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List of Twenty20 International records

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

Lasith Malinga is the leading wicket taker in T20 Internationals, with 106 wickets.

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 double-dagger in career / yearly records.

Team records

Team wins, losses, ties and no results

Team Mat Won Lose Tie+W Tie+L NR Win %
Afghanistan 81 55 25 1 0 0 68.51
Argentina 5 5 0 0 0 0 100.00
Australia 131 69 57 0 2 3 54.68
Austria 5 4 1 0 0 0 80.00
Bahrain 8 4 4 0 0 0 50.00
Bangladesh 96 32 62 0 0 2 34.04
Belgium 7 4 3 0 0 0 57.14
Belize 3 3 0 0 0 0 100.00
Bermuda 15 4 10 0 0 1 28.57
Bhutan 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.00
Botswana 7 0 7 0 0 0 0.00
Brazil 4 1 3 0 0 0 25.00
Bulgaria 10 3 6 0 0 1 33.33
Canada 31 12 17 0 1 1 41.66
Cayman Islands 6 0 6 0 0 0 0.00
Chile 4 1 3 0 0 0 25.00
Costa Rica 3 0 3 0 0 0 0.00
Czech Republic 11 6 5 0 0 0 54.54
Denmark 9 4 3 0 0 2 57.14
England 126 64 55 2 0 5 53.71
Finland 5 1 4 0 0 0 20.00
Germany 12 8 4 0 0 0 66.66
Ghana 4 0 4 0 0 0 0.00
Gibraltar 4 0 4 0 0 0 0.00
Greece 3 2 1 0 0 0 66.66
Guernsey 10 3 5 0 1 1 38.88
Hong Kong 44 16 28 0 0 0 36.36
ICC World XI 4 1 3 0 0 0 25.00
India 137 85 45 3 0 4 65.03
Iran 3 0 3 0 0 0 0.00
Ireland 98 41 48 2^ 0 7 46.15
Isle of Man 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.00
Italy 8 5 2 0 0 1 71.42
Jersey 17 9 7 1 0 0 55.88
Kenya 38 15 23 0 0 0 39.47
Kuwait 15 7 6 0 2 0 53.33
Luxembourg 8 2 6 0 0 0 25.00
Malawi 7 5 1 0 0 1 83.33
Malaysia 24 13 10 0 0 1 56.52
Maldives 14 2 11 0 0 1 15.38
Malta 7 2 4 0 0 1 33.33
Mexico 8 3 5 0 0 0 37.50
Mozambique 7 1 5 0 0 1 16.66
Namibia 16 12 4 0 0 0 75.00
Nepal 34 16 17 0 0 1 48.48
Netherlands 75 39 32 0 1 3 54.86
New Zealand 137 65 60 2 6 4 51.87
Nigeria 9 2 7 0 0 0 22.22
Norway 5 0 5 0 0 0 0.00
Oman 36 16 19 0 0 1 45.71
Pakistan 163 99 59 1 2 2 62.42
Panama 3 2 1 0 0 0 66.67
Papua New Guinea 26 17 8 0 0 1 68.00
Peru 4 2 2 0 0 0 50.00
Philippines 4 1 2 0 0 1 33.33
Portugal 4 2 2 0 0 0 50.00
Qatar 22 13 7 2 0 0 63.63
Romania 8 6 2 0 0 0 75.00
Samoa 4 1 3 0 0 0 25.00
Saudi Arabia 8 4 4 0 0 0 50.00
Scotland 65 29 32 1^ 0 3 47.58
Serbia 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.00
Singapore 15 9 6 0 0 0 60.00
South Africa 127 71 54 0 1 1 56.74
Spain 11 9 2 0 0 0 81.81
Sri Lanka 128 59 65 1 1 2 47.61
Thailand 8 1 7 0 0 0 12.50
Turkey 4 0 4 0 0 0 0.00
Uganda 7 3 4 0 0 0 42.85
United Arab Emirates 49 24 24 0 0 1 50.00
United States 8 2 5 0 0 1 28.57
Vanuatu 14 5 9 0 0 0 35.71
West Indies 127 54 64 2 1 6 45.86
Zimbabwe 79 18 59 2 0 0 24.05
The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties (irrespective of a tiebreaker) as half a win.
Last updated: 14 February 2021[2]

^ On 17 June 2018, a T20I between Scotland and Ireland was ended in a tie, though no Super Over was played. It was the tenth T20I match to end in a tie, and the first since the ICC playing conditions were implemented in September 2017 not to end with a Super Over.

Result records

Highest margin of victory (by runs)

Margin Teams Venue Date Scorecard
257 runs Czech Republic (278/4) beat Turkey (21) Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County 30 August 2019 Scorecard
173 runs Romania (226/6) beat Turkey (53) Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County 29 August 2019 Scorecard
172 runs Sri Lanka (260/6) beat Kenya (88) New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 14 September 2007 Scorecard
143 runs Pakistan (203/5) beat West Indies (60) National Stadium, Karachi 1 April 2018 Scorecard
India (213/4) beat Ireland (70) Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin (Malahide) 29 June 2018 Scorecard
Updated: 30 August 2019 [3]

Highest margin of victory (by balls remaining)

Balls Rem Teams Venue Date Scorecard
104 balls Austria (33/0) beat Turkey (32) Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County 31 August 2019 Scorecard
101 balls Luxembourg (29/2) beat Turkey (28) Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County 29 August 2019 Scorecard
97 balls Namibia (50/0) beat Botswana (46) Kyambogo Cricket Oval, Kampala 22 May 2019 Scorecard
93 balls Greece (56/0) beat Serbia (52) Marina Ground, Corfu 15 October 2019 Scorecard
90 balls Sri Lanka (40/1) beat Netherlands (39) Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 24 March 2014 Scorecard
Updated: 4 November 2019 [4]

Highest margin of victory (by wickets)

22 matches have been won by chasing team with all 10 wickets remaining.[5]

Highest successful chases

Score Target Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
245/5 (18.5 overs) 244 Australia New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland 16 February 2018 Scorecard
236/6 (19.2 overs) 232 West Indies South Africa The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 11 January 2015 Scorecard
230/8 (19.4 overs) 230 England South Africa Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 18 March 2016 Scorecard
226/5 (19.1 overs) 223 England South Africa SuperSport Park, Centurion 16 February 2020 Scorecard
215/5 (19.4 overs) 215 Bangladesh Sri Lanka R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 10 March 2018 Scorecard
Updated: 16 Feb 2020[6]

Smallest margin of victory (by runs)

Margin Teams Venue Date Scorecard
1 run Australia (150/7) beat New Zealand (149/5) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 15 February 2009 Scorecard
1 run South Africa (128/7) beat New Zealand (127/5) Lord's, London 9 June 2009 Scorecard
1 run [a] England (202/6) beat South Africa (127/3) Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 13 November 2009 Scorecard
1 run New Zealand (133/7) beat Pakistan (132/7) Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 8 May 2010 Scorecard
1 run South Africa (120/7) beat West Indies (119/7) Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua 20 May 2010 Scorecard
1 run Bangladesh (146/6) beat Ireland (145/6) Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast 20 July 2012 Scorecard
1 run New Zealand (167/5) beat India (166/4) MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 11 September 2012 Scorecard
1 run India (152/6) beat South Africa (151) R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (RPS) 2 October 2012 Scorecard
1 run India (146/7) beat Bangladesh (145/9) M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 23 March 2016 Scorecard
1 run West Indies (245/6) beat India (244/4) Central Broward Regional Park, Florida 27 August 2016 Scorecard
1 run Afghanistan (145/6) beat Bangladesh (144/6) Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun 7 June 2018 Scorecard
1 run Kenya (145/6) beat Uganda (144/9) Lugogo Cricket Oval, Kampala 22 May 2019 Scorecard
1 run Denmark (117) beat Finland (116/7) Svanholm Park, Brondby 13 July 2019 Scorecard
1 run Ireland (186/9) beat Scotland (185/6) Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin (Malahide) 20 September 2019 Scorecard
1 run South Africa (177/8) beat England (176/9) Buffalo Park, East London 12 February 2020 Scorecard
Updated: 31 August 2019 [7]

^[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 Oval, Adelaide 12 January 2011 Scorecard
1 wicket Netherlands (131/9) beat Kenya (128) Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague 26 July 2012 Scorecard
1 wicket Pakistan (174/9) beat Sri Lanka (172/7) R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (RPS) 1 August 2015 Scorecard
1 wicket Ireland (183/9) beat Netherlands (182/9) Al Amarat, Muscat 17 February 2019 Scorecard
Updated: 20 June 2019[8]

Smallest margin of victory (by balls remaining)

Teams batting second have won on the last ball of the match on 26 occasions.[9]

Lowest total defended successfully

Total Defended by Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
96/9 West Indies Ireland (85/8 in 20 overs) Sabina Park, Kingston 21 February 2014 Scorecard
105 Zimbabwe West Indies (79/7 in 20 overs) Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain 28 February 2010 Scorecard
107/9 Ireland Kenya (105/7 in 20 overs) Mombasa Sports Club, Mombasa 24 February 2012 Scorecard
113/6 Scotland Kenya (78 in 18.5 overs) Mannofield Park, Aberdeen 4 July 2013 Scorecard
113/5 West Indies England (88 in 16.4 overs) The Oval, London 25 September 2011 Scorecard
Qualification: Only completed innings in matches that did not have overs reduced are included. Updated: 30 August 2019[10]

Tied matches

Most consecutive wins by a team

Wins Team First win Last win
12 Afghanistan Zimbabwe at Sharjah, 5 February 2018 (Scorecard) Bangladesh at Dhaka, 15 September 2019 (Scorecard)
11 Afghanistan West Indies at Nagpur, 27 March 2016 (Scorecard) Ireland at Greater Noida, 12 March 2017 (Scorecard)
10 India West Indies at Wankhede Stadium, 11 December 2019 (Scorecard) Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, 6 December 2020 (Scorecard)
9 Pakistan Zimbabwe at Harare, 4 July 2018 (Scorecard) New Zealand at Dubai, 4 November 2018 (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)
8 Pakistan New Zealand at Auckland, 25 January 2018 (Scorecard) Zimbabwe at Harare, 1 July 2018 (Scorecard)
8 Papua New Guinea Vanuatu at Port Moresby, 24 March 2019 (Scorecard) Namibia at Dubai (GCA2), 20 October 2019 (Scorecard)
8 Malaysia Vanuatu at Kuala Lumpur, 4 October 2019 (Scorecard) Thailand at Bangkok, 1 March 2020 (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: 5 December 2020[11]

Most consecutive matches without victory

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)
13 Zimbabwe India at Harare, 20 June 2016 (Scorecard) Ireland at Bready, 12 July 2019 (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 Bangladesh Pakistan at Kolkata, 16 March 2016 (Scorecard) Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), 4 April 2017 (Scorecard)
8 Sri Lanka Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), 6 April 2017 (Scorecard) India at Mumbai, 24 December 2017 (Scorecard)
8* Sri Lanka Australia at Adelaide, 27 October 2019 (Scorecard) West Indies at Pallekele, 6 March 2020 (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: 5 December 2020 [12]

Team scoring records

Highest innings totals

Score Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
278/3 (20.0 overs) Afghanistan Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun 23 February 2019 Scorecard
278/4 (20.0 overs) Czech Republic Turkey Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County 30 August 2019 Scorecard
263/3 (20.0 overs) Australia Sri Lanka Pallekele Stadium, Pallekele 6 September 2016 Scorecard
260/5 (20.0 overs) India Sri Lanka Holkar Stadium, Indore 22 December 2017 Scorecard
260/6 (20.0 overs) Sri Lanka Kenya Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 14 September 2007 Scorecard
Updated: 30 August 2019[13]

Highest innings total batting second

Score Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
245/5 (18.5 overs) Australia New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland 16 February 2018 Scorecard
244/4 (20.0 overs) India West Indies Central Broward Regional Park, Florida 27 August 2016 Scorecard
236/6 (19.2 overs) West Indies South Africa The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 11 January 2015 Scorecard
230/8 (19.4 overs) England South Africa Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 18 March 2016 Scorecard
226/5 (19.1 overs) England South Africa SuperSport Park, Centurion 16 February 2020 Scorecard
Last updated: 27 August 2020[14]

Highest match aggregate

Score Teams Venue Date Scorecard
489/10 West Indies (245/6) v India (244/4) Central Broward Regional Park, Florida 27 August 2016 Scorecard
488/11 New Zealand (243/6) v Australia (245/5) Eden Park, Auckland 16 February 2018 Scorecard
472/9 Afghanistan (278/3) v Ireland (194/6) Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun 23 February 2019 Scorecard
467/13 West Indies (231/7) v England (236/6) The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 11 January 2015 Scorecard
459/12 South Africa (229/4) v England (230/8) SuperSport Park, Centurion 16 February 2020 Scorecard
Last updated: 27 February 2019[15]

Lowest innings totals

Score Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
21 (8.3 overs) Turkey Czech Republic Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County 30 August 2019 Scorecard
28 (11.3 overs) Turkey Luxembourg Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County 29 August 2019 Scorecard
32 (8.5 overs) Turkey Austria Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County 31 August 2019 Scorecard
39 (10.3 overs) Netherlands Sri Lanka Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 24 March 2014 Scorecard
45 (11.5 overs) West Indies England Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre 8 March 2019 Scorecard
Updated: 31 August 2019[16]

Qualification: Only completed innings in matches that did not have overs reduced are included.

  • If the qualification is removed, there are 6 innings that have scores lower than the 21 scored by Turkey. 21 innings were 0/0 (0 overs), of which six came in matches abandoned with a toss and nine were in no results.[17]
  • The lowest innings total that a team has scored in a loss is 29/1 by Zimbabwe. Batting second, Zimbabwe were chasing a total of 174 which was set by Sri Lanka. After 5 overs were completed in Zimbabwe's innings, rain interrupted play with Zimbabwe at 29/1. With no further play possible, the par score was calculated and Zimbabwe were adjudged to be short by 14 runs.[18]
  • The lowest innings total that a team has scored in a win is 36/1 by New Zealand against Zimbabwe. Batting second, New Zealand were chasing a total of 85 when after 8.1 overs were completed, rain prevented any further play from occurring. The par score was calculated and New Zealand were adjudged to be ahead by 7 runs.[18]
  • The lowest innings total that a team has scored after batting 20 overs is 66 by Cayman Islands against USA. USA went on to win the match by 9 wickets.[19]

Shortest completed innings (by balls)

Score Balls Team Opponent Venue Date Scorecard
21 51 Turkey Czech Republic Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County 30 August 2019 Scorecard
32 53 Turkey Austria Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County 31 August 2019 Scorecard
39 63 Netherlands Sri Lanka Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 24 March 2014 Scorecard
64 66 Nepal Oman Al Amerat,, Muscat 10 October 2019 Scorecard
28 69 Turkey Luxembourg Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County 29 August 2019 Scorecard
Last updated: 20 November 2020[20]

Lowest match aggregate

Score Teams Venue Date Scorecard
57/12 Turkey (28) v Luxembourg (29/2) Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County 29 August 2019 Scorecard
65/10 Turkey (32) v Austria (33/0) Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County 31 August 2019 Scorecard
79/11 Netherlands (39) v Sri Lanka (40/1) Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 24 March 2014 Scorecard
82/5 Philippines (46/3) v Vanuatu (36/2) Amini Park, Port Moresby 24 March 2019 Scorecard
84/15 Ireland (43/7) v Bermuda (41/8) Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast 3 August 2008 Scorecard
Last updated: 20 November 2020[21]

Most sixes in an innings

Sixes Batting Team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
22 Afghanistan Ireland Dehradun 23 February 2019 Scorecard
21 West Indies India Lauderhill 27 August 2016 Scorecard
India Sri Lanka Indore 22 December 2017 Scorecard
Austria Luxembourg Ilfov County 31 August 2019 Scorecard
20 Scotland Netherlands Dublin (Malahide) 16 September 2019 Scorecard
Updated: 8 November 2019[22]

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
Czech Republic Turkey Ilfov County 30 August 2019 Scorecard
26 West Indies South Africa Johannesburg 11 January 2015 Scorecard
Ireland Scotland Deventer 16 June 2018 Scorecard
Updated: 31 August 2019[23]

Most sixes in a match

Sixes Teams Venue Date Scorecard
32 West Indies (21) v India (11) Lauderhill 27 August 2016 Scorecard
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
Afghanistan (22) v Ireland (8) Dehradun 23 February 2019 Scorecard
Updated: 23 February 2019[24]

Most fours in a match

Fours Teams Venue Date Scorecard
47 India (18) v Sri Lanka (29) Nagpur 9 December 2009 Scorecard
45 Ireland (22) v Scotland (23) Dublin (Malahide) 17 September 2019 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
Bangladesh (22) v Pakistan (21) Kandy 25 September 2012 Scorecard
England (24) v Australia (19) Southampton 29 August 2013 Scorecard
Australia (24) v India (19) Rajkot 10 October 2013 Scorecard
Netherlands (23) v Ireland (20) Muscat 17 February 2019 Scorecard
Updated: 22 December 2017[25]

Individual records (batting)

Most career runs

Rank Runs Innings Batsman Team T20I career span
1 2,928 79 Virat Kohlidouble-dagger India 2010–present
2 2,773 100 Rohit Sharmadouble-dagger India 2007–present
3 2,621 90 Martin Guptilldouble-dagger New Zealand 2006–present
4 2,335 106 Shoaib Malik Pakistan 2006–present
5 2,323 94 Mohammad Hafeezdouble-dagger Pakistan 2006–present
Updated: 23 December 2020[26]

Most runs in each batting position

Batting Position Batsman Innings Runs Team T20I Career Span Ref
Opener Rohit Sharmadouble-dagger 75 2,313 India 2007–2020 [27]
Number 3 Virat Kohlidouble-dagger 55 2,256 India 2010–2020 [28]
Number 4 Eoin Morgandouble-dagger 55 1,304 England 2010–2020 [29]
Number 5 Shoaib Malikdouble-dagger 43 955 Pakistan 2007–2019 [30]
Number 6 Mahmudullahdouble-dagger 32 670 Bangladesh 2007–2020 [31]
Number 7 Thisara Pereradouble-dagger 28 469 Sri Lanka 2010–2018 [32]
Number 8 Mashrafe Mortaza 21 224 Bangladesh 2006–2017 [33]
Number 9 Umar Gul 18 127 Pakistan 2008–2014 [34]
Number 10 Saeed Ajmal 14 75 Pakistan 2009–2014 [35]
Number 11 Dewald Nel 5 34 Scotland 2007–2010 [36]
Last updated: 8 December 2020

Highest individual score

Runs Batsman Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
172 Aaron Finch Australia Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 3 July 2018 Scorecard
162* Hazratullah Zazai Afghanistan Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun 23 February 2019 Scorecard
156 Aaron Finch Australia England Rose Bowl, Southampton 29 August 2013 Scorecard
145* Glenn Maxwell Australia Sri Lanka Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele 6 September 2016 Scorecard
127* George Munsey Scotland Netherlands Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin (Malahide) 16 September 2019 Scorecard
Updated: 23 February 2019[37]

Highest individual score (by batting position)

Runs Position Batsman Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
172 Openers Aaron Finch Australia Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 3 July 2018 Scorecard
123 Position 3 Brendon McCullum New Zealand Bangladesh Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele 21 September 2012 Scorecard
113* Position 4 Glenn Maxwell Australia India M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 27 February 2019 Scorecard
105* Position 5 Sivakumar Periyalwar Romania Turkey Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County 29 August 2019 Scorecard
125* Position 6 Shaheryar Butt Belgium Czech Republic Pierre Werner Cricket Ground, Walferdange 29 August 2020 Scorecard
89 Position 7 Mohammad Nabi Afghanistan Ireland Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida 12 March 2017 Scorecard
84* Position 8 Isuru Udana Sri Lanka South Africa SuperSport Park, Centurion 22 March 2019 Scorecard
46 Position 9 Anwar Ali Pakistan Sri Lanka R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (RPS) 1 August 2015 Scorecard
40 Position 10 Sompal Kami Nepal Hong Kong P Sara Oval, Colombo (PSS) 24 November 2014 Scorecard
18 Position 11 Paul van Meekeren Netherlands Hong Kong Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 18 January 2017 Scorecard
Updated: 29 August 2020[38]

Highest individual score (Progression of Record)

Runs Batsman Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
98* (55) Ricky Ponting Australia New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland 17 February 2005 Scorecard
117 (57) Chris Gayle West Indies South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 11 September 2007 Scorecard
117* (51) Richard Levi South Africa New Zealand Seddon Park, Hamilton 19 February 2012 Scorecard
123 (58) Brendon McCullum New Zealand Bangladesh Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele 21 September 2012 Scorecard
156 (63) Aaron Finch Australia England Rose Bowl, Southampton 29 August 2013 Scorecard
172 (76) Australia Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 03 July 2018 Scorecard
Updated: 25 August 2020[39]

Highest career average

Average Batsman Innings
Runs T20I career span
50.48 India Virat Kohli ‡ 79 2,928 2010–present
48.05 Pakistan Babar Azam ‡ 45 1,730 2016-present
44.41 Netherlands Ryan ten Doeschate 22 533 2008–2019
44.31 India Manish Pandey ‡ 33 709 2015–present
44.05 India KL Rahul ‡ 41 1,542 2014–present
Qualification: 20 innings. Last updated: 15 February 2021[40]

Note:Dawid Malan currently averages 53.44 from 19 innings (3 not out), and even if he is out for a duck in his next, his average would be 50.29, good enough to be on this list.

Highest average in each batting position

Batting Position Batsman Innings Runs Average Team T20I Career Span Ref
Opener Jos Buttlerdouble-dagger 14 555 50.45 England 2016–2020 [41]
Number 3 Dawid Malandouble-dagger 15 739 61.58 England 2017–2020 [42]
Number 4 Richie Berringtondouble-dagger 10 369 52.71 Scotland 2017–2019 [43]
Number 5 Manish Pandeydouble-dagger 15 357 51.00 India 2017–2019 [44]
Number 6 Preston Mommsen 10 249 49.80 Scotland 2012–2016 [45]
Number 7 Najibullah Zadrandouble-dagger 12 264 52.80 Afghanistan 2013–2019 [46]
Number 8 George Dockrelldouble-dagger 12 96 24.00 Ireland 2012–2020 [47]
Number 9 Nuwan Kulasekara 12 92 15.33 Sri Lanka 2008–2017 [48]
Number 10 Saeed Ajmal 14 75 9.38 Pakistan 2009–2014 [49]
Number 11 Bilal Khandouble-dagger 8 15 15.00 Oman 2015–2020 [50]
Qualification: Minimum 10 innings batted at position. Last updated: 11 February 2021

Highest career strike rate

Strike rate Runs scored Balls faced Batsman Team T20I career span
165.80 577 348 Ravija Sandaruwan double-dagger Kuwait 2019–2020
158.52 558 352 Tim David double-dagger Singapore 2019–2020
158.23 1,633 1,032 Glenn Maxwell double-dagger Australia 2012–2020
156.44 1,724 1,102 Colin Munro double-dagger New Zealand 2012–2020
155.40 934 601 Evin Lewis double-dagger West Indies 2016–2020
Qualification: 250 balls. Last updated: 7 December 2020[51]

Most 50+ scores

50+ (100+50) Innings Batsman Team T20I career span
25 (0+25) 79 Virat Kohlidouble-dagger India 2010–present
25 (4+21) 100 Rohit Sharmadouble-dagger India 2007–present
19 (1+18) 81 David Warnerdouble-dagger Australia 2009–present
18 (0+18) 77 Paul Stirlingdouble-dagger Ireland 2009–present
17 (2+15) 87 Martin Guptilldouble-dagger New Zealand 2009–present
Updated: 8 December 2020[52]

Fastest 50

Balls Batsman Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
12 Yuvraj Singh India England Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban 19 September 2007 Scorecard
13 Mirza Ahsan Austria Luxembourg Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County 31 August 2019 Scorecard
14 Colin Munro New Zealand Sri Lanka Eden Park, Auckland 10 January 2016 Scorecard
15 Faisal Khan Saudi Arabia Kuwait Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat 24 January 2019 Scorecard
16 Shai Hope West Indies Bangladesh Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet 17 December 2018 Scorecard
Updated: 16 September 2019[53]

Fastest 100

Balls Batsman Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
35 David Miller South Africa Bangladesh Senwes Park, Potchefstroom 29 October 2017 Scorecard
Rohit Sharma India Sri Lanka Holkar Stadium, Indore 22 December 2017 Scorecard
Sudesh Wickramasekara Czech Republic Turkey Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County 30 August 2019 Scorecard
39 Sivakumar Periyalwar Romania Turkey Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County 29 August 2019 Scorecard
41 George Munsey Scotland Netherlands Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Malahide (Dublin) 16 September 2019 Scorecard
Shaheryar Butt Belgium Czech Republic Pierre Werner Cricket Ground, Walferdange 29 August 2020 Scorecard
Updated: 16 September 2019[54]

Most career sixes

Sixes Balls faced Batsman Team T20I career span
127 1,998 Rohit Sharma double-dagger India 2007–present
124 1,947 Martin Guptill double-dagger New Zealand 2009–present
113 1,639 Eoin Morgan double-dagger England 2009–present
107 1,102 Colin Munro double-dagger New Zealand 2012–present
105 1,139 Chris Gayle West Indies 2006–2019
Updated: 22 December 2020[55]

Most career fours

Fours Balls faced Batsman Team T20I career span
265 2115 Virat Kohli double-dagger India 2010–present
251 1521 Paul Stirlingdouble-dagger Ireland 2009–present
245 1998 Rohit Sharmadouble-dagger India 2007–present
234 1947 Martin Guptilldouble-dagger New Zealand 2009–present
232 1915 Mohammad Hafeezdouble-dagger Pakistan 2006–present
Updated: 21 December 2020[56]

Most sixes in an innings

Sixes Batsman Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
16 (62) Hazratullah Zazai Afghanistan Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun 23 February 2019 Scorecard
14 (63) Aaron Finch Australia England Rose Bowl, Southampton 29 August 2013 Scorecard
13 (51) Richard Levi South Africa New Zealand Seddon Park, Hamilton 19 February 2012 Scorecard
14 (56) George Munsey Scotland Netherlands Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Malahide (Dublin) 16 September 2019 Scorecard
12 (62) Evin Lewis West Indies India Sabina Park, Kingston 9 July 2017 Scorecard
Number in parentheses represents the number of balls the batsman faced during the innings. Last updated: 23 February 2019[57]

Most fours in an innings

Fours Batsman Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
16 (76) Aaron Finch Australia Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 3 July 2018 Scorecard
14 (52) Aaron Finch Australia India Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot 10 October 2013 Scorecard
14 (55) Herschelle Gibbs South Africa West Indies The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 11 September 2007 Scorecard
14 (65) Glenn Maxwell Australia Sri Lanka Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele 6 September 2016 Scorecard
Number in parentheses represents the number of balls the batsman faced during the innings. Last updated: 23 February 2019[58]

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 Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban 19 September 2007 Scorecard
34 6–6–4–1–(nb+4)–6–6 Tim Seifert
Ross Taylor
New Zealand India Shivam Dube Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui 2 February 2020 Scorecard
32 6–6–w–6–6–6–1 Evin Lewis West Indies India Stuart Binny Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill 27 August 2016 Scorecard
6–6–2–nb–(nb+4)–4–6–2 Jos Buttler England South Africa Wayne Parnell Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Edgbaston 12 September 2012 Scorecard
4–wk–(nb+6)–(nb+1)–6–6–6–1[a] Jos Buttler
Jonny Bairstow
Luke Wright
England Afghanistan Izatullah Dawlatzai Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (RPS) 21 September 2012 Scorecard
6–4–4–6–6–6 George Munsey Scotland Netherlands Max O'Dowd Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Malahide (Dublin) 16 September 2019 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)[59]
  • w – Wide
  • wk – Wicket

Updated: 2 February 2020[60]
^[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.[61]

Most runs in a calendar year

Runs Innings Batsman Team Year
748 20 Paul Stirling Ireland 2019
729 23 Kevin O'Brien Ireland 2019
702 24 Max O'Dowd Netherlands 2019
689 17 Shikhar Dhawan India 2018
641 13 Virat Kohli India 2016
Updated: 2 November 2019[62]

Most runs in a series

Rank Runs Batsman Team Matches Innings Series
1 319 Virat Kohli dagger India 6 6 2014 ICC World Twenty20
2 317 Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka 7 7 2009 ICC World Twenty20
3 306 Aaron Finch dagger Australia 5 5 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series
4 302 Mahela Jayawardena Sri Lanka 6 6 2010 ICC World Twenty20J
5 295 Tamim Iqbal dagger Bangladesh 6 6 2016 ICC World Twenty20
Last Updated: 5 December 2020[63]

Most career ducks

Ducks Innings Batsman Team T20I career span
10 79 Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka 2006–2016
Umar Akmal Pakistan 2009–2019
89 Kevin O'Briendouble-dagger Ireland 2008–present
9 45 Luke Wright England 2007–2014
77 Paul Stirling double-dagger Ireland 2009–present
Last updated:10 March 2020[64]

Individual records (bowling)

Most wickets in a career

Wickets Matches Bowler Team T20I career span
107 84 Lasith Malinga Sri Lanka 2006–2020
98 99 Shahid Afridi Pakistan 2006–2018
92 76 Shakib Al Hasandouble-dagger Bangladesh 2006–present
89 48 Rashid Khandouble-dagger Afghanistan 2015–present
87 75 Tim Southeedouble-dagger New Zealand 2008–present
Updated: 22 December 2020[65]

Best figures in a match

Figures Bowler Bowling team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
6/7 (3.2 overs) Deepak Chahar India Bangladesh Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur 10 November 2019 Scorecard
6/8 (4.0 overs) Ajantha Mendis Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota 18 September 2012 Scorecard
6/16 (4.0 overs) Ajantha Mendis Sri Lanka Australia Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele 8 August 2011 Scorecard
6/25 (4.0 overs) Yuzvendra Chahal India England M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 1 February 2017 Scorecard
5/3 (2.0 overs) Rashid Khan Afghanistan Ireland Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida 10 March 2017 Scorecard
5/3 (3.3 overs) Rangana Herath Sri Lanka New Zealand Chittagong 31 March 2014 Scorecard
Updated: 10 November 2019[66]

Best career averages

Average Wickets Runs conceded Bowler Team T20I career span
12.62 89 1124 Rashid Khan double-dagger Afghanistan 2015–present
14.42 66 952 Ajantha Mendis Sri Lanka 2008–2014
15.04 63 948 Imran Tahir South Africa 2013–2019
16.25 51 829 Bilal Khan double-dagger Oman 2015–present
16.59 44 730 Ahsan Malik Netherlands 2012–2017
Qualification: 500 balls bowled. Rashid Khan and Imran Tahir both have played for ICC World XI and their records in those matches are included above. Last updated: 24 May 2020.[67]

Best career economy rate

Economy rate Overs bowled Bowler Team T20I career span
5.70 131.1 Daniel Vettori New Zealand 2007–2014
6.01 183.4 Sunil Narine West Indies 2012–present
6.14 183.0 Rashid Khan‡ Afghanistan 2015–present
6.17 191.0 Samuel Badree West Indies 2012–2018
6.20 102.0 Harbhajan Singh India 2006-2016
Qualification: 500 balls bowled. Last updated: 1 February 2021[68]

Best career strike rate

Strike rate Wickets Overs Bowled Bowler Team T20I career span
12.3 89 183.0 Rashid Khan double-dagger Afghanistan 2015–present
13.0 44 95.5 Ahsan Malik Netherlands 2012–2017
13.4 66 147.3 Ajantha Mendis Sri Lanka 2008–2014
13.4 63 140.5 Imran Tahir South Africa 2013–2019
13.4 41 91.5 Kesrick Williams double-dagger West Indies 2016-present
Qualification: 500 balls bowled. Rashid Khan and Imran Tahir both have played for ICC World XI as well and their records are included above. Last updated: 1 February 2021.[69]

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

4+ Matches Bowler Team T20I career span
6 60 Umar Gul Pakistan 2007–2016
5 39 Ajantha Mendis Sri Lanka 2008–2014
48 Rashid Khandouble-dagger Afghanistan 2015–present
4 38 Imran Tahir South Africa 2013–2019
64 Saeed Ajmal Pakistan 2009–2015
76 Shakib Al Hasandouble-dagger Bangladesh 2006–present
Updated: 1 February 2021[70]

Best economy rate in an innings

Economy Bowling figures Balls Bowled Bowler Bowling team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
0.00 1/0 12 Nuwan Kulasekara Sri Lanka Netherlands Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 24 March 2014 Scorecard
0.33 1/1 18 Santiago Rossi Argentina Mexico El Cortijo Polo Club, Lima 3 October 2019 Scorecard
0.66 1/2 18 Qadeer Ahmed United Arab Emirates Ireland Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 14 February 2016 Scorecard
1/2 18 Sultan Ahmed United Arab Emirates Iran Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat 23 February 2020 Scorecard
0.75 2/3 24 Mohammed Aslam Kuwait Saudi Arabia Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat 23 February 2020 Scorecard
Qualification: 12 balls bowled. Last Updated: 5 December 2020[71]

Best strike rate in an innings

Strike Rate Bowling figures Balls Bowled Bowler Bowling team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
2.0 4/2 8 Steve Tikolo Kenya Scotland ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai (GCA) 19 November 2013 Scorecard
2.4 5/3 12 Rashid Khan Afghanistan Ireland Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida 10 March 2017 Scorecard
5/4 Khizar Hayat Malaysia Hong Kong Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur 20 February 2020 Scorecard
2.8 5/6 14 Umar Gul Pakistan South Africa Centurion Park, Centurion 03 March 2013 Scorecard
5/18 Allan Douglas Bermuda Cayman Islands White Hill Field, Sandys Parish 25 August 2019 Scorecard
Qualification; Min 4 wickets. Last updated: 26 August 2020[72]

Most runs conceded in an innings

Runs Bowling figures Bowler Bowling team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
75 4–0–75–0 Kasun Rajitha Sri Lanka Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 27 October 2019 Scorecard
70 4–0–70–1 Tunahan Turan Turkey Czech Republic Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County 30 August 2019 Scorecard
69 4–0–69–0 Barry McCarthy Ireland Afghanistan Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida 12 March 2017

Scorecard

68 4–0–68–1 Kyle Abbott South Africa West Indies New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 11 January 2015 Scorecard
Bowling figures given above are in the form of "Overs-Maidens-Runs-Wickets". Last updated: 27 October 2019[73]

Most wickets in a calendar year

Wickets Matches Bowler Team Year
31 19 Andrew Tye Australia 2018
28 16 Sandeep Lamichhane Nepal 2019
19 Brandon Glover Netherlands 2019
19 Karan KC Nepal 2019
19 Shadab Khan Pakistan 2018
21 Jasprit Bumrah India 2016
Updated: 9 December 2019[74]

Most wickets in a series

Wickets Matches Bowler Team Series
18 9 Bilal Khan Oman 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier
16 8 Brandon Glover Netherlands 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier
9 JJ Smit Namibia 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier
15 6 Ajantha Mendis Sri Lanka 2012 ICC World Twenty20
7 Jan Frylinck Namibia 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier
9 Bernard Scholtz Namibia 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier
9 Paul van Meekeren Netherlands 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier
Updated: 5 December 2020[75]

Hat-tricks

As of 21st February 2020, there have been 13 hat-tricks in T20 Internationals, with Lasith Malinga being the only player to take two.

Individual records (fielding)

Most catches in T20I career

Catches Innings Fielder Team T20I career span
61 80 David Millerdouble-dagger South Africa 2010–present
50 93 Martin Guptilldouble-dagger New Zealand 2009–present
116 Shoaib Malikdouble-dagger Pakistan 2006–present
46 102 Ross Taylordouble-dagger New Zealand 2006–present
44 52 AB de Villiers South Africa 2006–2017
78 Mohammad Nabidouble-dagger Afghanistan 2010–present
81 David Warnerdouble-dagger Australia 2009–present
The list excludes catches made as wicket-keeper Last updated: 14 February 2021[76]

Individual records (wicket-keeper)

Most dismissals in career

Dismissals Catches Stumpings Innings Player Team T20I career span
91 57 34 97 MS Dhoni India 2006–2019
63 43 20 71 Denesh Ramdin West Indies 2006–2019
61 32 29 80 Mushfiqur Rahimdouble-dagger Bangladesh 2006–present
60 28 32 53 Kamran Akmal Pakistan 2006–2017
54 26 28 64 Mohammad Shahzad Afghanistan 2010–2018
Innings refers to when the player was the designated keeper. All figures exclude catches not made as a wicketkeeper. Last updated:7 December 2020[77]

Most catches in career

Catches Innings Wicket-keeper Team T20I career span
57 97 MS Dhoni India 2006–2019
43 71 Denesh Ramdin West Indies 2006–2019
41 46 Quinton de Kockdouble-dagger South Africa 2012–present
35 59 Sarfaraz Ahmed Pakistan 2010–present
32 80 Mushfiqur Rahimdouble-dagger Bangladesh 2006–present
Innings refers to when the player was the designated keeper. All figures exclude catches not made as a wicketkeeper. Last updated: 7 December 2020[78]

Most stumpings in career

Stumpings Innings Wicket-keeper Team T20I career span
34 97 MS Dhoni India 2006–2019
32 58 Kamran Akmal Pakistan 2006–2017
29 84 Mushfiqur Rahim Bangladesh 2006–present
28 65 Mohammad Shahzad Afghanistan 2010–2018
20 71 Dinesh Ramdin West Indies 2006–2019
Updated: 7 December 2020[79]

Most dismissals in an Inning

Dismissals Wicket-keeper Team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
5 Mohammad Shahzad Afghanistan Oman Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi 29 November 2015 Scorecard
5 MS Dhoni India England Bristol County Ground, Bristol 08 July 2018 Scorecard
5 Irfan Karim Kenya Ghana Kyambogo Cricket Oval, Kampala 21 May 2019 Scorecard
5 Kiplin Doriga Papua New Guinea Vanuatu Tuanaimato Cricket Oval Grounds, Apia (No 2) 12 July 2019 Scorecard
Updated: 26 August 2020[80]

Individual records (others)

Most matches played in career

Matches Player Team T20I Career Span
116 Shoaib Malikdouble-dagger Pakistan 2006–present
108 Rohit Sharmadouble-dagger India 2007–present
102 Ross Taylordouble-dagger New Zealand 2006–present
99 Shahid Afridi Pakistan 2006–2018
Mohammad Hafeez double-dagger Pakistan 2006–present
Updated: 22 December 2020[81]

Most matches as captain

Matches Player Team T20I captaincy career span
72 MS Dhoni India 2007–2016
56 William Porterfield Ireland 2008–2017
54 Eoin Morgandouble-dagger England 2012–present
49 Asghar Afghandouble-dagger Afghanistan 2015–present
47 Daren Sammy West Indies 2011–2016
Updated: 1 December 2020[82]

Oldest players

Age at last match Player Team Last T20I date
59 years, 181 days Osman Goker Turkey 29 August 2019
57 years, 89 days Cengiz Akyüz Turkey 29 August 2019
57 years, 56 days Serdar Kansoy Turkey 31 August 2019
54 years, 98 days Hasan Alta Turkey 31 August 2019
53 years, 287 days James Moses Botswana 22 May 2019
Updated: 31 August 2019[83]

Youngest players

Age on debut Player Team T20I debut date
14 years, 16 days Marian Gherasim Romania 16 October 2020
14 years, 211 days Meet Bhavsar Kuwait 20 January 2019
15 years, 128 days Georgios Galanis Greece 15 October 2019
15 years, 138 days Musa Shaheen Denmark 13 July 2019
15 years, 201 days Lourenço Simango Mozambique 7 November 2019
Updated: 16 October 2020[84]

Most consecutive matches played

Matches Team Player Span
58 Afghanistan Mohammad Shahzad 2010–2017
58* Asghar Afghan 2014–2020
57* Scotland Richie Berrington 2010–2019
55 Sri Lanka Angelo Mathews 2009–2015
54 Pakistan Saeed Ajmal 2009–2013
Updated: 26 August 2020[85]

Most player-of-the match awards

No. of Awards Player Team Matches T20I Career Span
12 Mohammad Nabidouble-dagger Afghanistan 78 2010–present
Virat Kohlidouble-dagger India 85 2010–present
11 Shahid Afridi Pakistan 99 2006–2018
10 Mohammad Hafeezdouble-dagger Pakistan 99 2006–present
Rohit Sharmadouble-dagger India 108 2007–present
Last updated: 22 December 2020[86]

Partnership records

Highest overall partnership runs by a pair

Runs Innings Players Batting team Highest Average 100/50 T20I career span
1743 52 Shikhar Dhawan & Rohit Sharma India 160 33.51 4/7 2013–present
1348 34 Kyle Coetzer & George Munsey Scotland 200 39.64 2/10 2015–present
1202 35 Kevin O'Brien & Paul Stirling Ireland 154 34.34 3/5 2010–present
1154 37 David Warner & Shane Watson Australia 133 31.18 3/6 2009–2016
1151 24 Martin Guptill & Kane Williamson New Zealand 171* 50.04 3/8 2012–present
1083 29 Martin Guptill & Colin Munro New Zealand 136 38.67 3/4 2012–present
An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached). Last updated: 10 March 2020[87]

Highest partnerships (any wicket)

Runs Partnership Players Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
236 1st wicket Usman Ghani & Hazratullah Zazai Afghanistan Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun 23 February 2019 Scorecard
223 1st wicket Aaron Finch & D'Arcy Short Australia Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 3 July 2018 Scorecard
200 1st wicket George Munsey & Kyle Coetzer Scotland Netherlands Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Malahide (Dublin) 16 September 2019 Scorecard
184 3rd wicket Glenn Phillips & Devon Conway New Zealand West Indies Bay Oval, Tauranga 29 November 2020 Scorecard
182 3rd wicket Dawid Malan & Eoin Morgan England New Zealand McLean Park, Napier 8 November 2019 Scorecard
An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached). Last updated: 29 November 2020[88]

Highest partnerships (by wicket)

Partnership Runs Batsmen Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1st wicket 236 Usman Ghani & Hazratullah Zazai Afghanistan Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun 23 February 2019 Scorecard
2nd wicket 167* Jos Buttler & Dawid Malan England South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town 1 December 2020 Scorecard
3rd wicket 184 Glenn Phillips & Devon Conway New Zealand West Indies Bay Oval, Tauranga 29 November 2020 Scorecard
4th wicket 161 David Warner & Glenn Maxwell Australia South Africa New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 6 March 2016 Scorecard
5th wicket 119* Shoaib Malik & Misbah-ul-Haq Pakistan Australia Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 18 September 2007 Scorecard
6th wicket 101* Cameron White & Michael Hussey Australia Sri Lanka Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 9 May 2010 Scorecard
7th wicket 91 Paul Collingwood & Michael Yardy England West Indies The Oval, London 28 June 2007 Scorecard
8th wicket 80 Preston Mommsen & Safyaan Sharif Scotland Netherlands The Grange Club, Edinburgh 11 July 2015 Scorecard
9th wicket 66 Dwayne Bravo & Jerome Taylor West Indies Pakistan DSC Cricket Stadium, Dubai (DSC) 23 September 2016 Scorecard
10th wicket 38 Mohammad Adnan & Usman Ali Saudi Arabia Qatar Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat 21 January 2019 Scorecard
An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached). Last updated:1 December 2020[89]

Individual Records (Officials)

Most matches as an umpire

Matches Umpire Country T20I Career Span
52 Ahsan Raza Pakistan 2010–present
50 Aleem Dar Pakistan 2009–present
37 Shaun George South Africa 2010–present
37 Ian Gould England 2006–2016
37 Rod Tucker Australia 2009–present
Updated: 14 February 2021[90]

Most matches as a match referee

Matches Referee Country T20I Career Span
130 Jeff Crowe New Zealand 2005–present
109 Chris Broad‡ England 2005–present
104 Ranjan Madugalle Sri Lanka 2006–present
90 Andy Pycroft‡ Zimbabwe 2009–present
83 Javagal Srinath India 2006–present
Updated: 22 December 2020[91]

See also

  • List of Twenty20 International cricketers
  • ICC T20 World Cup
  • List of ICC T20 World Cup records
  • List of Afghanistan Twenty20 International cricket records
  • List of Australia Twenty20 International cricket records
  • List of Bangladesh Twenty20 International cricket records
  • List of England Twenty20 International cricket records
  • List of India Twenty20 International cricket records
  • List of Ireland Twenty20 International cricket records
  • List of Nepal Twenty20 International cricket records
  • List of New Zealand Twenty20 International cricket records
  • List of Pakistan Twenty20 International cricket records
  • List of Scotland Twenty20 International cricket records
  • List of Sri Lanka T20 International cricket records
  • List of South Africa Twenty20 International cricket records
  • List of West Indies Twenty20 International cricket records
  • List of United Arab Emirates Twenty20 International cricket records
  • List of Zimbabwe Twenty20 International cricket records
  • List of Test cricket records
  • List of One Day International cricket records
  • List of Women's Twenty20 International records

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