List of Twenty20 cricket records
This is a list of Twenty20 men's cricket records, that is a record team or individual performances in Twenty20 cricket (T20). The records only include top-level T20 games: those played in officially recognised tournaments in ICC Full-member countries or any Twenty20 International.
Listing criteria
In general the top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted). Currently active players are indicated with a †. Teams playing at home are indicated by (H), where appropriate.
Team records
Highest innings totals
| Rank | Score | Team | Opponent | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 278/3 (20 overs) |  Afghanistan
|
 Ireland
|
Dehradun | 23 February 2019 |
| 278/4 (20 overs) |  Czech Republic
|
 Turkey
|
Ilfov County | 30 August 2019 | |
| 2 | 267/2 (20 overs) | Trinbago Knight Riders | Jamaica Tallawahs (H) | Kingston, Jamaica | 13 September 2019 |
| 3 | 263/5 (20 overs) | Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) | Pune Warriors India | Bangalore | 23 April 2013 |
| 263/3 (20 overs) |  Australia
|
 Sri Lanka (H)
|
Pallekele | 6 September 2016 | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo (updated 13 September 2019). | |||||
Lowest innings totals
Completed innings only.
| Rank | Score | Team | Opponent | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 (8.3 overs) | Turkey |
Czech Republic |
Ilfov County | 30 August 2019 |
| 2 | 28 (11.3 overs) | Turkey |
 Luxembourg |
Ilfov County | 29 August 2019 |
| 3 | 30 (11.4 overs) | Tripura | Jharkhand (H) | Dhanbad | 20 September 2009 |
| 4 | 32 (8.5 overs) | Turkey |
 Austria |
Ilfov County | 31 August 2019 |
| 5 | 39 (10.3 overs) |  Netherlands |
Sri Lanka (H) |
Chittagong | 24 March 2014 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo (updated 16 September 2019). | |||||
Largest victory margin (by runs)
| Rank | Winner | Margin | Target | Opponent | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic |
257 runs | 279 | Turkey |
Ilfov County | 30 August 2019 |
| 2 | Andhra | 179 runs | 245 | Nagaland | Mulapadu | 22 February 2019 |
| 3 |  Romania |
173 runs | 227 | Turkey |
Ilfov County | 29 August 2019 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka |
172 runs | 261 |  Kenya |
Johannesburg | 14 September 2007 |
| 5 | Balkh Legends | 171 runs | 236 | Nangarhar Leopards | Sharjah | 19 October 2018 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo (updated 16 September 2019). | ||||||
Largest victory margin (by wickets)
As of 21 February 2019[update], there have been 90 instances of a team winning by 10 wickets. The highest target reached without losing a wicket is 184 by Kolkata Knight Riders against Gujarat Lions in April 2017.[1]
Highest match aggregate
| Rank | Score | Teams | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 497/7 (40 overs) | Otago (249/3) v Central Districts (248/4) | New Plymouth, Taranaki | 21 December 2016 |
| 2 | 493/7 (40 overs) | Trinbago Knight Riders (267/2) v Jamaica Tallawahs (226/5) | Kingston, Jamaica | 13 September 2019 |
| 3 | 489/10 (40 overs) |  West Indies (245/6) v  India (244/4)
|
Lauderhill, Florida | 27 August 2016 |
| 4 | 488/11 (38.5 overs) |  New Zealand (243/6) (H) v Australia (245/5)
|
Auckland | 16 February 2018 |
| 5 | 483/10 (38.5 overs) | Jamaica Tallawahs (241/4) v SKN Patriots (242/6) | Basseterre | 10 September 2019 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo (Updated 16 September 2019) | ||||
Individual records
Individual records (batting)
Highest individual score
| Rank | Runs | Player | Team | Opponent | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 175* | Chris Gayle | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Pune Warriors India | Bangalore | 23 April 2013 |
| 2 | 172 | Aaron Finch | Australia |
 Zimbabwe |
Harare Sports Club | 3 July 2018 |
| 3 | 162* | Hamilton Masakadza | Mountaineers | Eagles | Bulawayo | 11 February 2016 |
| 4 | 162* | Hazratullah Zazai | Afghanistan |
Ireland |
Dehradun | 23 February 2019 |
| 5 | 161 | Adam Lyth | Yorkshire | Northants | Leeds | 17 August 2017 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo (updated 22 December 2019). | ||||||
Most career runs
| Rank | Runs | Innings | Player | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13,296 | 396 | Chris Gayle † | 2005–present | |
| 2 | 10,000 | 450 | Kieron Pollard† | 2006–present | |
| 3 | 9,922 | 364 | Brendon McCullum | 2005–2019 | |
| 4 | 9,892 | 363 | Shoaib Malik† | 2005–present | |
| 5 | 9,218 | 279 | David Warner† | 2007–present | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 17 March 2020 | |||||
Most centuries in a career
Chris Gayle is the clear leader in the list of the most career centuries in T20s with 22; only Michael Klinger, David Warner and Aaron Finch (8 each) have scored more than seven.[2][3]
Fastest 100
| Rank | Balls | Player | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | Chris Gayle | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Pune Warriors India | Bangalore | 23 April 2013 |
| 2 | 32 | Rishabh Pant | Delhi | Himachal Pradesh | Delhi | 14 January 2018 |
| 3 | 33 | Wihan Lubbe | North West | Limpopo | Paarl | 15 Sep 2018 |
| 4 | 34 | Andrew Symonds | Kent | Middlesex | Maidstone | 2 July 2004 |
| 5 | 35 | Louis van der Westhuizen |  Namibia |
Kenya |
Windhoek | 7 November 2011 |
| David Miller |  South Africa |
 Bangladesh |
Potchefstroom | 29 October 2017 | ||
| Rohit Sharma | India |
Sri Lanka |
Indore | 22 December 2017 | ||
| Martin Guptill | Worcestershire | Northants | Northampton | 27 July 2018 | ||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 7 December 2018 | ||||||
Fastest 50
| Rank | Balls | Player | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Yuvraj Singh | India |
 England |
Durban | 19 September 2007 |
| 12 | Chris Gayle | Melbourne Renegades | Adelaide Strikers | Docklands Stadium | 18 January 2016 | |
| 12 | Shahid Afridi | Kabul Zwanan | Balkh Legends | Sharjah | 14 October 2018 | |
| 4 | 13 | Marcus Trescothick | Somerset | Hampshire | Taunton | 9 July 2010 |
| 5 | 14 | Colin Munro | New Zealand |
Sri Lanka |
Auckland | 10 January 2016 |
| 14 | Gerard Brophy | Yorkshire | Derbyshire | Derby | 10 July 2006 | |
| 14 | Imran Nazir | Sialkot Stallions | Lahore Eagles | Lahore | 26 April 2005 | |
| 14 | Kieran Noema-Barnett | Central Districts | Otago | Invercargill | 12 December 2010 | |
| 14 | Kieron Pollard | Trinidad and Tobago | Leeward Islands | North Sound | 11 January 2012 | |
| 14 | Farhaan Behardien | Titans | Warriors | East London | 11 December 2016 | |
| 14 | KL Rahul | Kings XI Punjab | Delhi Daredevils | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium | 8 April 2018 | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 7 December 2018 | ||||||
Highest career strike rate
Qualification: 500 balls.
| Rank | Strike Rate | Balls faced | Player | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 170.43 | 3,088 | Andre Russell † | 2010–present |
| 2 | 166.78 | 1,695 | Colin de Grandhomme † | 2015–present |
| 3 | 162.46 | 1,199 | Rishabh Pant † | 2015–present |
| 4 | 156.70 | 559 | Hazratullah Zazai † | 2016–present |
| 5 | 156.21 | 941 | Ian Harvey | 2003–2010 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated: 21 February 2019 | ||||
Highest career average
Qualification: 50 innings.
| Rank | Average | Player | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43.01 | Babar Azam† | 2012–present | |
| 2 | 42.02 | KL Rahul† | 2013–present | |
| 3 | 41.20 | Virat Kohli† | 2007–present | |
| 4 | 39.88 | MS Dhoni† | 2006–present | |
| 5 | 39.66 | Devon Conway† | 2011-present | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 17 March 2020 | ||||
Most career sixes
| Rank | Sixes | Player | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 978 | Chris Gayle† | 2005–present |
| 2 | 652 | Kieron Pollard† | 2006–present |
| 3 | 485 | Brendon McCullum | 2005–2019 |
| 4 | 454 | Shane Watson† | 2007–present |
| 5 | 425 | Andre Russell† | 2010–present |
| Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 17 March 2020 | |||
Most sixes in an innings
| Rank | Sixes | Player | Team | Opponent | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Chris Gayle | Rangpur Riders | Dhaka Dynamites | Dhaka | 12 December 2017 |
| 2 | 17 | Chris Gayle | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Pune Warriors India | Bangalore | 23 April 2013 |
| 3 | 16 | Graham Napier | Essex | Sussex | Chelmsford | 24 June 2008 |
| 16 | Dasun Shanaka | Sinhalese | Saracens | Colombo | 12 January 2016 | |
| 16 | Hazratullah Zazai | Afghanistan |
Ireland |
Dehradun | 23 February 2019 | |
| Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 23 February 2019 | ||||||
Individual records (bowling)
Best figures in a match
| Rank | Bowling | Player | Team | Opponent | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7/18 | Colin Ackermann | Leicestershire | Warwickshire | Leicester | 7 August 2019 |
| 2 | 6/5 | Arul Suppiah | Somerset | Glamorgan | Cardiff | 5 July 2011 |
| 3 | 6/6 | Shakib Al Hasan | Tridents | Red Steel | Bridgetown | 3 August 2013 |
| 4 | 6/7 | Lasith Malinga | Stars | Scorchers | Perth | 12 December 2012 |
| Kyle Jamieson | Canterbury | Auckland Aces | Auckland | 1 January 2019 | ||
| Deepak Chahar | India |
Bangladesh |
Nagpur | 10 November 2019 | ||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo, last updated 29 July 2019 | ||||||
Most career wickets
| Rank | Wickets | Matches | Player | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 497 | 455 | Dwayne Bravo† | 2006–present |
| 2 | 390 | 295 | Lasith Malinga† | 2004–present |
| 3 | 379 | 336 | Sunil Narine† | 2011–present |
| 4 | 365 | 290 | Imran Tahir† | 2006–present |
| 5 | 354 | 308 | Shakib Al Hasan† | 2006–present |
| Source:ESPNcricinfo , last updated 4 February 2019 | ||||
Individual records (wicket keeping)
Most dismissals in career
Only dismissals and innings played as wicketkeeper counted, some of the players have also taken catches as fielders.
| Rank | Dismissals | Innings | Player | Period | Catches | Stumpings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 248 | 304 | MS Dhoni† | 2006–present | 165 | 83 |
| 2 | 238 | 246 | Kamran Akmal† | 2005–present | 141 | 97 |
| 3 | 214 | 247 | Dinesh Karthik† | 2006–present | 155 | 59 |
| 4 | 205 | 206 | Kumar Sangakkara† | 2004–present | 145 | 60 |
| 5 | 180 | 208 | Denesh Ramdin† | 2006–present | 131 | 49 |
| Source:ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 7 December 2018 | ||||||
Individual records (other)
Most matches played
| Rank | Matches | Player | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 501 | Kieron Pollard† | 2006–present |
| 2 | 455 | Dwayne Bravo† | 2006–present |
| 3 | 404 | Chris Gayle† | 2005–present |
| 4 | 386 | Shoaib Malik† | 2005–present |
| 5 | 370 | Brendon McCullum | 2005–2019 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 4 February 2019 | |||
Partnership records
Record wicket partnerships
- Note: An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen were dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or when they reached their required score).
References
- ^ "Largest margin of victory (by wickets)". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Stats: Gayle stands alone at the top of the T20 heap". Retrieved 16 September 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Records | Twenty20 matches | Batting records | Most hundreds in a career | ESPNcricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2018.