List of ICC Men's T20 World Cup records

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This is a list of ICC Men's T20 World Cup records that have been broken over the tournaments of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[1]

Notation[edit]

Team notation

  • (200–3) indicates that a team scored 200 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.
  • (200) indicates that a team scored 200 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

  • (50) indicates that a batsman scored 50 runs and was out.
  • (50*) indicates that a batsman scored 50 runs and was not out.

Bowling notation

  • (5–50) indicates that a bowler has captured five wickets while giving away 50 runs.

Currently playing

  • Record holders who are currently playing T20Is or streaks that are still active and can change have a ^ next to their name.

Team records[edit]

Team wins, losses, ties, and no results[edit]

Teams Matches Won Lost Tie+Win Tie+Lost No result % Win Span
First Season Last Season
 Afghanistan 22 7 15 0 0 0 31.81% 2010 2022
 Australia 40 25 15 0 0 0 62.5% 2007 2022
 Bangladesh 38 9 28 0 0 1 24.32% 2007 2022
 England 44 24 19 0 0 1 55.81% 2007 2022
 Hong Kong 6 1 5 0 0 0 16.66% 2014 2016
 India 44 27 15 1 0 1 63.95% 2007 2022
 Ireland 25 7 15 0 0 3 31.81% 2009 2022
 Kenya 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.00% 2007 2007
 Namibia 11 4 7 0 0 0 36.36% 2021 2022
   Nepal 3 2 1 0 0 0 66.66% 2014 2014
 Netherlands 23 9 13 0 0 1 40.9% 2009 2022
 New Zealand 42 23 17 0 2 0 57.14% 2009 2022
 Oman 6 2 3 0 0 1 40.00% 2016 2021
 Pakistan 47 28 18 0 1 0 60.63% 2007 2022
Template:Country data PNG 3 0 3 0 0 0 0.00% 2021 2021
 Scotland 18 5 12 0 0 1 29.41% 2007 2022
 South Africa 40 24 15 0 0 1 61.53% 2007 2022
 Sri Lanka 51 31 19 1 0 0 61.76% 2007 2022
 United Arab Emirates 6 1 5 0 0 0 16.66% 2014 2022
 West Indies 39 19 18 1 0 1 51.31% 2007 2022
 Zimbabwe 20 8 11 0 0 1 42.1% 2007 2022
Last updated: 13 November 2022[2]

Tie+W and Tie+L indicates matches tied and then won or lost in a tiebreaker such as a bowlout or one-over-eliminator ("Super Over") The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties (irrespective of a tiebreaker) as half a win

Result records[edit]

Greatest win margin (by runs)[edit]

Margin Teams Venue Date
172 runs  Sri Lanka (260-6) beat  Kenya (88-10) Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 14 September 2007
130 runs  South Africa (211-5) beat  Scotland (81) Kennington Oval, London 7 June 2009
130 runs  Afghanistan (190-4) beat  Scotland (60) Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 25 October 2021
116 runs  England (196-5) beat  Afghanistan (80) R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 21 September 2012
104 runs  South Africa (205-5) beat  Bangladesh (101) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 27 October 2022
Last updated: 31 October 2022[3]

Greatest win margin (by wickets)[edit]

Margin Teams Venue Date
10 wickets  England (170-0) beat  India (168-6) Adelaide Oval, North Adelaide 10 November 2022
 Pakistan (152-0) beat  India (151-7) Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 24 October 2021
 Oman (131-0) beat  Papua New Guinea (129-9) Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat 17 October 2021
 Australia (102-0) beat  Sri Lanka (101-10) Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town 20 September 2007
 South Africa (94-0) beat  Zimbabwe (93/8) Sooriyawewa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota 20 September 2012
Last updated: 10 November 2022[4]

Lowest win margin (by runs)[edit]

Margin Teams Venue Date
1 run  South Africa (128–7) beat  New Zealand (127-5) Lord's, London 9 June 2009
 New Zealand (133–7) beat  Pakistan (132-7) Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 8 May 2010
 India (152–6) beat  South Africa (151) R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2 October 2012
 India (146-7) beat  Bangladesh (145-9) M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 23 March 2016
 Zimbabwe (130-8) beat  Pakistan (129-8) Perth Stadium, Perth 27 October 2022
2 runs  South Africa (170-6) beat  New Zealand (168-8) Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 24 March 2014
Last updated: 28 October 2022[5]

Team scoring records[edit]

Highest innings totals[edit]

Score Team Opponent Venue Date
260–6 (20 overs)  Sri Lanka  Kenya Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 14 September 2007
230–8 (19.4 overs)  England  South Africa Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 18 March 2016
229-4 (20 overs)  South Africa  England Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 18 March 2016
218–4 (20 overs)  India  England Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban 19 September 2007
211-5 (20 overs)  South Africa  Scotland The Oval, London 7 June 2009
Last updated: 14 November 2021[6]

Lowest innings totals[edit]

Score Team Opponent Venue Date
39 (10.3 overs)  Netherlands  Sri Lanka Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 24 March 2014
44 (10 overs) Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 22 October 2021
55 (14.2 overs)  West Indies  England Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 23 October 2021
60 (15.3 overs)  New Zealand  Sri Lanka Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 31 March 2014
60 (10.2 overs)  Scotland  Afghanistan Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 25 October 2021
Last updated: 14 November 2021[7]

Highest match aggregate[edit]

Score Teams Venue Date
459-12 (39.4 overs)  England (230-8) v  South Africa (229-4) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 18 March 2016
418-10 (40 overs)  England (200-6) v  India (218-4) Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban 19 September 2007
413-8 (37.4 overs)  South Africa (208-2) v  West Indies (205-6) Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 11 September 2007
389-12 (40 overs)  England (193-7) v  South Africa (196-5) Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 29 March 2014
388-5 (39.4 overs)  India (192-2) v  West Indies (196-3) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 31 March 2016
Last updated: 14 November 2021[8]

Lowest match aggregate[edit]

Score Teams Venue Date
79–11 (15.3 overs)  Netherlands (39) v  Sri Lanka (40-1) Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 24 March 2014
89–12 (17.2 Overs)  Netherlands (44) v  Sri Lanka (45-2) Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 22 October 2021
106–12 (12.0 overs)  Ireland (47-7) v  Netherlands (59-5) HPCA, Dharamshala 13 March 2016
111-14 (22.4 overs)  England (56-4) v  West Indies (55) Dubai International Stadium, Dubai 23 October 2021
120-11 (23.2 overs)  New Zealand (36-1) v  Zimbabwe (84) [Target: 30 (D/L Method)] Providence Stadium, Guyana 4 May 2007
Last updated: 14 November 2021[9]

Highest run chase[edit]

Score Team Opposition Venue Date
230-8 (19.4 overs)  England  South Africa Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 18 March 2016
208-2 (17.4 overs)  South Africa  West Indies Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 11 September 2007
197-7 (19.5 overs)  Australia  Pakistan Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet 14 May 2010
196-3 (19.4 overs)  West Indies  India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 31 March 2016
193-4 (13.5 overs)  Netherlands  Ireland Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet 21 March 2014
Last updated: 14 November 2021[10]

Most extras conceded in one innings[edit]

An extra is a run scored by a means other than a batsman hitting the ball. Other than runs scored off the bat from a no-ball, a batsman is not given credit for extras and the extras are tallied separately on the scorecard and count only towards the team's score.

Extras Team total Team Opposition Tournament Form
28 208/2  South Africa  West Indies 2007 28 (0 b, 4 lb, 23 w, 1 nb)
26 230/8  England  South Africa 2016 26 ( 0 b, 6 lb, 20 wd, 0 nb)
Last updated: 14 November 2021[11]

Individual records[edit]

Batting[edit]

See also: List of ICC Men's T20 World Cup centuries

Most runs[edit]

Rank Runs Player Mat Inn HS Avg 100s 50s Period
1 1,141 India Virat Kohlidagger 27 25 89* 81.50 0 14 2012-2022
2 1,016 Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene 31 31 100 39.07 1 6 2007-2014
3 965 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle 33 31 117 34.46 2 7 2007-2021
4 963 India Rohit Sharmadagger 39 36 79* 34.39 0 9 2007-2022
5 897 Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan 35 34 96* 30.93 0 6 2007-2016
Last updated: 13 November 2022[12]

Most runs in each batting position[edit]

Batting position Batsman Innings Runs Average Span Ref
Opener West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle 29 940 36.15 2007-2021 [13]
Number 3 India Virat Kohlidagger 24 1,132 87.07 2012-2022 [14]
Number 4 South Africa AB de Villiers 16 439 36.58 2007-2016 [15]
Number 5 England Eoin Morgan 13 365 40.55 2010-2021 [16]
Number 6 India MS Dhoni 13 271 45.16 2007-2016 [17]
Number 7 Australia Michael Hussey 6 192 192.00 2009-2010 [18]
Number 8 Afghanistan Gulbadin Naibdagger 3 84 42.00 2012-2021 [19]
Number 9 Pakistan Umar Gul 6 67 22.33 2009-2014 [20]
Number 10 Ireland Barry McCarthydagger 4 33 33.00 2022-2022 [21]
Number 11 Netherlands Paul Van Meekerendagger 4 45 15.00 2016-2022 [22]
Last updated: 13 November 2022.

Highest individual scores[edit]

Rank Runs Player Balls 4s 6s SR Opposition Venue Date
1 123 New Zealand Brendon McCullum 58 11 7 212.06  Bangladesh Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy 21 September 2012
2 117 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle 57 7 10 205.26  South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 11 September 2007
3 116* England Alex Hales 64 11 6 181.25  Sri Lanka Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 27 March 2014
4 111* Pakistan Ahmed Shehzad 62 10 5 179.03  Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 30 March 2014
5 109 South Africa Rilee Rossouw 56 7 8 194.64 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 27 October 2022
Last updated: 13 November 2022[23]

Highest average[edit]

Rank Average Player Mat Inn NO Runs Span
1 81.50 India Virat Kohlidagger 27 25 11 1,141 2012-2022
2 54.62 Australia Michael Hussey 21 16 8 437 2007-2012
3 44.61 England Kevin Pietersen 15 15 2 580 2007-2010
4 42.08 England Jos Buttlerdagger 27 27 8 799 2012-2022
5 41.45 Pakistan Mohammad Rizwandagger 13 13 2 456 2021-2022
Qualification: Minimum 10 innings

Last updated: 13 November 2022[24]

Highest strike rate[edit]

Rank Strike rate Player Mat Inn Runs BF Span
1 181.29 India Suryakumar Yadavdagger 10 9 281 155 2021-2022
2 164.12 West Indies Cricket Board Darren Sammy 25 18 215 131 2009-2016
3 154.23 Pakistan Shahid Afridi 34 32 546 354 2007-2016
4 151.47 Australia Marcus Stoinisdagger 11 8 206 136 2021-2022
5 150.00 Pakistan Imran Nazir 13 13 300 200 2007-2012
Qualification: Minimum 125 balls faced.

Last updated: 13 November 2022[25]

Most centuries[edit]

Centuries Player Mat Inn Runs HS Span
2 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle 32 30 950 117 2007-2021
1 9 players (Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene, India Suresh Raina, New Zealand Brendon McCullum, Pakistan Ahmed Shehzad, England Alex Hales, Bangladesh Tamim Iqbal, England Jos Buttler, South Africa Rilee Rossouw, New Zealand Glenn Phillips)
Last updated: 13 November 2022[26]

Most 50+ scores[edit]

Rank 50+ Scores Player Mat Inn Runs HS 100s 50s Span
1 14 India Virat Kohlidagger 27 25 1,141 89* 0 14 2012-2022
2 9 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle 33 31 965 117 2 7 2007-2021
India Rohit Sharmadagger 39 36 963 79* 0 9 2007-2022
4 7 Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene 31 31 1016 100 1 6 2007-2014
5 6 Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan 35 34 897 96* 0 6 2007-2016
Australia David Warnerdagger 34 34 806 89* 0 6 2009-2022
Last updated: 13 November 2022[27]

Fastest 50[edit]

Rank Balls Player Opposition Venue Date
1 12 India Yuvraj Singh  England Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban 19 September 2007
2 17 Netherlands Stephan Myburgh  Ireland Sylhet International Cricket Stadium 21 March 2014
Australia Marcus Stoinis  Sri Lanka Perth Stadium, Perth 25 October 2022
4 18 Australia Glenn Maxwell  Pakistan Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur 23 March 2014
India KL Rahul  Scotland Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 5 November 2021
Pakistan Shoaib Malik Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 7 November 2021
Last updated: 13 November 2022[28][29][30]

Fastest 100[edit]

Rank Balls Player Opposition Venue Date
1 47 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle  England Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 16 March 2016
2 50  South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 11 September 2007
3 51 New Zealand Brendon McCullum  Bangladesh Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy 21 September 2012
4 52 South Africa Rilee Rossouw Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 27 October 2022
5 58 Pakistan Ahmed Shehzad Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur 30 March 2014
Last updated: 13 November 2022[31][32][33]

Most sixes[edit]

Rank Sixes Player Inn Runs Span
1 61 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle 31 965 2007-2021
2 35 India Rohit Sharmadagger 36 963 2007-2022
3 33 England Jos Buttlerdagger 27 799 2012-2022
India Yuvraj Singh 28 593 2007-2016
5 31 Australia Shane Watson 22 537 2007-2016
Australia David Warnerdagger 34 806 2009-2022
Last updated: 13 November 2022[34]

Most fours[edit]

Rank Fours Player Inn Runs Span
1 111 Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene 31 1,016 2007-2014
2 103 India Virat Kohlidagger 25 1,141 2007-2022
3 101 Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan 34 897 2007-2016
4 91 India Rohit Sharmadagger 36 963 2007-2022
5 86 Australia David Warnerdagger 34 806 2009-2022
Last updated: 13 November 2022[35]

Most sixes in an innings[edit]

Rank Sixes Player Opposition Venue Date
1 11 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle  England Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 16 March 2016
2 10  South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 11 September 2007
3 8 South Africa Rilee Rossouw  Bangladesh Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 27 October 2022
Last updated: 13 November 2022[36]

Most fours in an innings[edit]

Rank Fours Player Opposition Venue Date
1 14 South Africa Herschelle Gibbs  West Indies Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 11 September 2007
2 13 New Zealand Aaron Redmond  Ireland Trent Bridge, Nottingham 11 June 2009
3 12 West Indies Cricket Board Lendl Simmons  South Africa The Oval, London 13 June 2009
Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan  West Indies 19 June 2009
Last updated: 13 November 2022[37]

Most runs through boundaries in an innings[edit]

Rank Runs Player Balls 4s 6s SR Opposition Venue Date
1 88 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle 57 7 10 205.26  South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 11 September 2007
2 86 48 5 11 208.33  England Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 16 March 2016
New Zealand Brendon McCullum 58 11 7 212.06  Bangladesh Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy 21 September 2012
4 80 England Alex Hales 64 11 6 181.25  Sri Lanka Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 27 March 2014
5 76 South Africa Rilee Rossouw 56 7 8 194.64  Bangladesh Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 27 October 2022
Last updated: 13 November 2022[38]

Most ducks[edit]

Rank Ducks Player Inn Span
1 5 Pakistan Shahid Afridi 32 2007-2016
Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan 34 2007-2016
3 4 Ireland George Dockrell 7 2010-2022
Scotland Calum MacLeod 11 2009-2022
Netherlands Roelof van der Merwe 13 2009-2022
Last updated: 13 November 2022[39]

One tournament[edit]

Most runs in a tournament[edit]
Rank Runs Player Matches Inn Avg 100s 50s Season
1 319 India Virat Kohli 6 6 106.33 0 4 2014
2 317 Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan 7 7 52.83 0 3 2009
3 303 Pakistan Babar Azam 6 6 60.60 0 4 2021
4 302 Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardhane 6 6 60.40 1 2 2010
5 296 India Virat Kohli 6 6 98.66 0 4 2022
Last updated: 13 November 2022[40]
Most 50+ scores in a tournament[edit]
Rank 50+ Scores Player 100s 50s Season
1 4 Australia Matthew Hayden 0 4 2007
India Virat Kohli 0 4 2014
Pakistan Babar Azam 0 4 2021
India Virat Kohli 0 4 2022
2 3 13 players (India Gautam Gambhir (2007), Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan (2009), Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene (2010), Australia Shane Watson (2012), West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle (2012), West Indies Cricket Board Marlon Samuels (2012), Netherlands Stephan Myburgh (2014), India Virat Kohli (2016), Sri Lanka Pathum Nissanka (2021), India KL Rahul (2021), Pakistan Mohammad Rizwan (2021), Australia David Warner (2021), India Suryakumar Yadav (2022)
Last updated: 13 November 2022[41]
More record holders[edit]
Record First Second Ref(s)
Most sixes West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle 16 (6 innings) 2012 West Indies Cricket Board Marlon Samuels 15 (6 innings) 2012 [42]
Most fours Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan 46 (7 innings) 2009 Australia Matthew Hayden 32 (6 innings) 2007 [43]

Bowling[edit]

Most career wickets[edit]

Rank Wickets Player Matches Avg. Econ BBI Span
1 47 Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasandagger 36 18.63 6.78 4/9 2007-2022
2 39 Pakistan Shahid Afridi 34 23.25 6.71 4/11 2007-2016
3 38 Sri Lanka Lasith Malinga 31 20.07 7.43 5/31 2007-2014
4 36 Pakistan Saeed Ajmal 23 16.86 6.79 4/19 2009-2014
5 35 Sri Lanka Ajantha Mendis 21 15.02 6.70 6/8 2009-2014
Pakistan Umar Gul 24 17.25 7.30 5/6 2007-2014
Last updated: 13 November 2022[44]

Best bowling figures[edit]

Rank Figures Player Overs Maidens Econ Opposition Venue Date
1 6/8 Sri Lanka Ajantha Mendis 4.0 2 2.00  Zimbabwe MRIC Stadium, Hambantota 18 September 2012
2 5/3 Sri Lanka Rangana Herath 3.3 2 0.85  New Zealand Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 31 March 2014
3 5/6 Pakistan Umar Gul 3.0 0 2.00 The Oval, Kennington 13 June 2009
4 5/10 England Sam Curran 3.4 0 2.72  Afghanistan Perth Stadium, Perth 22 October 2022
5 5/19 Netherlands Ahsan Malik 4.0 0 4.75  South Africa Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 27 March 2014
Last updated: 13 November 2022[45]

Best average[edit]

Rank Avg. Player Matches Wickets Econ Overs Span
1 11.45 Sri Lanka Wanindu Hasarangadagger 16 31 5.81 61.0 2021-2022
2 13.30 Australia Adam Zampadagger 14 23 6.12 50.0 2021-2022
3 13.58 West Indies Cricket Board Samuel Badree 15 24 5.52 59.0 2012-2016
4 14.64 New Zealand Trent Boultdagger 14 25 6.57 55.4 2014-2022
5 15.02 Sri Lanka Ajantha Mendis 21 35 6.70 78.3 2009-2014
Qualification: Minimum 250 deliveries

Last updated: 13 November 2022[46]

Best strike rate[edit]

Rank Strike-rate Player Matches Wickets Overs Span
1 11.8 Sri Lanka Wanindu Hasarangadagger 16 31 61.0 2021-2022
2 13.0 Australia Adam Zampadagger 14 23 50.0 2021-2022
3 13.4 Sri Lanka Ajantha Mendis 21 35 78.3 2009-2014
New Zealand Trent Boultdagger 13 23 51.4 2014-2022
5 13.9 South Africa Wayne Parnelldagger 13 18 41.5 2009-2022
Qualification: Minimum 250 deliveries

Last updated: 5 November 2022[47]

Best economy rate[edit]

Rank Economy rates Player Matches Wickets Runs Overs Span
1 5.17 West Indies Cricket Board Sunil Narine 12 15 231 44.4 2012-2014
2 5.52 West Indies Cricket Board Samuel Badree 15 24 326 59.0 2012-2016
3 5.81 Sri Lanka Wanindu Hasarangadagger 16 31 355 61.0 2021-2022
4 5.83 New Zealand Daniel Vettori 17 20 392 67.1 2007-2012
5 5.94 New Zealand Nathan McCullum 22 23 399 67.1 2007-2016
Qualification: Minimum 250 deliveries

Last updated: 5 November 2022[48]

Most four-wicket hauls (and over)[edit]

Rank 4+ Player Matches Wickets Overs Best Figure 4s 5s Span
1 3 Pakistan Saeed Ajmal 23 36 89.2 4/19 3 0 2009-2014
Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan 36 47 129.1 4/9 3 0 2007-2022
3 2 South Africa Anrich Nortje 10 20 36.5 4/10 2 0 2021-2022
Bangladesh Mustafizur Rahman 15 20 56.0 5/22 1 1 2016-2022
South Africa Morne Morkel 17 24 62.4 4/17 2 0 2007-2014
Sri Lanka Ajantha Mendis 21 35 78.3 6/8 1 1 2009-2014
Pakistan Umar Gul 24 35 82.4 5/6 1 1 2009-2014
Pakistan Shahid Afridi 34 39 135.0 4/11 2 0 2009-2016
Last updated: 13 November 2022[49]

Most wickets in a tournament[edit]

Rank Wickets Player Matches Overs Best Figure Season
1 16 Sri Lanka Wanindu Hasaranga 8 30.0 3/9 2021
2 15 Sri Lanka Ajantha Mendis 6 24.0 5/8 2012
Sri Lanka Wanindu Hasaranga 8 31.0 3/8 2022
4 14 Australia Dirk Nannes 7 26.0 4/18 2010
5 13 England Sam Curran 6 22.4 5/10 2022
Pakistan Umar Gul 7 27.4 4/25 2007
Last updated: 13 November 2022[50]

Hat-tricks[edit]

No. Player Team Opposition Dismissed Players Venue Date Result
1 Brett Lee  Australia  Bangladesh South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town 16 September 2007 Won
2 Curtis Campher  Ireland  Netherlands United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi 18 October 2021 Won
3 Wanindu Hasaranga  Sri Lanka  South Africa United Arab Emirates Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 06 November 2021 Lost
4 Kagiso Rabada  South Africa  England United Arab Emirates Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 10 November 2021 Won
5 Karthik Meiyappan  United Arab Emirates  Sri Lanka Australia Kardinia Park, Geelong 18 October 2022 Lost
6 Joshua Little  Ireland  New Zealand Australia Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 4 November 2022 Lost

Fielding[edit]

While records for best fielders have varied through World Cups, the records for wicket keepers have been occupied by MS Dhoni who holds the record for most dismissals overall and AB De Villiers which holds the record for most dismissals by a wicket keeper in one tournament.

MS Dhoni has taken the most dismissals overall for a wicket keeper

Most dismissals (wicketkeeper)[edit]

Rank Dismissals Player Innings Catches Stumping
1 32 India MS Dhoni 32 21 11
2 30 Pakistan Kamran Akmal 30 12 18
3 27 West Indies Cricket Board Dinesh Ramdin 29 18 9
4 26 Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara 31 12 14
5 22 South Africa Quinton de Kockdagger 18 17 5
Last updated: 6 November 2022[51]

Most catches (fielder)[edit]

Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Ct/Inn
1 23 South Africa AB de Villiers 30 25 0.920
2 21 Australia David Warnerdagger 34 34 0.617
3 19 New Zealand Martin Guptilldagger 28 28 0.678
4 16 Australia Glenn Maxwelldagger 24 24 0.666
India Rohit Sharmadagger 38 38 0.421
Last updated: 6 November 2022[52]

One tournament[edit]

Record Player Dismissal Innings Tournament
Most dismissals (wicketkeeper)[53] South Africa AB De Villiers 9 5 2012
Australia Adam Gilchrist 9 6 2007
Pakistan Kamran Akmal 9 6 2010
Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara 9 7 2009
Australia Matthew Wade 9 7 2021
Most catches (fielder) [54] Sri Lanka Dasun Shanaka 9 8 2022
Australia Mike Hussey 8 7 2010
Scotland Calum MacLeod 8 7 2021
Australia Steven Smith 8 7 2021
Australia David Warner 8 7 2010

One match[edit]

Record Player Dismissal Opposition Tournament
Most dismissals (wicketkeeper) [55] Australia Adam Gilchrist 4 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 2007
England Matt Prior 4 South Africa South Africa 2007
Pakistan Kamran Akmal 4 Netherlands Netherlands 2009
Ireland Niall O'Brien 4 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2009
India MS Dhoni 4 Afghanistan Afghanistan 2010
South Africa AB De Villiers 4 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 2012
India MS Dhoni 4 Pakistan Pakistan 2012
West Indies Cricket Board Denesh Ramdin 4 Pakistan Pakistan 2014
Zimbabwe Richmond Mutumbami 4 Scotland Scotland 2016
South Africa Quinton de Kock 4 Afghanistan Afghanistan 2016
Scotland Matthew Cross 4 Template:Country data PNG Papua New Guinea 2021
Most catches (fielder) [56] West Indies Cricket Board Darren Sammy 4 Ireland Ireland 2010

Appearances[edit]

Tournaments[edit]

Record Joint first Ref(s)
Most World Cups played in India Rohit Sharma 8 (2007-2022) Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan 8 (2007-2022)

Most Matches Played[edit]

Rank Match Player Runs Wkts Span
1 39 India Rohit Sharmadagger 963 0 2007-2022
2 36 Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasandagger 742 47 2007-2022
3 35 Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan 897 2 2007-2016
4 34 West Indies Cricket Board Dwayne Bravo 530 27 2007-2016
Pakistan Shahid Afridi 546 39 2007-2016
Pakistan Shoaib Malik 646 3 2007-2021
Australia David Warnerdagger 806 - 2009-2022
Last updated: 10 November 2022[57]

Representing more than one country[edit]

Player Countries
Dirk Nannes  Netherlands (2009)
 Australia (2010)
Roelof van der Merwe  South Africa (2009 & 2010)
 Netherlands (2016, 2021, 2022)
David Wiese  South Africa (2016)
 Namibia (2021 & 2022)

Most T20 World Cup Titles[edit]

Most No. of Titles Player(s)
2 West Indies Cricket Board Dwayne Bravo (2012 & 2016)
West Indies Cricket Board Darren Sammy (2012 & 2016)
West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle (2012 & 2016)
West Indies Cricket Board Denesh Ramdin (2012 & 2016)
West Indies Cricket Board Marlon Samuels (2012 & 2016)
West Indies Cricket Board Andre Russell (2012 & 2016)
West Indies Cricket Board Lendl Simmons (2012 & 2016)
West Indies Cricket Board Samuel Badree (2012 & 2016)
West Indies Cricket Board Johnson Charles (2012 & 2016)
West Indies Cricket Board Sunil Narine (2012 & 2016)

Age[edit]

Record First Second Ref(s)
Youngest player Pakistan Mohammad Amir 17 years, 55 days Afghanistan Rashid Khan 17 years, 169 days [58]
Oldest player Hong Kong Ryan Campbell 44 years, 34 days Australia Brad Hogg 43 years, 53 days [59]

Most matches as a captain[edit]

Rank Matches Player Won Lost Tied NR Win% Period
1 33 India MS Dhoni 20 11 1 1 64.06 2007-2016
2 18 West Indies Cricket Board Darren Sammy 11 5 1 1 67.64 2012-2016
3 17 England Paul Collingwood 8 8 0 1 50.00 2007-2010
4 16 New Zealand Kane Williamsondagger 12 4 0 0 75.00 2016-2022
South Africa Graeme Smith 11 5 0 0 68.75 2007-2010
Sri Lanka Dasun Shanakadagger 9 7 0 0 56.25 2022-2022
Last updated: 5 November 2022[60]

Most player-of-the-match awards[edit]

No. of Awards Player Matches
7 India Virat Kohli 27
5 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle 33
Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene 31
Australia Shane Watson 24
4 South Africa AB de Villiers 30
Pakistan Shahid Afridi 34
Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan 35
Last updated: 10 November 2022[61]

Partnership[edit]

Highest overall partnership runs by a pair[edit]

Rank Runs Innings Players Batting team Highest Average 100/50 Span
1 607 12 Mohammad Rizwan & Babar Azam  Pakistan 152* 55.18 3/2 2021–2022
2 572 20 Tillakaratne Dilshan & Mahela Jayawardene  Sri Lanka 145 31.77 1/2 2007–2014
3 571 17 Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakkara 166 35.68 2/1 2007-2014
4 469 17 David Warner & Shane Watson  Australia 133 27.58 2/2 2009–2014
5 446 10 Jacques Kallis & Graeme Smith  South Africa 97 44.60 0/3 2009–2010
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 November 2022[62]

Highest partnerships (any wicket)[edit]

Rank Runs Partnership Players Batting team Opposition Venue Date
1 170* 1st wicket Jos Buttler & Alex Hales  England  India Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 10 November 2022
2 168 2nd wicket Rilee Rossouw & Quinton de Kock  South Africa  Bangladesh Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 27 October 2022
3 166 2nd wicket Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka  West Indies Kensington Oval, Barbados 7 May 2010
4 152* 1st wicket Mohammad Rizwan & Babar Azam  Pakistan  India Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 24 October 2021
5 152 3rd wicket Alex Hales  & Eoin Morgan   England  Sri Lanka Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 27 May 2014
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 November 2022[63]

Highest partnerships (by wicket)[edit]

Partnership Runs Players Batting Team Opposition Venue Date
1st wicket 170* Jos Buttler & Alex Hales  England  India Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 10 November 2022
2nd wicket 168 Quinton de Kock & Rilee Rossouw  South Africa  Bangladesh Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 27 October 2022
3rd wicket 152 Alex Hales & Eoin Morgan  England  Sri Lanka Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 27 March 2014
4th wicket 123 Pathum Nissanka & Wanindu Hasaranga  Sri Lanka  Ireland Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi 20 October 2021
5th wicket 119* Shoaib Malik & Misbah-ul-Haq  Pakistan  Australia Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 18 September 2007
Curtis Campher & George Dockrell  Ireland  Scotland Bellerive Oval, Hobart 19 October 2022
6th wicket 101* Cameron White & Michael Hussey  Australia  Sri Lanka Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 9 May 2010
7th wicket 74 Michael Hussey & Steve Smith  Australia  Bangladesh Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 5 May 2010
8th wicket 70 David Wiese & Ruben Trumpelmann  Namibia  United Arab Emirates Kardinia Park, Geelong 20 October 2022
9th wicket 44 Gulbadin Naib & Shapoor Zadran  Afghanistan  England R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 21 September 2012
10th wicket 34 Fred Klaassen & Paul van Meekeren  Netherlands  Bangladesh Bellerive Oval, Hobart 22 October 2022
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 November 2022[64]

Other Records[edit]

Grounds[edit]

The World Cup has never been held in same country twice.

Record Ground Matches
Most matches hosted by a ground [65] Sri Lanka R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 15
United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi 15
Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 15
Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 14
United Arab Emirates Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 13

Umpires[edit]

Record Umpire Matches
Most matches as umpire [66] Pakistan Aleem Dar 45
Australia Rod Tucker 39
South Africa Marais Erasmus 32
England Richard Kettleborough 32
Most finals as umpire [67] Australia Simon Taufel 3
Pakistan Aleem Dar 2
England Richard Kettleborough 2

Other Results[edit]

General statistics by tournament[edit]

Year Host Champion Winning captain Most runs Most wickets Player of the match (Final) Player of the tournament
2007  South Africa  India India MS Dhoni Australia Matthew Hayden (265) Pakistan Umar Gul (13) India Irfan Pathan Pakistan Shahid Afridi
2009  England  Pakistan Pakistan Younis Khan Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan (317) Pakistan Umar Gul (13) Pakistan Shahid Afridi Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan
2010  West Indies  England England Paul Collingwood Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene (302) Australia Dirk Nannes (14) England Craig Kieswetter England Kevin Pietersen
2012  Sri Lanka  West Indies West Indies Cricket Board Darren Sammy Australia Shane Watson (249) Sri Lanka Ajantha Mendis (15) West Indies Cricket Board Marlon Samuels Australia Shane Watson
2014  Bangladesh  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Lasith Malinga India Virat Kohli (319) South Africa Imran Tahir (12)
Netherlands Ahsan Malik (12) 		Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara India Virat Kohli
2016  India  West Indies West Indies Cricket Board Darren Sammy Bangladesh Tamim Iqbal (295) Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi (12) West Indies Cricket Board Marlon Samuels India Virat Kohli
2021  United Arab Emirates &  Oman  Australia Australia Aaron Finch Pakistan Babar Azam (303) Sri Lanka Wanindu Hasaranga (16) Australia Mitchell Marsh Australia David Warner
2022  Australia  England England Jos Buttler India Virat Kohli (296) Sri Lanka Wanindu Hasaranga (15) England Sam Curran England Sam Curran
2024  West Indies &  United States

Results of host teams[edit]

Year Host Team Finish
2007  South Africa Super 8
2009  England Super 8
2010  West Indies Super 8
2012  Sri Lanka Runners-up
2014  Bangladesh Super 10
2016  India Semi-finalists
2021  United Arab Emirates did not qualify
 Oman Round 1
2022  Australia Super 12
2024  West Indies
 United States

Results of defending champions[edit]

Year Defending champions Finish
2009  India Super 8
2010  Pakistan Semi-finalists
2012  England Super 8
2014  West Indies Semi-finalists
2016  Sri Lanka Super 10
2021  West Indies Super 12
2022  Australia Super 12
2024  England

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