List of Twenty20 cricket records

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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.

Team records[edit]

Highest total[edit]

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
3 273/2 (20 overs) Melbourne Stars Hobart Hurricanes Melbourne 28 January 2022
4 271/3 (20 overs) Titans Knights Potchefstroom 31 October 2022
5 267/2 (20 overs) Trinbago Knight Riders Jamaica Tallawahs Kingston, Jamaica 13 September 2019

234/5 Scotland against Germany 20 July 2023.


Source: ESPNcricinfo updated 31 October 2022.

Lowest innings totals[edit]

Completed innings only.

Rank Score Team Opponent Venue Date
1 10 (8.4 overs) Template:Country data IOM  Spain La Manga Club Ground, Cartagena 26 February 2023
2 15 (5.5 overs) Sydney Thunder Adelaide Strikers Sydney Showground Stadium 16 December 2022
3 21 (8.3 overs)  Turkey  Czech Republic Ilfov County 30 August 2019
4 26 (12.4 overs) Template:Country data LES  Uganda IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali 19 October 2021
5 28 (11.3 overs)  Turkey  Luxembourg Ilfov County 29 August 2019
Source: ESPNcricinfo updated 26 February 2023.

Highest winning margin (by runs)[edit]

Rank Winner Margin Target Opponent Venue Date
1  Czech Republic 257 runs 279  Turkey Ilfov County 30 August 2019
2  Canada 208 runs 246  Panama Antigua 14 November 2021
3 Somerset 191 runs 266 Derbyshire County Ground, Taunton 13 July 2022
4 Andhra 179 runs 245 Nagaland Mulapadu 22 February 2019
5  Tanzania 178 runs 241  Cameroon Rwanda 6 November 2021
Source: ESPNcricinfo updated 9 July 2022.

Highest winning margin (by wickets)[edit]

As of 22 September 2022, there have been 139 instances of a team winning by 10 wickets. The highest target reached without losing a wicket is 203 by Pakistan against England in September 2022 at Karachi.[1]

Highest match aggregate[edit]

Rank Score Teams Venue Date
1 517/9 (38.5 overs)  West Indies (258/5) v  South Africa (259/4) Centurion 26 March 2023
2 515/11 (40 overs) Multan Sultans (262/3) v Quetta Gladiators (253/8) Rawalpindi 11 March 2023
3 506/10 (39.2 overs) Middlesex (254/3) v Surrey (252/7) The Oval 22 June 2023
4 501/12 (40 overs) Titans (271/3) v Knights (230/9) Potchefstroom 31 October 2022
5 497/7 (40 overs) Otago (249/3) v Central Districts (248/4) New Plymouth 21 December 2016
Source: ESPNcricinfo Updated 26 March 2023

Most sixes in an innings[edit]

Rank Sixes Batting Team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1 23 Balkh Legends Kabul Zwanan Sharjah 14 October 2018 Scorecard
2 22  Afghanistan  Ireland Dehradun 23 February 2019 Scorecard
 West Indies  South Africa Centurion 26 March 2023 Scorecard
4 21 Royal Challengers Bangalore Pune Warriors India Bangalore 23 April 2013 Scorecard
 West Indies  India Lauderhill 27 August 2016 Scorecard
Rangpur Riders Dhaka Dynamites Mirpur 12 December 2017 Scorecard
 India  Sri Lanka Indore 22 December 2017 Scorecard
 Austria  Luxembourg Ilfov County 31 August 2019 Scorecard
Jamaica Tallawahs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Basseterre 10 September 2019 Scorecard
Meghalaya Mizoram Chennai 13 January 2021 Scorecard
Updated: 27 March 2023[2]

Most Fours in an innings[edit]

Rank Fours Batting Team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1 33 Middlesex Surrey The Oval 22 June 2023 Scorecard
2 31 Somerset Glamorgan Cardiff 18 June 2003 Scorecard
Delhi Daredevils Gujarat Lions Kanpur 10 May 2017 Scorecard
4 30 Chilaw Marians Cricket Club Colts Cricket Club Colombo 3 September 2004 Scorecard
 Sri Lanka  Kenya Johannesburg 14 September 2007 Scorecard
Nottinghamshire Durham Trent Bridge 18 July 2021 Scorecard
Mumbai Indians Sunrisers Hyderabad Abu Dhabi 8 October 2021

Scorecard

Nottinghamshire Derbyshire Trent Bridge 23 June 2022 Scorecard
Quetta Gladiators Peshawar Zalmi Rawalpindi 8 March 2023 Scorecard
Updated: 23 June 2023[3]

Most sixes in a match[edit]

Rank Sixes Teams Venue Date Scorecard
1 37 Balkh Legends (23) v Kabul Zwanan (14) Sharjah 14 October 2018 Scorecard
Jamaica Tallawahs (21) v St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (16) Basseterre 10 September 2019 Scorecard
3 36 Knights (19) v Titans (17) Potchefstroom 31 October 2022 Scorecard
4 35 Jamaica Tallawahs (18) v Trinbago Knight Riders (17) Kingston 13 September 2019 Scorecard
 West Indies (22) v  South Africa (13) Centurion 26 March 2023 Scorecard
Updated: 27 March 2023[4]

Most fours in a match[edit]

Rank Fours Teams Venue Date Scorecard
1 55 Somerset (31) v Glamorgan (24) Cardiff 18 June 2003 Scorecard
2 54 Quetta Gladiators (30) v Peshawar Zalmi (24) Rawalpindi 8 March 2023 Scorecard
3 53 Delhi (27) v Services (26) Delhi 16 January 2018 Scorecard
4 52 Middlesex (33) v Surrey (19) The Oval 22 June 2023 Scorecard
5 51 Delhi Daredevils (31) v Gujarat Lions (20) Kanpur 10 May 2017 Scorecard
Mumbai Indians (30) v Sunrisers Hyderabad (21) Abu Dhabi 8 October 2021 Scorecard
Updated: 23 June 2023[5]

Individual records (batting)[edit]

Highest individual score[edit]

Rank Runs Player Team Opponent Venue Date
1 175* West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle Royal Challengers Bangalore Pune Warriors M. Chinnaswamy Stadium 23 April 2013
2 172 Australia Aaron Finch  Australia  Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club 3 July 2018
3 162* Zimbabwe Hamilton Masakadza Mountaineers Eagles Bulawayo 11 February 2016
Afghanistan Hazratullah Zazai  Afghanistan  Ireland Dehradun 23 February 2019
162 South Africa Dewald Brevis Titans Knights Potchefstroom 31 October 2022
Source: ESPNcricinfo (updated 31 October 2022).

Highest individual score (Progression of Record)[edit]

Runs Batsman Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
70 (52) England Keith Dutch Somerset Warwickshire County Ground, Taunton 13 June 2003 Scorecard
97 (61) Australia Brad Hodge Leicestershire Yorkshire Grace Road, Leicester 16 June 2003 Scorecard
100* (50) Australia Ian Harvey Gloucestershire Warwickshire Edgbaston 23 June 2003 Scorecard
112 (43) Australia Andrew Symonds Kent Middlesex Mote Park, Maidstone 2 July 2004 Scorecard
116* (57) England Ian Thomas Glamorgan Somerset County Ground, Taunton 5 July 2004 Scorecard
116* (65) England Graeme Hick Worcestershire Northamptonshire Wardown Park, Luton 5 July 2004 Scorecard
116* (53) Australia Cameron White Somerset Gloucestershire County Ground, Taunton 27 June 2006 Scorecard
141* (70) Worcestershire New Road, Worcester 9 July 2006 Scorecard
158* (73) New Zealand Brendon McCullum Kolkata Knight Riders Royal Challengers Bangalore M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 18 April 2008 Scorecard
175* (66) West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle Royal Challengers Bangalore Pune Warriors 23 April 2013 Scorecard
Updated: 25 August 2020[6]

Highest individual score (by batting position)[edit]

Position Runs Batsman Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
Openers 175* Chris Gayle Royal Challengers Bangalore Pune Warriors M. Chinnaswamy Stadium 23 April 2013 Scorecard
Position 3 152* Graham Napier Essex Sussex County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford 24 June 2008 Scorecard
Position 4 146* Punit Bisht Meghalaya Mizoram India Cement Limited Guru Nanak College Ground, Chennai 13 January 2021 Scorecard
Position 5 129 Dan Christian Middlesex Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury 6 June 2014 Scorecard
Position 6 125* Shaheryar Butt  Belgium  Czech Republic Pierre Werner Cricket Ground, Walferdange 29 August 2020 Scorecard
Position 7 121* Andre Russell Jamaica Tallawahs Trinbago Knight Riders Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad 10 August 2018 Scorecard
Position 8 100* Saber Zakhil  Belgium  Austria Royal Brussels Cricket Club, Waterloo, Belgium 24 July 2021 Scorecard
Position 9 74 Syed Sagar Jammu & Kashmir Haryana Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak 22 March 2013 Scorecard
Position 10 58 Manjula Jayawardhana Police Sports Club Colts Cricket Club Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo 15 February 2019 Scorecard
Position 11 35* Danny Briggs Adelaide Strikers Hobart Hurricanes Bellerive Oval, Hobart 13 December 2020 Scorecard
Updated: 17 September 2022[7]

Most career runs[edit]

Rank Runs Innings Player Average 100 50 4s 6s Period
1 14,562 455 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayledagger 36.22 22 88 1,132 1,056 2005–2022
2 12,528 474 Pakistan Shoaib Malikdagger 42.00 5 77 1,056 589 2005–2023
3 12,175 555 West Indies Cricket Board Kieron Pollarddagger 31.29 1 59 764 812 2006–2023
4 11,965 357 India Virat Kohlidagger 41.40 8 91 1,069 371 2007–2023
5 11,695 355 Australia David Warnerdagger 37.60 8 99 1,180 421 2007–2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 22 May 2023

Most scores over 50[edit]

Rank 50+ Player Innings Centuries Half-centuries Runs Period
1 110 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayledagger 455 22 88 14,562 2005–2022
2 107 Australia David Warnerdagger 355 8 99 11,695 2007–2023
3 99 India Virat Kohlidagger 357 8 91 11,965 2007–2023
4 85 Pakistan Babar Azamdagger 250 9 76 9,201 2012–2023
Australia Aaron Finchdagger 376 8 77 11,392 2009–2023
Last Updated: 23 May 2023[8]

Most half-centuries in career[edit]

Rank Half-centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 99 Australia David Warnerdagger 355 11,695 2007–2023
2 91 India Virat Kohlidagger 357 11,965 2007–2023
3 88 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayledagger 455 14,562 2005–2022
4 77 Australia Aaron Finchdagger 376 11,392 2009–2023
Pakistan Shoaib Malikdagger 474 12,528 2005–2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 23 May 2023

Most centuries in a career[edit]

Rank Centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 22 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayledagger 455 14,562 2009–2022
2 9 Pakistan Babar Azamdagger 250 9,201 2012–2023
3 8 Australia Michael Klinger 198 5,960 2006–2019
Australia David Warnerdagger 355 11,695 2007–2023
India Virat Kohlidagger 357 11,965 2007–2023
Australia Aaron Finchdagger 376 11,392 2009–2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 23 May 2023

Fastest 100[edit]

Rank Balls Player Team Opposition Venue Date
1 30 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle Royal Challengers Bangalore Pune Warriors India Bangalore 23 April 2013
2 32 India Rishabh Pant Delhi Himachal Pradesh Delhi 14 January 2018
3 33 South Africa Wihan Lubbe North West Limpopo Paarl 15 September 2018
4 34 Australia Andrew Symonds Kent Middlesex Maidstone 2 July 2004
Australia Sean Abbott Surrey Kent Oval 26 May 2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 27 May 2023

Fastest 50[edit]

Rank Balls Player Team Opposition Venue Date
1 12 India Yuvraj Singh  India  England Durban 19 September 2007
West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle Melbourne Renegades Adelaide Strikers Docklands Stadium 18 January 2016
Afghanistan Hazratullah Zazai Kabul Zwanan Balkh Legends Sharjah 14 October 2018
4 13 England Marcus Trescothick Somerset Hampshire Taunton 9 July 2010
West Indies Cricket Board Sunil Narine Comilla Victorians Chattogram Challengers Mirpur 16 February 2022
India Yashasvi Jaiswal Rajasthan Royals Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata 11 May 2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 12 May 2023

Fastest to multiples of 1000 runs[edit]

Runs Batsman Match Innings Record Date Time Reference
1,000 Australia Brad Hodge 23 23 9 July 2006 3y 23d [9]
2,000 Australia Shaun Marsh 54 53 15 May 2011 5y 129d [10]
3,000 87 85 16 Dec 2012 6y 345d [11]
4,000 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle 109 107 30 June 2012 6y 289d [12]
5,000 135 132 16 April 2013 7y 213d [13]
6,000 165 162 28 April 2014 8y 225d [14]
7,000 Pakistan Babar Azam 196 187 3 October 2021 8y 306d [15]
8,000 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle 217 213 7 July 2015 9y 295d [16]
9,000 Pakistan Babar Azam 254 245 16 March 2023 10y 105d [17]
10,000 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle 290 285 18 April 2017 11y 215d [18]
11,000 320 314 12 December 2017 12y 88d -
12,000 351 345 21 October 2018 13y 36d -
13,000 388 381 15 September 2019 14y 0d -
14,000 431 423 12 July 2021 15y 300d -
Last updated: 16 March 2023

Highest career strike rate[edit]

Qualification: 500 balls.

Rank Strike rate Runs Scored Balls faced Player Period
1 171.65 2,319 1,351 New Zealand Finn Allendagger 2017–2023
2 167.42 7,549 4,509 West Indies Cricket Board Andre Russelldagger 2010–2023
3 162.45 3,691 2,272 Singapore/Australia Tim Daviddagger 2018–2023
4 161.10 965 599 Tanzania Ivan Selemanidagger 2021–2022
5 159.22 941 591 Romania Ramesh Satheesandagger 2019–2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated: 20 July 2023

Highest strike rates in an innings[edit]

Rank Strike rate Player Runs Balls Faced Team Opposition Venue Date
1 533.33 Sri Lanka Seekkuge Prasanna 32* 6 Colombo Stars Kandy Warriors Colombo 14 December 2021
2 500.00 South Africa Dewald Brevis 30* 6 St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Trinbago Knight Riders Guyana 22 September 2022
3 483.33 West Indies Cricket Board Andre Russell 29* 6 Jamaica Tallawahs Barbados Tridents Trinidad 23 August 2013
4 457.14 Afghanistan Hazratullah Zazai 32 7 Hindukush Stars Pamir Zalmi Kabul 21 July 2022
5 450.00 Pakistan Anwar Ali 27* 6 Quetta Gladiators Karachi Kings Sharjah 24 February 2019
Qualification: Minimum 25 runs. Last Updated: 23 September 2022[19]

Highest career average[edit]

Qualification: 50 innings.

Rank Average Player Innings Runs Not outs 100s 50s Period
1 44.31 New Zealand Devon Conwaydagger 149 5,274 30 2 42 2011–2023
2 44.02 Pakistan Babar Azamdagger 250 9,201 41 9 76 2012–2023
3 43.95 Pakistan Mohammad Rizwandagger 208 6,945 50 2 59 2009–2023
4 42.31 India KL Rahuldagger 199 7,066 31 6 60 2013–2023
5 41.40 India Virat Kohlidagger 357 11,965 68 8 91 2007–2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 30 May 2023

Most career sixes[edit]

Rank Sixes Player Innings Balls Faced Balls per six Sixes Per Innings Period
1 1,056 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayledagger 455 10,060 9.52 2.32 2005–2022
2 812 West Indies Cricket Board Kieron Pollarddagger 555 8,089 9.96 1.46 2006–2023
3 605 West Indies Cricket Board Andre Russelldagger 388 4,509 7.45 1.55 2010–2023
4 500 New Zealand Colin Munrodagger 365 6,886 13.77 1.36 2010–2023
5 485 New Zealand Brendon McCullum 364 7,269 14.99 1.33 2005–2019
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 9 June 2023

Most sixes in an innings[edit]

Rank Sixes Player Team Opponent Venue Date
1 18 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle Rangpur Riders Dhaka Dynamites Dhaka 12 December 2017
2 17 Royal Challengers Bangalore Pune Warriors India Bangalore 23 April 2013
India Puneet Bisht Meghalaya Mizoram Chennai 13 January 2021
4 16 England Graham Napier Essex Sussex Chelmsford 24 June 2008
Sri Lanka Dasun Shanaka Sinhalese Saracens Colombo 12 January 2016
Afghanistan Hazratullah Zazai  Afghanistan  Ireland Dehradun 23 February 2019
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 23 February 2019

Most career Fours[edit]

Rank Fours Player Innings Balls Faced Balls per four Fours Per Innings Period
1 1,245 England Alex Halesdagger 395 7,614 6.11 3.15 2009–2023
2 1,180 Australia David Warnerdagger 355 8,317 7.04 3.32 2007–2023
3 1,132 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayledagger 455 10,060 8.88 2.48 2005–2022
4 1,090 India Shikhar Dhawandagger 326 7,695 7.05 3.34 2007-2023
5 1,089 Australia Aaron Finchdagger 376 8,223 7.55 2.89 2009–2023
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 11 June 2023

Most fours in an innings[edit]

Rank Fours Player Team Opponent Venue Date
1 22 Australia Glenn Maxwell Melbourne Stars Hobart Hurricanes Melbourne 19 January 2022
2 20 Pakistan Ahmed Shehzad Lahore Lions Bahawalpur Stags Lahore 8 December 2012
England Adam Lyth Yorkshire Northamptonshire Headingley 17 August 2017
England Jason Roy Quetta Gladiators Peshawar Zalmi Rawalpindi 8 March 2023
5 19 India Paul Valthaty Kings XI Punjab Chennai Super Kings Mohali 13 April 2011
South Africa AB de Villiers Royal Challengers Bangalore Mumbai Indians Mumbai 10 May 2015
Zimbabwe Brendan Taylor Mid West Rhinos Mashonaland Eagles Harare 13 April 2021
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 9 March 2023

Most career boundaries[edit]

Rank Boundaries Player Innings Fours Sixes Boundaries Per Innings Period
1 2,188 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayledagger 455 1,132 1,056 4.80 2005–2022
2 1,680 England Alex Halesdagger 394 1,243 437 4.26 2009–2023
3 1,601 Australia David Warnerdagger 355 1,180 421 4.50 2007–2023
4 1,576 West Indies Cricket Board Kieron Pollarddagger 555 764 812 2.83 2006–2023
5 1,541 Australia Aaron Finchdagger 376 1,089 452 4.09 2009–2023
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 9 June 2023

Most runs in a calendar year[edit]

Rank Runs Player Innings Average 100/50 Year
1 2,036 Pakistan Mohammad Rizwan 45 56.55 1/18 2021
2 1,946 England Alex Hales 61 34.14 0/17 2022
3 1,817 Pakistan Mohammad Rizwan 44 50.47 0/20
4 1,779 Pakistan Babar Azam 43 48.08 2/18 2021
5 1,665 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle 36 59.46 3/10 2015
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 31 December 2022

Most runs in a series[edit]

Rank Runs Batsman Team Matches Innings Series
1 973 India Virat Kohli Royal Challengers Bangalore 16 16 2016 Indian Premier League
2 890 India Shubman Gill Gujarat Titans 17 17 2023 Indian Premier League
3 863 England Jos Buttler Rajasthan Royals 2022 Indian Premier League
4 848 Australia David Warner Sunrisers Hyderabad 2016 Indian Premier League
5 735 New Zealand Kane Williamson 2018 Indian Premier League
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 30 May 2023

Most ducks in career[edit]

Rank Ducks Innings Player Period
1 41 238 Afghanistan Rashid Khandagger 2015–2023
2 40 295 West Indies Cricket Board Sunil Narinedagger 2011–2023
3 37 401 England Alex Halesdagger 2009–2023
4 31 326 Ireland Paul Stirlingdagger 2008–2023
5 30 455 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayledagger 2005–2022
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 20 July 2023

Most consecutive innings without a duck[edit]

Rank Innings Player From Until
1 145 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayle 10 February 2012 5 February 2016
2 108 India MS Dhoni 22 May 2015 29 October 2020
3 107 Sri Lanka Dinesh Chandimal 26 March 2009 26 November 2020
4 102 Australia Shaun Marsh 6 April 2012 24 January 2019
5 101 South Africa JP Duminy 11 January 2014 28 April 2019
Updated: 26 June 2021[20]

No ducks in career[edit]

Rank Innings Player Span
1 76 South Africa Mark Boucher 2004–2012
2 53* India Rajat Paliwaldagger 2013–2022
3 52 England Jonathan Batty 2003–2012
4 46* South Africa Rudi Seconddagger 2011–2022
5 43* Sri Lanka Ashen Bandaradagger 2016–2022
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 26 March 2023

Most Innings before first duck[edit]

Rank Innings Player Match Date
1 95 England Ben Cox 21 Sep 2019
2 89 Pakistan Shoaib Malik 10 Sep 2012
3 79 Australia Alex Carey 14 Jul 2021
4 71 England Jordan Clark 31 July 2021
5 70 Sri Lanka Shehan Jayasuriya 4 Mar 2020
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 1 August 2021

Individual records (bowling)[edit]

Best figures in a match[edit]

Rank Bowling Player Team Opponent Venue Date
1 7/18 Netherlands Colin Ackermann Leicestershire Warwickshire Leicester 7 August 2019
2 6/5 England Arul Suppiah Somerset Glamorgan Cardiff 5 July 2011
Nigeria Peter Aho  Nigeria  Sierra Leone University of Lagos Cricket Oval 24 October 2021
4 6/6 Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan Tridents Red Steel Bridgetown 3 August 2013
5 6/7 Sri Lanka Lasith Malinga Melbourne Stars Perth Scorchers Perth 12 December 2012
New Zealand Kyle Jamieson Canterbury Auckland Aces Auckland 1 January 2019
India Deepak Chahar  India  Bangladesh Nagpur 10 November 2019
Uganda Dinesh Nakrani  Uganda Template:Country data LES IPRC Ground 19 October 2021
Last updated: 25 October 2021[21]

Most career wickets[edit]

Rank Wickets Matches Innings Player Average Strike rate 4 Wkts 5 Wkts Period
1 615 558 528 West Indies Cricket Board Dwayne Bravodagger 24.18 17.6 11 2 2006–2023
2 555 408 405 Afghanistan Rashid Khandagger 18.26 16.9 11 4 2015–2023
3 503 461 453 West Indies Cricket Board Sunil Narinedagger 21.01 20.8 12 1 2011–2023
4 469 378 363 South Africa Imran Tahirdagger 20.10 17.2 10 3 2006–2023
5 451 403 396 Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasandagger 21.41 18.8 10 5
Last updated: 11 June 2023[22]

Best career strike rate[edit]

Rank Strike rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 12.7 Sri Lanka Malinda Pushpakumaradagger 105 1,447 1,336 2012–2023
2 13.5 India Lukman Meriwaladagger 83 1,312 1,125 2013-2022
3 13.9 West Indies Cricket Board Obed McCoydagger 104 2,048 1,451 2017-2022
4 14.0 South Africa Jandre Coetzee 79 1,196 1,108 2008-2016
5 14.1 South Africa Lungi Ngididagger 152 2,865 2,144 2015–2023
Qualification: 1,000 balls
Last Updated: 2 June 2023
[23]

Best career bowling average[edit]

Rank Average Player Wickets Runs Conceded Balls Period
1 13.78 Sri Lanka Malinda Pushpakumaradagger 105 1,447 1,336 2012–2023
2 15.09 Sri Lanka Prabath Jayasuriyadagger 73 1,102 1,126 2012–2022
3 15.13 South Africa Jandre Coetzee 79 1,196 1,108 2008–2016
4 15.80 India Lukman Meriwaladagger 83 1,312 1,125 2013–2022
5 16.80 India Nayan Doshi 68 1,143 1,008 2004–2011
Qualification: 1,000 balls
Last Updated: 12 April 2023
[24]

Best career economy rate[edit]

Rank Economy rate Player Runs Balls Wickets Period
1 5.04 Uganda Frank Nsubugadagger 1,316 1,564 70 2010–2023
2 5.39 Uganda Henry Ssenyondodagger 1,136 1,264 67 2010–2023
3 5.48 India Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishoredagger 964 1,055 57 2018–2022
4 5.85 Sri Lanka Prabath Jayasuriyadagger 1,163 1,192 79 2012–2023
5 5.96 West Indies Cricket Board Garey Mathurin 1,065 1,072 46 2006–2017
Qualification: 1,000 balls
Last Updated: 22 June 2023
[25]

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

Rank 4+ Wkts Matches Bowler Period
1 15 295 Sri Lanka Lasith Malinga 2004–2020
403 Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasandagger 2006–2023
403 Afghanistan Rashid Khandagger 2015–2023
4 13 378 South Africa Imran Tahirdagger 2006–2023
451 West Indies Cricket Board Sunil Narinedagger 2011–2023
558 West Indies Cricket Board Dwayne Bravodagger 2006–2023
Last updated: 13 May 2023[26]

Most five-wicket hauls in a career[edit]

Rank 5+ Wkts Innings Bowler Period
1 6 290 South Africa/Namibia David Wiesedagger 2008–2023
2 5 143 Pakistan Shaheen Afrididagger 2018–2023
289 Sri Lanka Lasith Malinga 2004–2020
396 Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasandagger 2006–2023
5 4 260 India Bhuvneshwar Kumardagger 2009–2023
401 Afghanistan Rashid Khandagger 2015–2023
Last updated: 16 May 2023[27]

Most maidens in a career[edit]

Rank Maidens Matches Bowler Period
1 28 456 West Indies Cricket Board Sunil Narinedagger 2011–2023
2 25 403 Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasandagger 2006–2023
3 22 263 India Bhuvneshwar Kumardagger 2009–2023
4 21 197 West Indies Cricket Board Samuel Badree 2006–2018
348 Pakistan Wahab Riazdagger 2005–2023
Last updated: 30 May 2023[28]

Most Wickets in a calendar year[edit]

Rank Wickets Player Matches Average Balls Year
1 96 Afghanistan Rashid Khan 61 15.46 1,403 2018
2 87 West Indies Cricket Board Dwayne Bravo 72 24.47 1,543 2016
3 81 Afghanistan Rashid Khan 66 20.00 1,533 2022
4 80 56 14.75 1,278 2017
5 79 South Africa Imran Tahir 51 16.15 1,154 2019
Last updated: 31 December 2022[29]

Most runs conceded in a match[edit]

Rank Figures Player Overs Bowling Team Opposition Venue Date
1 0/82 England Mattie McKiernan 4 Derbyshire Somerset Taunton 9 July 2022
2 0/81 Pakistan Sarmad Anwar Sialkot Stallions Lahore Lions Faisalabad 25 June 2011
3 0/77 England Ben Sanderson Northamptonshire Yorkshire Leeds 17 August 2017
2/77 Afghanistan Qais Ahmad Quetta Gladiators Multan Sultans Rawalpindi 11 March 2023
5 0/75 Sri Lanka Kasun Rajitha  Sri Lanka  Australia Adelaide 27 October 2019
Last updated:12 March 2023[30]

Most wickets in a series[edit]

Rank Wickets Batsman Team Matches Bowling Average Series
1 33 South Africa Alfonso Thomas Somerset 16 13.93 2010 Friends Provident t20
2 32 India Harshal Patel Royal Challengers Bangalore 15 14.34 2021 Indian Premier League
West Indies Cricket Board Dwayne Bravo Chennai Super Kings 18 15.53 2013 Indian Premier League
4 31 New Zealand Matt Henry Somerset 14 13.25 2023 T20 Blast
England Pat Brown Worcestershire 16 13.35 2018 Vitality Blast
England Danny Briggs Hampshire 19 14.35 2010 Friends Provident t20
Last updated: 20 July 2023[31]

Individual records (fielding)[edit]

Most dismissals in career as wicket keeper[edit]

Only dismissals and innings played as wicketkeeper counted, some of the players have also taken catches as fielders.

Rank Dismissals Innings Player Catches Stumpings Diss/Inn Period
1 296 364 India MS Dhonidagger 209 87 0.813 2006–2023
2 276 325 India Dinesh Karthikdagger 207 69 0.849
3 274 281 Pakistan Kamran Akmaldagger 172 102 0.975 2005–2022
4 257 272 South Africa Quinton de Kockdagger 209 48 0.944 2011–2023
5 205 206 Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara 145 60 0.995 2004–2020
Last updated: 30 May 2023[32]

Most catches in career by wicket keeper[edit]

Rank Catches Innings Player Period
1 209 272 South Africa Quinton de Kockdagger 2011–2023
364 India MS Dhonidagger 2006–2023
3 207 325 India Dinesh Karthikdagger
4 172 281 Pakistan Kamran Akmaldagger 2010–2022
5 150 226 West Indies Cricket Board Denesh Ramdindagger 2006–2022
Last updated: 30 May 2023[33]

Most stumpings in career[edit]

Rank Stumpings Innings Player Period
1 102 281 Pakistan Kamran Akmaldagger 2005–2022
2 87 364 India MS Dhonidagger 2006–2023
3 69 325 India Dinesh Karthikdagger
4 60 206 Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara 2004–2020
5 59 146 Afghanistan Mohammad Shahzaddagger 2010–2022
Last updated: 30 May 2023[34]

Most dismissals in series as wicket keeper[edit]

Rank Dismissals Innings Player Catches Stumpings Diss/Inn Series
1 24 16 India Rishabh Pant 18 6 1.500 2019 Indian Premier League
2 22 16 South Africa Quinton de Kock 18 4 1.375 2020 Indian Premier League
3 21 15 England Alex Davies 16 5 1.400 2022 Vitality Blast
4 20 12 Pakistan Mohammad Rizwan 18 2 1.666 2020 Pakistan Super League
5 19 13 Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara 17 2 1.461 2011 Indian Premier League
15 Bangladesh Nurul Hasan 15 4 1.266 2018-19 Bangladesh Premier League
17 South Africa Quinton de Kock 16 3 1.117 2019 Indian Premier League
16 Australia Ben McDermott 17 2 1.187 2022 Vitality Blast
Last updated: 17 July 2022[35]

Most catches in career by fielder[edit]

Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Ct/Inn Period
1 345 West Indies Cricket Board Kieron Pollarddagger 625 614 0.561 2006–2023
2 275 South Africa David Millerdagger 446 439 0.626 2008–2023
3 261 West Indies Cricket Board Dwayne Bravodagger 558 550 0.474 2006–2023
4 213 Pakistan Shoaib Malikdagger 510 509 0.418 2005–2023
5 193 England Alex Halesdagger 398 393 0.491 2009–2023
Last updated: 11 June 2023[36]

Note:The list excludes catches made as wicket-keeper

Most catches in series as fielder[edit]

Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Series
1 22 England Craig Overton 14 14 2023 T20 Blast
2 19 South Africa AB de Villiers 16 16 2016 Indian Premier League
3 18 Australia Jordan Silk 2022–23 Big Bash League
4 17 Bangladesh Imrul Kayes 11 11 2021-22 Bangladesh Premier League
India Ruturaj Gaikwad 16 16 2023 Indian Premier League
India Riyan Parag 17 17 2022 Indian Premier League
Last updated: 20 July 2023[37]

Individual records (other)[edit]

Most matches played[edit]

Rank Matches Player Runs Wickets Period
1 625 West Indies Cricket Board Kieron Pollarddagger 12,175 312 2006–2023
2 558 West Indies Cricket Board Dwayne Bravodagger 6,896 615
3 510 Pakistan Shoaib Malikdagger 12,528 166 2005–2023
4 468 West Indies Cricket Board Sunil Narinedagger 3,636 509 2011–2023
5 463 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayledagger 14,562 83 2005–2022
Last updated: 20 July 2023[38]

Most matches as captain[edit]

Rank Matches Player Won Lost Tied NR Win % Period
1 322 India MS Dhonidagger 189 127 2 4 59.74 2007–2023
2 214 India Rohit Sharmadagger 130 80 4 0 61.68 2013–2023
3 208 West Indies Cricket Board Daren Sammy 104 97 2 5 51.72 2006–2020
4 193 India Virat Kohli 96 86 5 6 52.67 2011–2023
5 170 India Gautam Gambhir 98 70 1 1 58.28 2009–2018
Last updated: 30 May 2023[39]

Most matches won as captain[edit]

Rank Won Player Matches Lost Tied NR Win % Period
1 189 India MS Dhonidagger 322 127 2 4 59.74 2007–2023
2 130 India Rohit Sharmadagger 214 80 4 0 61.68 2013–2023
3 104 West Indies Cricket Board Daren Sammy 208 97 2 5 51.72 2006–2020
4 98 India Gautam Gambhir 170 70 1 1 58.28 2009–2018
5 96 India Virat Kohli 193 86 5 6 52.67 2011–2023
Last updated: 30 May 2023[39]

Most Player of the Match Awards[edit]

Rank Number of Awards Player Matches Period
1 60 West Indies Cricket Board Chris Gayledagger 463 2005–2022
2 42 South Africa AB de Villiers 340 2004–2021
3 41 Pakistan Shoaib Malikdagger 510 2005–2023
West Indies Cricket Board Kieron Pollarddagger 625 2006–2023
5 40 England Alex Halesdagger 404 2009–2023
Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasandagger 405 2009m6–2023
Last updated: 20 July 2023[40]

Partnership records[edit]

Record wicket partnerships[edit]

Partnership Runs Player 1 Player 2 Team Opponent Venue Date
1st wicket 236 Hazratullah Zazai Usman Ghani  Afghanistan  Ireland Dehradun 23 February 2019
2nd wicket 229 Virat Kohli AB de Villiers Royal Challengers Bangalore Gujarat Lions Bengaluru 14 May 2016
3rd wicket 213 Shreyas Iyer Suryakumar Yadav Mumbai Sikkim Indore 21 February 2019
4th wicket 202* Manpreet Juneja Abdulahad Malek Gujarat Kerala Indore 30 March 2013
5th wicket 192* Shakib Al Hasan Iftikhar Ahmed Fortune Barishal Rangpur Riders Chattogram 19 January 2023
6th wicket 161 Kennar Lewis Andre Russell Jamaica Tallawahs Trinbago Knight Riders Port of Spain 10 August 2018
7th wicket 107* Lasith Abeyratne Roshan Anurudda Colombo Cricket Club Chilaw Marians Cricket Club Colombo 12 January 2016
8th wicket 120 Azhar Mahmood Isuru Udana Wayamba United Uva Next Colombo 28 August 2012
9th wicket 132* Saber Zakhil Saqlain Ali  Belgium  Austria Waterloo, Belgium 24 July 2021
10th wicket 63 Grant Elliott Zulfiqar Babar Quetta Gladiators Peshawar Zalmi Sharjah 14 February 2016
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 20 January 2023
  • 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).

Highest partnerships (any wicket)[edit]

Partnership Runs Players Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1st wicket 236 Hazratullah Zazai & Usman Ghani  Afghanistan  Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun 23 February 2019 [1]
2nd wicket 229 Virat Kohli & AB de Villiers Royal Challengers Bangalore Gujarat Lions M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 14 May 2016 [2]
1st wicket 223 Aaron Finch & D'Arcy Short  Australia  Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 3 July 2018 [3]
2nd wicket 215* Virat Kohli & AB de Villiers Royal Challengers Bangalore Mumbai Indians Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 10 May 2015 [4]
1st wicket 213* Balaji Pai & Louis Bruce Template:Country data GIB  Bulgaria Marsa Sports Club, Malta 13 May 2022 [5]
3rd wicket 213 Shreyas Iyer & Suryakumar Yadav Mumbai Sikkim Emerald High School Ground, Indore 21 February 2019 [6]
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: 18 May 2022[41]

Individual Records (Officials)[edit]

Most matches as an umpire[edit]

Rank Matches Umpire Country T20s Career Span
1 236 Richard Illingworth  England 2005–2023
2 222 Ahsan Raza  Pakistan 2006–2023
3 221 Sundaram Ravi  India 2007–2022
4 214 Ranmore Martinesz  Sri Lanka 2004–2022
5 209 Anil Chaudhary  India 2007–2023
Updated: 4 May 2023[42]

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