullum  New Zealand  Bangladesh Pallekele 21 September 2012 Scorecard
110* Position 4 K. L. Rahul  India  West Indies Lauderhill 27 August 2016 Scorecard
101* Position 5 David Miller  South Africa  Bangladesh Potchefstroom 29 October 2017 Scorecard
85* Position 6 Cameron White  Australia  Sri Lanka Bridgetown 9 May 2010 Scorecard
89 Position 7 Mohammad Nabi  Afghanistan  Ireland Greater Noida 12 March 2017 Scorecard
52* Position 8 Ragheb Aga  Kenya  Scotland ICCA Dubai 19 November 2013 Scorecard
46 Position 9 Anwar Ali  Pakistan  Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 1 August 2015 Scorecard
40 Position 10 Sompal Kami    Nepal  Hong Kong Colombo (PSS) 24 November 2014 Scorecard
18 Position 11 Paul van Meekeren  Netherlands  Hong Kong Dubai 18 January 2017 Scorecard

Updated: 29 October 2017[33]

Fastest 50

Balls Batsman Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
12 Yuvraj Singh  India  England Durban 19 September 2007 Scorecard
14 Colin Munro  New Zealand  Sri Lanka Auckland 10 January 2016 Scorecard
17 Paul Stirling  Ireland  Afghanistan Dubai (DSC) 24 March 2012 Scorecard
17 Stephan Myburgh  Netherlands  Ireland Sylhet 21 March 2014 Scorecard
17 Chris Gayle  West Indies  South Africa Cape Town 9 January 2015 Scorecard

Updated: 29 August 2016[34]

Fastest 100

Updated: 22 December 2017[35]
Balls Batsman Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
35 Rohit Sharma  India  Sri Lanka Indore 22 December 2017 Scorecard
35 David Miller  South Africa  Bangladesh Potchefstroom 29 October 2017 Scorecard
45 Richard Levi  South Africa  New Zealand Hamilton 19 February 2012 Scorecard
46 K. L. Rahul  India  West Indies Florida 27 August 2016 Scorecard
46 Francois du Plessis  South Africa  West Indies Johannesburg 11 January 2015 Scorecard

Most sixes in an innings

Sixes Batsman Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
14 (63) Aaron Finch  Australia  England Southampton 29 August 2013 Scorecard
13 (51) Richard Levi  South Africa  New Zealand Hamilton 19 February 2012 Scorecard
11 (48) Chris Gayle  West Indies  England Mumbai 16 March 2016 Scorecard
10 (41) Corey Anderson  New Zealand  Bangladesh Mount Maunganui 8 January 2017 Scorecard
10 (43) Rohit Sharma  India  Sri Lanka Indore 22 December 2017 Scorecard
10 (53) Colin Munro  New Zealand  West Indies Mount Maunganui 3 January 2018 Scorecard
10 (57) Chris Gayle  West Indies  South Africa Johannesburg 11 September 2007 Scorecard


Updated: 3 January 2018

Most fours in an innings

Fours Batsman Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
14 (55) Herschelle Gibbs  South Africa  West Indies Johannesburg 11 September 2007 Scorecard
14 (52) Aaron Finch  Australia  India Rajkot 10 October 2013 Scorecard
14 (65) Glenn Maxwell  Australia  Sri Lanka Pallekele 6 September 2016 Scorecard
13 (53) Ricky Ponting  Australia  India Mumbai 20 October 2007 Scorecard
13 (30) Aaron Redmond  New Zealand  Ireland Nottingham 11 June 2009 Scorecard

Number in parentheses represents the number of balls the batsman faced during the innings.
Updated: 6 September 2016[36]

Most runs off an over

Runs Sequence Batsman Batting team Bowler Venue Date Scorecard
36 6–6–6–6–6–6 Yuvraj Singh  India England Stuart Broad Durban 19 September 2007 Scorecard
32 6–6–w–6–6–6–1 Evin Lewis  West Indies India Stuart Binny Lauderhill, Florida 27 August 2016 Scorecard
32 6–6–2–nb–(nb+4)–4–6–2 Jos Buttler  England South Africa Wayne Parnell Edgbaston 12 September 2012 Scorecard
32 4–wk–(nb+6)–(nb+1)–6–6–6–1[a] Jonny Bairstow
Luke Wright		  England Afghanistan Izatullah Dawlatzai Colombo (RPS) 21 September 2012 Scorecard
31 6–6–6–6–6–1 David Miller  South Africa Bangladesh Mohammad Saifuddin Potchefstroom 29 October 2017 Scorecard
Key:
  • nb – No-ball
    • (nb+X) – A no-ball was bowled and X runs were scored off the bat
    • Ynb – A no-ball was bowled with one run scored directly from the no-ball and Y-1 runs being scored from byes or leg byes (however, all Y runs will be scored as no-balls on the scorecard)[37]
  • w – Wide
  • wk – Wicket

Updated: 29 October 2017[38]
^[a] The over started with Buttler facing and Wright off strike. Buttler faced the first ball and was dismissed on the second ball of the over. Bairstow came in and faced the next two deliveries and Wright faced the last four deliveries.[39]

Individual records (bowling)

See also: List of five-wicket hauls in Twenty20 International cricket

Most wickets in a career

Wickets Innings Bowler Team T20I career span
97 96 Shahid Afridi  Pakistan 2006–2016
90 68 Lasith Malinga  Sri Lanka 2006–2017
85 60 Umar Gul  Pakistan 2007–2016
85 63 Saeed Ajmal  Pakistan 2009–2015
73 60 Shakib Al Hasan ‡  Bangladesh 2006–present

Updated: 01 November 2017[40]

Most wickets in a calendar year

Wickets Matches Bowler Team Year
28 21 Jasprit Bumrah  India 2016
27 14 Dirk Nannes  Australia 2010
25 16 Saeed Ajmal  Pakistan 2012
23 11 Yuzvendra Chahal  India 2017
23 15 Rashid Khan  Afghanistan 2016

Updated: 24 December 2017[41]

Most four-wickets-in-an-innings(and over) in a career

4+ (4+5) Matches Bowler Team T20I career span
6 (4+2) 60 Umar Gul ‡  Pakistan 2007–present
5 (3+2) 39 Ajantha Mendis  Sri Lanka 2008–2014
4 (4+0) 64 Saeed Ajmal  Pakistan 2009–2015

Updated: 3 April 2016[42]

Best career economy rate

Economy rate Overs bowled Bowler Team T20I career span
5.59 120.0 Samuel Badree ‡  West Indies 2012–present
5.70 131.1 Daniel Vettori  New Zealand 2007–2014
6.04 138.4 Sunil Narine ‡  West Indies 2012–present
6.17 87.0 Boyd Rankin ‡  England /  Ireland 2009–present
6.20 102.0 Harbhajan Singh ‡  India 2006–present

Qualification: 500 balls bowled.
Updated: 18 February 2017[43]

Best career strike rate

Strike rate Wickets Overs Bowled Bowler Team T20I career span
12.8 54 115.5 Imran Tahir ‡  South Africa 2013–present
13.0 44 95.5 Ahsan Malik ‡  Netherlands 2012–present
13.4 66 147.3 Ajantha Mendis  Sri Lanka 2008–2014
14.1 85 200.3 Umar Gul ‡  Pakistan 2007–present
15.0 52 130.4 George Dockrell ‡  Ireland 2010–present

Qualification: 500 balls bowled.
Updated: 18 February 2017.[44]

Best career averages

Average Wickets Runs conceded Bowler Team T20I career span
13.70 54 740 Imran Tahir ‡  South Africa 2013–present
13.82 40 553 Rashid Khan ‡  Afghanistan 2015–present
14.42 66 952 Ajantha Mendis  Sri Lanka 2008–2014
15.97 42 671 Samuel Badree ‡  West Indies 2012–present
16.59 44 730 Ahsan Malik ‡  Netherlands 2012–present

Qualification: 500 balls bowled.
Updated: 12 March 2017.[45]

Best figures in a match

Figures Bowler Bowling team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
6/8 (4.0 overs) Ajantha Mendis  Sri Lanka  Zimbabwe Hambantota 18 September 2012 Scorecard
6/16 (4.0 overs) Ajantha Mendis  Sri Lanka  Australia Pallekele 8 August 2011 Scorecard
6/25 (4.0 overs) Yuzvendra Chahal  India  England Bangalore 1 February 2017 Scorecard
5/3 (3.3 overs) Rangana Herath  Sri Lanka  New Zealand Chittagong 31 March 2014 Scorecard
5/3 (2.0 overs) Rashid Khan  Afghanistan  Ireland Greater Noida 10 March 2017 Scorecard

Updated: 10 March 2017[46]

Most runs conceded in an innings

Runs Bowling figures Bowler Bowling team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
69 4–0–69–0 Barry McCarthy  Ireland  Afghanistan Greater Noida 12 March 2017

Scorecard

68 4–0–68–1 Kyle Abbott  South Africa  West Indies Johannesburg 11 January 2015 Scorecard
64 4–0–64–1 James Anderson  England  Australia Sydney 9 January 2007 Scorecard
64 4–0–64–0 Sanath Jayasuriya  Sri Lanka  Pakistan Johannesburg 17 September 2007 Scorecard
63 4–0–63–2 Rubel Hossain  Bangladesh  West Indies Dhaka 10 December 2012 Scorecard

Bowling figures given above are in the form of "Overs-Maidens-Runs-Wickets".
Updated: 12 March 2017[47]

Hat-tricks

See also: List of Twenty20 International cricket hat-tricks
Key
Hat-trick taken in a World Cup match
(b) Bowled
(c) Caught
(c b) Caught and bowled
(lbw) Leg before wicket
(st) Stumped
† Wicket-keeper
No. Bowler For Against Wickets Venue Date Ref.
1 Brett Lee  Australia  Bangladesh Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town 16 September 2007 [48]
2 Jacob Oram  New Zealand  Sri Lanka Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2 September 2009 [49]
3 Tim Southee  New Zealand  Pakistan Eden Park, Auckland 26 December 2010 [50]
4 Thisara Perera  Sri Lanka  India JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi 12 February 2016 [51]
5 Lasith Malinga  Sri Lanka  Bangladesh R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 6 April 2017 [52]
6 Faheem Ashraf  Pakistan  Sri Lanka Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 27 October 2017 [53]

Source: ESPNcricinfo. Last Updated: 27 October 2017

Individual records (fielding)

Most catches in T20I career

Catches Innings Fielder Team T20I career span
42 73 Ross Taylor ‡  New Zealand 2006–present
40 47 AB de Villiers ‡  South Africa 2006–present
38 62 Umar Akmal ‡  Pakistan 2009–present
35 61 Martin Guptill ‡  New Zealand 2009–present
35 66 Dwayne Bravo ‡  West Indies 2006–present

The list excludes catches made as wicket-keeper
Updated: 18 February 2017[54]

Individual records (Wicket-Keeper)

Most dismissals in career

Dismissals Catches Stumpings Innings Wicket-keeper Team T20I career span
74 47 27 82 Mahendra Singh Dhoni‡  India 2006–present
60 28 32 53 Kamran Akmal‡  Pakistan 2006–present
52 25 27 57 Mohammad Shahzad‡  Afghanistan 2010–present
51 32 19 58 Denesh Ramdin  West Indies 2006–2016
46 22 24 55 Mushfiqur Rahim‡  Bangladesh 2006–present

Innings refers to when the player was the designated keeper. All figures exclude catches not made as a wicketkeeper.
Updated: 09 November 2017[55]

Most catches in career

Catches Innings Wicket-keeper Team T20I career span
47 77 Mahendra Singh Dhoni  India 2006–present
32 58 Denesh Ramdin  West Indies 2006–present
28 53 Kamran Akmal  Pakistan 2006–2014
27 29 Quinton de Kock  South Africa 2012–present
26 34 Wesley Barresi  Netherlands 2012–present

Innings refers to when the player was the designated keeper. All figures exclude catches not made as a wicketkeeper.
Updated: 03 February 2017[56]

Most stumpings in career

Stumpings Innings Wicket-keeper Team T20I career span
32 54 Kamran Akmal  Pakistan 2006–2014
27 57 Mohammad Shahzad  Afghanistan 2010–present
27 75 MS Dhoni  India 2006–present
23 55 Mushfiqur Rahim  Bangladesh 2006–present
20 56 Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 2006–2014

Updated: 10 March 2017[57]

Individual records (others)

Most matches played in career

Matches Player Team T20I Career Span
98 Shahid Afridi  Pakistan 2006–2016
92 Shoaib Malik  Pakistan 2006–present
85 Mahendra Singh Dhoni  India 2006–present
82 Umar Akmal  Pakistan 2009–2016
81 Mohammad Hafeez  Pakistan 2006–present

Updated: 22 December 2017[58]

Most matches as a captain

Matches Player Team T20I Career Span
72 MS Dhoni  India 2007–2016
56 William Porterfield‡  Ireland 2008–present
47 Darren Sammy  West Indies 2011–2016
43 Shahid Afridi  Pakistan 2009–2016
37 Peter Borren ‡  Netherlands 2010–present

Updated: 12 March 2017[59]

Most matches as an umpire

See also: List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires
Matches Umpire Country T20I Career Span
42 Aleem Dar‡  Pakistan 2009–present
37 Ian Gould‡  England 2006–present
35 Rod Tucker ‡  Australia 2009–present
34 Simon Taufel  Australia 2006–2012
32 Nigel Llong‡  England 2005–present

Updated: 11 September 2017[60]

Most matches as a match referee

See also: Elite Panel of ICC Referees
Matches Referee Country T20I Career Span
85 Ranjan Madugalle  Sri Lanka 2006–present
71 Chris Broad  England 2005–present
77 Jeff Crowe  New Zealand 2005–present
61 Javagal Srinath  India 2006–present
53 David Jukes  England 2010–present

Updated: 10 March 2017[61]

Most Player-of-the Match Awards

See also: Player of the Match awards (cricket) § Twenty20_International_Cricket
No. of Awards Player Team Matches T20I Career Span
11 Shahid Afridi  Pakistan 98 2006–2016
10 Virat Kohli‡  India 50 2010–Present
9 Mohammad Shahzad‡  Afghanistan 58 2010–Present
9 Chris Gayle‡  West Indies 52 2006–Present
9 Shane Watson  Australia 58 2006–2016

Last updated: 8 January 2017[62]

Partnership records

Highest overall partnership runs by a pair

Runs Innings Players Batting team Highest Average 100/50 T20I career span
1154 37 David Warner & Shane Watson  Australia 133 31.18 3/6 2009–2016
1129 23 Martin Guptill & Kane Williamson  New Zealand 171* 51.31 3/8 2012–Present
1043 38 William Porterfield & Paul Stirling  Ireland 109* 29.80 1/6 2009–Present
831 22 Martin Guptill & Brendon McCullum  New Zealand 127* 41.55 2/4 2009–2015
822 22 Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 166 41.10 2/3 2007–2014

An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen were dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or they reached the required score).
Updated: 13 February 2018[63]

Highest partnerships (any wicket)

Runs Partnership Players Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
171* 1st wicket Martin Guptill & Kane Williamson  New Zealand  Pakistan Hamilton 17 January 2016 Scorecard
170 1st wicket Graeme Smith & Loots Bosman  South Africa  England Centurion 15 November 2009 Scorecard
166 2nd wicket Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka  West Indies Bridgetown 7 May 2010 Scorecard
165 1st wicket Rohit Sharma & K. L. Rahul  India  Sri Lanka Indore 22 December 2017 Scorecard
161 4th wicket David Warner & Glenn Maxwell  Australia  South Africa Johannesburg 6 March 2016 Scorecard

An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen were dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or they reached the required score).
Updated: 3 April 2016[64]

Highest partnerships (by wicket)

Partnership Runs Batsmen Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1st wicket 171* Martin Guptill & Kane Williamson  New Zealand  Pakistan Hamilton 17 January 2016 Scorecard
2nd wicket 166 Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka  West Indies Bridgetown 7 May 2010 Scorecard
3rd wicket 152 Alex Hales & Eoin Morgan  England  Sri Lanka Chittagong 27 March 2014 Scorecard
4th wicket 161 David Warner & Glenn Maxwell  Australia  South Africa Johannesburg 6 March 2016 Scorecard
5th wicket 119* Shoaib Malik & Misbah-ul-Haq  Pakistan  Australia Johannesburg 18 September 2007 Scorecard
6th wicket 101* Cameron White & Michael Hussey  Australia  Sri Lanka Bridgetown 9 May 2010 Scorecard
7th wicket 91 Paul Collingwood & Michael Yardy  England  West Indies London 28 June 2007 Scorecard
8th wicket 80 Preston Mommsen & Safyaan Sharif  Scotland  Netherlands Edinburgh 11 July 2015 Scorecard
9th wicket 66 Dwayne Bravo & Jerome Taylor  West Indies  Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 23 September 2016 Scorecard
10th wicket 31* Wahab Riaz & Shoaib Akhtar  Pakistan  New Zealand Auckland 26 December 2010 Scorecard

An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen were dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or they reached the required score).
Updated: 24 September 2016[65]

See also


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