List of Sri Lanka Twenty20 International cricket records explained

A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces a maximum of twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the highest T20 standard. The game is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket.[1] [2] The first Twenty20 International match between two men's sides was played on 17 February 2005, involving Australia and New Zealand. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack reported that "neither side took the game especially seriously",[3] and it was noted by ESPNcricinfo that but for a large score for Ricky Ponting, "the concept would have shuddered".[4] However, Ponting himself said "if it does become an international game then I'm sure the novelty won't be there all the time".[5] This is a list of Sri Lanka Cricket team's Twenty20 International records. It is based on the List of Twenty20 International records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with the Sri Lankan cricket team. Sri Lanka played the first ever T20I in 2006.

Key

The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties, all round records and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for Sri Lanka only, and are correct .

Key
scope=col Symbolscope=col Meaning
scope=row Player or umpire is currently active in T20I cricket
scope=row Even took place during a Cricket World Cup
scope=row Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
scope=row style=background:#cee0f2; Twenty20 International cricket record
scope=row DateStarting date of the match
scope=row InningsNumber of innings played
scope=row MatchesNumber of matches played
scope=row OppositionThe team Sri Lanka was playing against
scope=row PeriodThe time period when the player was active in ODI cricket
scope=row PlayerThe player involved in the record
scope=row VenueTwenty20 International cricket ground where the match was played

Team records

Overall record

MatchesWonLostTiedNRWin %
189 85 98 4 2 46.52
Last Updated: 05 March 2024[6]

Team wins, losses, draws and ties

, Sri Lanka has played 191 T20I matches resulting in 85 victories, 100 defeats, 4 ties and 2 no results for an overall winning percentage of 44.50.[6]

OpponentMatchesWonLostTiedNo Result% WonFirstLast
Full Members
scope=row 8 5 3 0 0 62.50 2016 2024
scope=row 26 10 15 1 0 38.46 2007 2022
scope=row 17 11 6 0 0 68.75 2007 2024
scope=row 14 4 10 0 0 28.57 2006 2022
scope=row 29 9 19 0 1 31.03 2009 2023
scope=row 3 3 0 0 0 100.00 2009 2022
scope=row 23 7 13 2 1 30.43 2006 2023
scope=row 23 10 13 0 0 43.47 2007 2022
scope=row 18 5 12 1 0 29.41 2012 2024
scope=row 15 8 7 0 0 53.33 2009 2021
scope=row 6 5 1 0 0 83.33 2008 2024
Associate Members
scope=row 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 2008 2008
scope=row 1 0 0 0 1 100.00 2024 2024
scope=row 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 2007 2007
scope=row 2 1 1 0 0 50.00 2021 2022
scope=row 4 4 0 0 0 100.00 2014 2024
scope=row 2 2 0 0 0 100.00 2016 2022
Total193861004346.3120062024
[7]

First bilateral T20I series wins

Opponent Year of first Home win Year of first Away win
2024
2010
2014
- 2006
rowspan=3-
-
2014
- 2019
2017
- -
-
Last Updated: 19 February 2024[8]

First T20I match wins

Opponent Home Away / Neutral
Venue Year Venue Year
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE2022Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India 2016
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 2009
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 2007
YTP YTP Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Canada 2008
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka Rose Bowl, Southampton, England 2006
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India 2009
YTP YTP Lord's, London, England 2009
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 2007
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE 2021
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 2014
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand 2006
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Canada 2008
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 2014
YTP YTP Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh 2016
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 2009
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Canada 2008
Last Updated: 3 September 2022[9]

Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings

The highest innings total scored in T20Is has been scored twice. The first occasion came in the match between Afghanistan and Ireland when Afghanistan scored 278/3 in the 2nd T20I of the Ireland series in India in February 2019.[10] The Czech Republic national cricket team against Turkey during the 2019 Continental Cup scored 278/4 to equal the record.[11] The highest score for Sri Lanka is 260/3 scored against Kenya during the 2007 World Twenty20.[12]

scope=col Rankscope=col Scorescope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
align=center rowspan=22scope=row style=text-align:center; Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India
scope=row style=text-align:center; Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[13]

Fewest runs in an innings

The lowest innings total scored was by Isle of Man against Spain when they were dismissed for 10 during the Isle of Man's 2023 tour of Spain. The lowest score in T20I history for Sri Lanka is 77 scored against South Africa in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[14]

scope=col Rankscope=col Scorescope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; Nassau International Cricket Stadium, New York, United States
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, India
align=center rowspan=23scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, India
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Rose Bowl, Southampton, England
Last Updated: 7 June 2024[15]

Most runs conceded an innings

The first match of the Australia's tour of Sri Lanka in 2016 saw Sri Lanka concede their highest innings total of 263/3.[16]

scope=col Rankscope=col Scorescope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; Holkar Stadium, Indore, India
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, India
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Last Updated: 9 January 2023[17]

Fewest runs conceded in an innings

The lowest score conceded by Sri Lanka for a full inning is 39 when they dismissed the Netherlands during the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

scope=col Rankscope=col Scorescope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
3scope=row style=text-align:center; Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
align=center rowspan=2 4Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, USA
scope=row style=text-align:center; Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Last Updated: 24 October 2021[18]

Most runs aggregate in a match

The highest match aggregate scored in T20Is came in the match between India and West Indies in the first T20I of the August 2016 series at Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill when India scored 244/4 in response to West Indies score of 245/6 to loose the match by 1 run.[19] The first match of the Australia's tour of Sri Lanka in 2016 saw a total of 441 runs being scored, the most involving Sri Lanka.

scope=col Rankscope=col Aggregatescope=col Scoresscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; (263/3) v (178/9)Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; (260/5) v (172)Holkar Stadium, Indore, India
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; (214/6) v (215/5)Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; (206/7) v (211/4)Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; (209/5) v (206/6)Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Last Updated: 22 February 2024[20]

Fewest runs aggregate in a match

The lowest match aggregate in T20Is is 57 when Turkey were dismissed for 28 by Luxembourg in the second T20I of the 2019 Continental Cup in Romania in August 2019.[21] The lowest match aggregate in T20I history for Sri Lanka is 79 scored during the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 against Netherlands.[22]

scope=col Rankscope=col Aggregatescope=col Scoresscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; (39) v (40/1)Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; (44) v (45/2)Sharjah Cricket Stadium, UAE
3scope=row style=text-align:center; (78/4) v (46/5)Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka
align=center rowspan=2 4 (81) v (82/3)Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, USA
scope=row style=text-align:center; (81/8) v (82/3)Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Last Updated: 24 October 2021[23]

Result records

A T20I match is won when one side has scored more runs than the runs scored by the opposing side during their innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.[24]

Greatest win margins (by runs)

The greatest winning margin by runs in T20Is was Czech Republic's victory over Turkey by 257 runs in the sixth match of the 2019 Continental Cup. The largest victory recorded by Sri Lanka was during the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 by 172 runs against Kenya.[25]

scope=col Rankscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 172 RunsNew Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 82 RunsMahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 79 RunsKardinia Park, Geelong, Australia
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 75 RunsSylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 72 RunsRangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Last Updated: 19 February 2024[26]

Greatest win margins (by balls remaining)

The greatest winning margin by balls remaining in T20Is was Austria's victory over Turkey by 104 balls remaining in the ninth match of the 2019 Continental Cup.[27] The largest victory recorded by Sri Lanka is during the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 against the Netherlands when they won by 9 wickets with 90 balls remaining.[28]

scope=col Rankscope=col Balls remainingscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center 90scope=row style=text-align:center; 9 wicketsZohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center 77scope=row style=text-align:center; 8 wicketsSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
355Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
4397 wicketsSheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
533Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Last Updated: 19 January 2024

Greatest win margins (by wickets)

A total of 22 matches have ended with chasing team winning by 10 wickets with New Zealand winning by such margins a record three times.[29] Sri Lanka have won by 9 wickets on four occasions.[26]

scope=col Rankscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
19 wicketsBristol County Ground, Bristol, England
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Last updated: 19 January 2024

Highest successful run chases

Australia holds the record for the highest successful run chase which they achieved when they scored 245/5 in response to New Zealand's 243/6.[30] The highest successful chase for Sri Lanka is 194/4 against Bangladesh during the Sri Lanka's tour of Bangladesh in 2018.

scope=col Rankscope=col Scorescope=col Targetscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center 194 Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center 184 Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center 176
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center 177 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center 174 Kardinia Park, Geelong, Australia
Last Updated: 20 January 2024[31]

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

The narrowest run margin victory is by 1 run which has been achieved in 15 T20Is. The narrowest win margin for Sri Lanka is 2 runs achieved three times.[32]

scope=col Rankscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center rowspan=31scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=32 RunsRose Bowl, Southampton, England
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
43 RunsSylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh
54 RunsRangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Last Updated: 5 March 2024[33]

Narrowest win margins (by balls remaining)

The narrowest winning margin by balls remaining in T20Is is by winning of the last ball which has been achieved 26 times. Sri Lanka has achieve victory of the last ball on four occasions.[34]

scope=col Rankscope=col Balls remainingscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center rowspan=51scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=50scope=row style=text-align:center; 5 wicketsDarren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
scope=row style=text-align:center; 3 wicketsZohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
scope=row style=text-align:center; 5 wicketsMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
scope=row style=text-align:center; 2 wicketsKardinia Park, Geelong, Australia
scope=row style=text-align:center; 3 wicketsR. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Last Updated: 20 January 2024

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

The narrowest margin of victory by wickets is 1 wicket which has settled four such T20Is. The narrowest victory by wickets for Sri Lanka is two wickets.[35]

scope=col Rankscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center rowspan=2 1scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=2 2 wicketsKardinia Park, Geelong, Australia
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE
align=center rowspan=43scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=43 wicketsZohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Last Updated: 20 January 2024

Greatest loss margins (by runs)

Sri Lanka's biggest defeat by runs was against Australia in the Sri Lanka's tour of Australia in 2019 at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia.

scope=col Rankscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 134 runsAdelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 93 runsBarabati Stadium, Cuttack, India
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 89 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton, England
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 88 runs Holkar Stadium, Indore, India
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 85 runsPallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Last Updated: 26 June 2021[36]

Greatest loss margins (by balls remaining)

The largest defeat suffered by Sri Lanka was against New Zealand in New Zealand during the 2016 T20I Series when they lost by 9 wickets with 60 balls remaining.[28]

scope=col Rankscope=col Balls remainingscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center 60scope=row style=text-align:center; 9 wicketsEden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center 59scope=row style=text-align:center; 8 wicketsDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE
35810 wicketsSahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa
4429 wicketsThe Gabba, Brisbane, Australia
5414 wicketsCoolidge Cricket Ground, Saint George, Antigua
Last Updated:7 September 2022

Greatest loss margins (by wickets)

Sri Lanka have lost a T20I match by a margin of 10 wickets on one occasion.

scope=col Rankscope=col Marginsscope=col Oppositionscope=col Most recent venuescope=col Date
110 wicketsSahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center rowspan=53scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=59 wicketsEden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, India
The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
University Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand
Last Updated: 05 April 2023

Narrowest loss margins (by runs)

The narrowest loss of Sri Lanka in terms of runs is by 3 runs suffered twice.

scope=col Rankscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center 2 runsWankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India
align=center rowspan=22scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=23 runsRanasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Bay Oval, Tauranga, New Zealand
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 10 runsArun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 12 runsRanasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 16 runsCenturion Park, Centurion, South Africa
Last Updated: 9 January 2023[37]

Narrowest loss margins (by balls remaining)

Sri Lanka has suffered loss with one ball remaining four times.[34]

scope=col Rankscope=col Balls remainingscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center rowspan=61scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=61scope=row style=text-align:center; 3 wicketsMaple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Canada
scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=3 2 wicketsProvidence Stadium, Providence, Guyana
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2 4 wicketsSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE
John Davies Oval, Queenstown, New Zealand
Last Updated: 8 April 2023

Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)

Sri Lanka has suffered defeat by 1 wicket once.[37]

scope=col Rankscope=col Marginscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center 1 wicketRanasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center rowspan=32scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=32 wicketsProvidence Stadium, Providence, Guyana
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center rowspan=55scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=53 wicketsMaple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Canada
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE
Coolidge Cricket Ground, Saint George, Antigua
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Last Updated: 8 June 2022

Tied matches

A tie can occur when the scores of both teams are equal at the conclusion of play, provided that the side batting last has completed their innings.[24] There have been 19 ties in T20Is history with Sri Lanka involved in four such games.[6]

scope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
scope=row Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lankascope=row
scope=row Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South Africascope=row
scope=row Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australiascope=row
scope=row Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealandscope=row
Last updated: 8 April 2023

Individual records

Batting records

Most career runs

A run is the basic means of scoring in cricket. A run is scored when the batsman hits the ball with his bat and with his partner runs the length of 22yards of the pitch.[38] India's Rohit Sharma has scored the most runs in T20Is with 4,231. Second is Virat Kohli of India with 4,188 ahead of Babar Azam from Pakistan in third with 4,145. Tillakaratne Dilshan is the leading Sri Lankan batsmen on this list.[39]

scope=col Rankscope=col Runsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Averagescope=col 100scope=col 50scope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 1,889align=center 80 align=center 79 align=center 28.19 align=center 1 13 2006-2016
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 1,796align=center 69 68 27.21 0 align=center rowspan=2 14 2012-2024
31,72770 70 25.39 2016-2024
41,49355 55 31.76 1 9 2006-2014
51,456102 94 19.67align=center rowspan="6" 05 2015-2024
align=center 6scope=row style=text-align:center; 1,418align=center 54 53 28.36 11 2021-2024
align=center 7scope=row style=text-align:center; 1,416align=center 90 73 27.76 6 2009-2024
81,38256 53 31.40 8 2006-2014
align=center 9scope=row style=text-align:center; 1,075align=center 50 align=center 50 align=center 23.88 align=center 5 2021-2024
align=center 10scope=row style=text-align:center; 1,062align=center 68 align=center 61 align=center 19.66 align=center 6 2010-2022
Last Updated: 30 July 2024[40]

Fastest runs getter

RunsBatsmanMatchInningsRecord DateReference
1,000343426 January 2013[41]
353505 November 2022
Last Updated: 18 January 2024

Most runs in each batting position

Batting positionBatsmanInningsRunsAverageCareer SpanRef
scope=row style=text-align:center; Opener66 1,720 30.17 2008-2016[42]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 324 791 34.39 2013-2024[43]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 425 675 35.52 2006-2014[44]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 530 757 34.40 2010-2024[45]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 648 842 21.58 2016-2024[46]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 726 42024.70 2010-2021[47]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 824 205 14.64 2021-2023[48]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 912 92 15.33 2008-2017[49]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 1020 58 4.46 2007-2020[50]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 115 20 6.66 2017-2017[51]
Last Updated; 30 July 2024

Most runs against each team

OppositionRunsPlayerMatchesInningsSpanRef
scope=row style=text-align:center;139Pathum Nissanka6 6 2022–2024 [52]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 29710 10 2021–2022 [53]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 4429 9 2018–2024 [54]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 351 1 2008–2008 [55]
2135 5 2006–2014 [56]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 43022 20 2016–2023[57]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 781 align=center 1 2009–2009 [58]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 88Sanath Jayasuriya1 1 2007–2007 [59]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 622 2 2021–2021 [60]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 1252 2 2022–2022 [61]
32414 13 2006–2016 [62]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 32314 14 2007–2016 [63]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 19711 11 2013–2021 [64]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 741 1 2022–2022 [65]
3469 9 2009–2016 [66]
1165 3 2010–2024 [67]
Last updated: 22 June 2024

Highest individual score

The third T20I of the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series saw Aaron Finch score the highest Individual score. Dilshan holds the highest such score for a Sri Lankan batsmen.[68]

scope=col Rankscope=col Runsscope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 104*Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 100Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 98*Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 96*The Oval, London, England
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 89Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[69]

Most individual score in each batting position

Batting positionBatsmanScoreOppositionGroundDateRef
scope=row style=text-align:center; Opener104* Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka 6 August 2011[70]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 389 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Bangladesh 27 March 2014 †[71]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 478 Lord's, London, England 14 June 2009 †[72]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 584* Kardinia Park, Geelong, Australia 19 February 2017[73]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 674* Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala, India 27 February 2022[74]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 758 R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 16 March 2018[75]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 884* Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa 22 March 2019[76]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 927 Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 26 December 2006[77]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 1021 [78]
scope=row style=text-align:center; Number 1111* Kardinia Park, Geelong, Australia 16 October 2022[79]
Last Updated: 5 January 2023

Highest individual score – progression of record

scope=col Runsscope=col Playerscope=col Opponentscope=col Venuescope=col Season
41Rose Bowl, Southampton, England
51*Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand
88New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
96*The Oval, London, England
100Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana
104*Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Last Updated: 9 August 2020

Highest score against each opponent

Opposition Player Score Date
83*
104*
86
35
89
79
78
88
42
79
81
81*
84
84*
74
98*
100
Last Updated: 30 July 2024

Highest career average

A batsman's batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been dismissed.[80]

scope=col Rankscope=col Averagescope=col Playerscope=col Inningsscope=col Not outscope=col Runsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 31.76align=center 55 align=center 8 align=center 1,493 2006-2014
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 31.40align=center 53 align=center 9 align=center 1,382 2006-2014
328.3653 3 1,418 2021-2024
428.1979 12 1,889 2006-2016
527.7673 22 1,416 2009-2024
Qualification: 15 innings. Last Updated: 30 July 2024[81]

Highest Average in each batting position

Batting positionBatsmanInningsRunsAverageCareer SpanRef
Opener23 812 40.60 2010–2013[82]
Number 324 791 34.39 2013–2024[83]
Number 425 675 35.52 2006–2014[84]
Number 530 757 34.40 2010–2024[85]
Number 619 331 27.58 2009–2024[86]
Number 726 420 24.70 2010–2021[87]
Number 810 155 31.00 2009–2021[88]
Number 912 92 15.33 2008–2017[89]
Number 1010 26 5.20 2016–2024[90]
Number 115 10 10.00 2016-2019[91]
Last Updated: 30 July 2024

Most half-centuries

A half-century is a score of between 50 and 99 runs. Statistically, once a batsman's score reaches 100, it is no longer considered a half-century but a century.

Virat Kohli of India has scored the most half-centuries in T20Is with 38. He is followed by Pakistan's Babar Azam on 36 & India's Rohit Sharma with 32, Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan on 29. Tillakaratne Dilshan has the most half-centuries among Sri Lankan batsmen.[92]

scope=col Rankscope=col Half centuriesscope=col Playerscope=col Inningsscope=col Runsscope=col Period
114align=center 68 align=center 1,796 2012-2024
align=center 70 1,727 2016-2024
313791,8892006-2016
411align=center 53 1,418 2021-2024
5955 1,493 2006-2014
Last Updated: 30 July 2024[93]

Most centuries

A century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings.

Rohit Sharma & Glen Maxwell has scored the most centuries in T20Is with 5. Dilshan and Mahela, with one such knocks, hold the Sri Lankan record.[94]

scope=col Rankscope=col Centuriesscope=col Playerscope=col Inningsscope=col Runsscope=col Period
align=center rowspan=21scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=21align=center 55 align=center 1493 2006-2014
align=center 79 align=center 1889 2006-2016
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[95]

Most Sixes

scope=col Rankscope=col Sixesscope=col Playerscope=col Inningsscope=col Runsscope=col Period
17570 1,727 2016-2024
27294 1,456 2015-2024
357align=center 68 align=center 1,796 2012-2024
453align=center 50 1,075 2021-2024
70 1,047 2010-2021
Last Updated: 30 July 2024[96]

Most Fours

scope=col Rankscope=col Foursscope=col Playerscope=col Inningsscope=col Runsscope=col Period
align=center 1 scope=row style=text-align:center; 223align=center 79 align=center 1,889 2006-2016
align=center 2 scope=row style=text-align:center; 173align=center 55 align=center 1,493 2006-2014
align=center 3 scope=row style=text-align:center; 169align=center 68 1,796 2012-2024
4148align=center 70 1,727 2016-2024
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 145align=center 53 align=center 1,418 2021-2024
Last Updated: 30 July 2024[97]

Highest strike rates

Suryakumar Yadav of India holds the record for highest strike rate, with minimum 250 balls faced qualification, with 179.56.[98] Thisara Perera is the Sri Lankan with the highest strike rate.

scope=col Rankscope=col Strike ratescope=col Playerscope=col Runsscope=col Balls Facedscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 146.63align=center 1,047 align=center 714 2010-2021
2133.771,727 1,291 2016-2024
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 133.72align=center 678 507 2019-2023
4133.181,493 1,121 2006-2014
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 131.28align=center 1,796 align=center 1,368 2013-2024
Qualification= 250 balls faced. Last Updated: 30 July 2024[99]

Highest strike rates in an inning

Dwayne Smith of West Indies strike rate of 414.28 during his 29 off 7 balls against Bangladesh during 2007 ICC World Twenty20 is the world record for highest strike rate in an innings. Jehan Mubarak with his innings of 46* off 13 balls against Kenya in the same tournament holds the top position for a Sri Lanka player in this list.[100]

scope=col Rankscope=col Strike ratescope=col Playerscope=col Runsscope=col Balls Facedscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 353.85align=center 46* align=center rowspan=213 New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 284.62align=center 37* Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 272.73align=center 30* align=center 11 Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 245.00align=center 56* align=center 22 Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, India
align=center 5 scope=row style=text-align:center; 247.36 align=center 47* align=center 19 Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, India
Last Updated: 5 January 2023[101]

Most runs in a calendar year

Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan holds the record for most runs scored in a calendar year with 1,326 runs scored in 2021. Pathum Nissanka scored 713 runs in 2022, the most for a Sri Lanka batsmen in a year.[102]

scope=col Rankscope=col Runsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Year
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 713align=center 24 24
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 521align=center 20 align=center 20
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 497align=center 25 align=center 24
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 471align=center 12align=center 12align=center
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 457align=center 15 align=center 12
Last Updated: 30 July 2022[103]

Most runs in a series

The 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh saw Virat Kohli set the record for the most runs scored in a single series scoring 319 runs. He is followed by Tillakaratne Dilshan with 317 runs scored in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20.[104]

scope=col Rankscope=col Runsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Series
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 317align=center 7align=center 7
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 302align=center 6align=center 6
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 243align=center 7align=center 7
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 231align=center 6align=center 6
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 223align=center 8align=center 8
Last Updated: 5 November 2022[105]

Most ducks

A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run.[106] Tillakaratne Dilshan of Sri Lanka, Pakistan's Umar Akmal and Ireland's Kevin O'Brien has scored the equal highest number of ducks in T20Is with 10 such knocks.[107]

scope=col Rankscope=col Ducksscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 11 align=center 100 92 2015-2024
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 10align=center 80 79 2006-2016
align=center rowspan=2 3scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2 8align=center 84 align=center 33 2006-2020
align=center 80 align=center 70 2010-2021
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 7align=center 68 align=center 58 2019-2024
Last Updated: 16 June 2024[108]

Most career wickets

A bowler takes the wicket of a batsman when the form of dismissal is bowled, caught, leg before wicket, stumped or hit wicket. If the batsman is dismissed by run out, obstructing the field, handling the ball, hitting the ball twice or timed out the bowler does not receive credit.

Tim Southee of New Zealand, is the highest wicket-taker in T20Is. Wanindu Hasaranga, former of Sri Lanka, is the highest wicket-taker in T20Is for Sri Lanka.[109]

scope=col Rankscope=col Wicketsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Averagescope=col SRscope=col Period
111471 69 15.69 13.57 2019-2024
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 107align=center 84 align=center 83 align=center 20.79 align=center 16.81 2006-2020
36639 39 14.42 align=center 13.40 2008-2014
align=center 58 align=center 58 align=center 23.18 align=center 18.65 2008-2017
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 55Dushmantha Chameera55 55 28.87 21.41 2015-2024
Last Updated: 30 July 2024[110]

Most wickets against each team

OppositionWicketsPlayerMatchesInningsSpanRef
scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=284 4 2022–2024 [111]
6 6
scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2129 9 2019–2022 [112]
12 12 2007–2019
scope=row style=text-align:center; 116 6 2007–2017 [113]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 41 1 2008–2008 [114]
137 7 2006–2018 [115]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 1713 12 2020–2024[116]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 52 align=center 2 2021–2022 [117]
scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=32Tillakaratne Dilshan1 1 2007–2007 [118]
Lasith Malinga
Chaminda Vaas
scope=row style=text-align:center; 42 align=center 2 2021–2021 [119]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 83 align=center 3 2021–2024 [120]
2015 15 2006–2019 [121]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 1611 11 2007–2015 [122]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 107 7 2012–2017 [123]
scope=row style=text-align:center; 41 1 2016–2016 [124]
135 5 2009–2012 [125]
10 10 2009–2020
103 3 2008–2012 [126]
Last updated: 30 July 2024

Fastest to multiples of 50 wickets

RunsBatsmanMatchRecord DateReference
50Ajantha Mendis2604 October 2012[127]
1006319 February 2024[128]
Last updated: 22 January 2024

Best figures in an innings

Bowling figures refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded.[129] India's Deepak Chahar holds the world record for best figures in an innings when he took 6/7 against Bangladesh in November 2019 at Nagpur. Ajantha Mendis holds the Sri Lankan record for best bowling figures.[130]

scope=col Rankscope=col Figuresscope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Nuwan ThusharaSylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Last Updated: 9 March 2024[131]

Best figures in an innings – progression of record

scope=col Figuresscope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
2/32Rose Bowl, Southampton, England
3/21Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand
3/19Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
4/15Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Canada
6/16Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
6/8Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Last Updated: 9 August 2020

Best Bowling Figure against each opponent

Opposition Player Figures Date
4/17
6/16
5/20
4/17
5/31
4/9
3/17
2/4
3/25
3/7
5/3
4/19
4/23
4/26
4/12
6/8
Last updated: 9 March 2024.

Best career average

A bowler's bowling average is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of wickets they have taken.Nepalan's Sandeep Lamichhane holds the record for the best career average in T20Is with 12.56. Ajantha Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer, is second behind Sandeep with an overall career average of 14.42 runs per wicket.[132]

scope=col Rankscope=col Averagescope=col Playerscope=col Wicketsscope=col Runsscope=col Ballsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 14.42align=center 66 align=center 952 align=center 885 2008-2014
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 15.69align=center 114 1,789 1,548 2019-2024
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 20.79align=center 107 align=center 2,225 align=center 1,799 2006-2020
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 21.78align=center rowspan=233 719 522 2015-2024
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 22.87align=center 755 align=center 544 2019-2023
Qualification: 500 balls. Last Updated: 30 July 2024[133]

Best career economy rate

A bowler's economy rate is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled.[106] New Zealand's Daniel Vettori, holds the T20I record for the best career economy rate with 5.70. Mendis, with a rate of 6.45 runs per over conceded over his 39-match T20I career, is the highest Sri Lankan on the list.[134]

scope=col Rankscope=col Economy ratescope=col Playerscope=col Wicketsscope=col Runsscope=col Ballsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 6.45align=center 66 align=center 952 align=center 885 2008-2014
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 6.82align=center 49 1,333 1,172 2021-2024
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 6.93align=center 114 1,789 1,548 2019-2024
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 7.12align=center 45 1,389 1,169 2009-2024
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 7.42align=center 107 align=center 2,225 align=center 1,799 2006-2020
Qualification: 500 balls. Last Updated: 30 July 2024[135]

Best career strike rate

A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken.[106] The top bowler with the best T20I career strike rate is Rashid Khan of Afghanistan with strike rate of 12.3 balls per wicket. Ajantha Mendis is the Sri Lankan bowler with the lowest strike rate.[136]

scope=col Rankscope=col Strike ratescope=col Playerscope=col Wicketsscope=col Runsscope=col Ballsscope=col Period
113.466 952 885 2008-2014
213.6114 1,789 1,548 2019-2024
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 15.8align=center rowspan=233 align=center 719 align=center 522 2015-2024
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 16.5align=center 755 align=center 544 2019-2023
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 16.8align=center 107 align=center 2,225 align=center 1,799 2006-2020
Qualification: 500 balls. Last Updated: 30 July 2024[137]

Most four-wickets (& over) hauls in an innings

Pakistan's Umar Gul, Afghanistan's Rashid Khan & Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan has taken the most four-wickets (or over) among all the bowlers. Mendis has taken the most such hauls among Sri Lankan bowlers.[138]

scope=col Rankscope=col Four-wicket haulsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Ballsscope=col Wicketsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 5align=center 39 align=center 885 align=center 66 2008-2014
2311209192022-2024
71 1,548 114 2019-2024
align=center 84 align=center 1,799 align=center 107 2006-2020
5212 211 19 2022-2024
58 1,231 66 2008-2017
Last Updated: 30 July 2024[139]

Most five-wickets (& over) hauls in an innings

A five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five wickets in a single innings.

scope=col Rankscope=col Five-wicket haulsscope=col Playerscope=col Innings scope=col Wicketsscope=col Period
align=center rowspan=21scope=row style=text-align:center rowspan=2; 2align=center 39 align=center 66 2008-2014
align=center 83 align=center 107 2006-2020
21align=center 17 align=center 18 2011-2016
8112022-2024

Best economy rates in an inning

The best economy rate in an inning, when a minimum of 12 balls are delivered by the bowler, is Sri Lankan player Nuwan Kulasekara economy of 0.00 during his spell of 0 runs for 1 wicket in 2 overs against Netherlands at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.[140]

scope=col Rankscope=col Economyscope=col Playerscope=col Oversscope=col Runsscope=col Wicketsscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center 2 align=center 0 align=center 1 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center 3.3 align=center rowspan=23 align=center 5
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center rowspan=33 align=center 2
align=center rowspan=24scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2align=center rowspan=24 align=center 3 Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, USA
align=center 0 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Qualification: 12 balls bowled. Last Updated: 9 August 2020[141]

Best strike rates in an inning

The best strike rate in an inning, when a minimum of 4 wickets are taken by the player, is by Steve Tikolo of Kenya during his spell of 4/2 in 1.2 overs against Scotland during the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier at ICC Academy, Dubai, UAE. Ajantha Mendis during both six-wicket spells in an inning also recorded the best strike rate for a Sri Lankan bowler.[142]

scope=col Rankscope=col Strike ratescope=col Playerscope=col Wicketsscope=col Runsscope=col Ballsscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center rowspan=21scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2align=center rowspan=26 align=center 16 align=center rowspan=224 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
align=center 8 Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center rowspan=35 align=center 3 align=center 21 Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
4align=center 31 align=center rowspan=224 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
align=center 6
52024Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Last Updated: 9 March 2024[143]

Worst figures in an innings

The worst figures in a T20I came in the Sri Lanka's tour of Australia when Kasun Rajitha of Sri Lanka had figures of 0/75 off his four overs at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide.[144] [145]

scope=col Rankscope=col Figuresscope=col Playerscope=col Oversscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center rowspan=54Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; Coolidge Cricket Ground, Saint George, Antigua
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[146]

Most runs conceded in a match

Kasun Rajitha also holds the dubious distinction of most runs conceded in a T20I during the aforementioned match.[147]

scope=col Rankscope=col Figuresscope=col Playerscope=col Oversscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; align=center rowspan=54Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; Coolidge Cricket Ground, Saint George, Antigua
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; Holkar Stadium, Indore, India
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Last updated:3 March 2021[148]

Most wickets in a calendar year

Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga holds the record for most wickets taken in a year when he took 36 wickets in 2021, 34 wickets in 2022 & 23 wickets in 2024. Dushmantha Chameera with 22 wickets in 2021 and Maheesh Theekshana in 2022 jointly hold the Sri Lankan record for most wickets in a year.[149]

scope=col Rankscope=col Wicketsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Year
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 20
2scope=row style=text-align:center; 34align=center 19
3scope=row style=text-align:center; 23align=center 13
42220
21
Last Updated: 30 July 2024[150]

Most wickets in a series

2019 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier at UAE saw records set for the most wickets taken by a bowler in a T20I series when Oman's pacer Bilal Khan tool 18 wickets during the series. Hasaranga in the 2021 ICC World Twenty20 took 16 wickets, the most for a Sri Lankan bowler in a series.[151]

scope=col Rankscope=col Wicketsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Series
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 16align=center 8
align=center rowspan=2 2scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2 15align=center 6
align=center 8
align=center rowspan=23scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=212align=center rowspan=27
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 11align=center 3
Last Updated: 1 November 2022[152]

Hat-trick

In cricket, a hat-trick occurs when a bowler takes three wickets with consecutive deliveries. The deliveries may be interrupted by an over bowled by another bowler from the other end of the pitch or the other team's innings, but must be three consecutive deliveries by the individual bowler in the same match. Only wickets attributed to the bowler count towards a hat-trick; run outs do not count.In T20Is history there have been just 13 hat-tricks, the first achieved by Brett Lee for Australia against Bangladesh in 2007 ICC World Twenty20.

S. NoBowler Against Wickets Venue DateRef.
1 Thisara Perera 12 February 2016 [153]
2Lasith Malinga R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo6 April 2017[154]
3 Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy6 September 2019[155]
4Akila Dananjaya Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua3 March 2021[156]
5Wanindu Hasaranga Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah30 October 2021 [157]
6 Sylhet International Cricket Stadium9 March 2024[158]
Last Updated: 9 March 2024[159]

Wicket-keeping records

The wicket-keeper is a specialist fielder who stands behind the stumps being guarded by the batsman on strike and is the only member of the fielding side allowed to wear gloves and leg pads.[160]

Most career dismissals

A wicket-keeper can be credited with the dismissal of a batsman in two ways, caught or stumped. A fair catch is taken when the ball is caught fully within the field of play without it bouncing after the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat,[161] [162] Laws 5.6.2.2 and 5.6.2.3 state that the hand or the glove holding the bat shall be regarded as the ball striking or touching the bat while a stumping occurs when the wicket-keeper puts down the wicket while the batsman is out of his ground and not attempting a run.[163] Kumar Sangakkara is the highest ranked Sri Lankan wicket keeper in the all-time list of taking most dismissals in T20Is as a designated wicket-keeper, which is headed by India's MS Dhoni and West Indian Denesh Ramdin.[164]

scope=col Rankscope=col Dismissalsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 45align=center 56align=center 562006-2014
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 24align=center 68align=center 322012-2022
32062 32 2016-2024
41665 31 2015-2021
51228202016-2021
Last updated: 4 March 2024[165]

Most career catches

Sangakkara has taken the most catches in T20Is as a designated wicket-keeper with Dhoni and Ramdin leading the all-time list.[166]

scope=col Rankscope=col Catchesscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 25align=center 56align=center 562006-2014
21762 32 2016-2024
31561252012-2021
41128202016-2021
51060 31 2015-2021
Last Updated: 4 March 2024[167]

Most career stumpings

Sangakkara has made the most stumpings in T20Is as a designated wicket-keeper among Sri Lankan wicket-keepers with Dhoni and Kamran Akmal of Pakistan heading this all-time list.[168]

scope=col Rankscope=col Stumpingsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 20align=center 56align=center 562006-2014
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 6align=center 60 align=center 31 2015-2021
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 5align=center 61align=center 252012-2021
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 3align=center 58 28 2016-2024
align=center rowspan=25scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=22align=center 80align=center 52008-2009
align=center 9align=center 42017-2021
Last Updated: 18 January 2024[169]

Most dismissals in an innings

Four wicket-keepers on four occasions have taken five dismissals in a single innings in a T20I.[170]

The feat of taking 4 dismissals in an innings has been achieved by 19 wicket-keepers on 26 occasions with Dinesh Chandimal being the only Sri Lankan wicket-keeper.[171]

scope=col Rankscope=col Dismissalsscope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 4New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
align=center rowspan=52scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=53Lord's, London, England
WACA Ground, Perth, Australia
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE
Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[172]

Most dismissals in a series

Netherlands wicket-keeper Scott Edwards holds the T20Is record for the most dismissals taken by a wicket-keeper in a series. He made 13 dismissals during the 2019 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. Sri Lankan record is held by Sangakkara when he made 9 dismissals during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20.[173]

scope=col Rankscope=col Dismissalsscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Series
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 9align=center rowspan=27align=center rowspan=27
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 7
align=center rowspan=2 3scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2 6align=center 4align=center 4
align=center 8 align=center 8
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 5align=center 3align=center 3
align=center rowspan=45scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=44align=center 5align=center 5
align=center 4align=center rowspan=23
align=center 3
align=center 8align=center 8
Last Updated: 3 January 2022[174]

Most career catches

Caught is one of the nine methods a batsman can be dismissed in cricket. The majority of catches are caught in the slips, located behind the batsman, next to the wicket-keeper, on the off side of the field. Most slip fielders are top order batsmen.[175] [176]

South Africa's David Miller holds the record for the most catches in T20Is by a non-wicket-keeper with 62, followed by New Zealand's Martin Guptill with 58 and Shoaib Malik of Pakistan on 50. Thisara Perera is the leading catcher for Sri Lanka.[177]

scope=col Rankscope=col Catchesscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Period
13595 2015-2024
229802010-2021
326align=center 752006-2016
align=center 852009-2024
424Wanindu Hasaranga61 2019-2024
521842006-2020
Danushka Gunathilakaalign=center 452016-2022
Last Updated: 4 March 2024[178]

Most catches in an innings

The feat of taking 4 catches in an innings has been achieved by 14 fielders on 14 occasions with Chandimal being the only Sri Lankan fielder.[179] [180]

scope=col Rankscope=col Dismissalsscope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 4 ♠Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
23Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
The Rose Bowl, Southampton, England
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE
Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 223 Sri Lankan fielders on 46 occasions took 2 catches in an inning.
Last Updated: 4 March 2024[181]

Most catches in a series

The 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, which saw Netherlands retain their title,[182] saw the record set for the most catches taken by a non-wicket-keeper in a T20I series. Jersey's Ben Stevens and Namibia's JJ Smit took 10 catches in the series. Thisara Perera with 6 catches in the 2018 Nidahas Trophy is the leading Sri Lankan fielder on this list.[183]

scope=col Rankscope=col Catchesscope=col Playerscope=col Matchesscope=col Inningsscope=col Series
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 9align=center 8 align=center 8
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 6align=center 4align=center 4
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 5Pathum Nissankaalign=center rowspan=2 6 6
44
55
align=center 7align=center 7
align=center 2align=center 2
align=center 7align=center 7
align=center 2align=center 2
align=center rowspan=23align=center rowspan=23
align=center 4align=center 4
align=center rowspan=33align=center rowspan=33
align=center rowspan=2 8 align=center rowspan=2 8
align=center 3 align=center 3
Last Updated: 8 November 2022[184]

Other records

Most career matches

India's Rohit Sharma holds the record for the most T20I matches played with 148, followed by Shoaib Malik of Pakistan with 124 and Martin Guptil of New Zealand with 122 games. Dasun is the most experienced Sri Lankan player having represented the team on 88 occasions.[185]

scope=col Rankscope=col Matchesscope=col Playerscope=col Runsscope=col Wktsscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 100align=center 1,456 33 2015-2024
2901,416 45 2009-2024
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 84align=center 136 align=center 107 2006-2020
4801,889 9 2006-2016
align=center 1,047 align=center 45 2010-2021
Last Updated: 18 June 2024[186]

Most consecutive career matches

Afghanistan's Mohammad Shahzad and Asghar Afghan hold the record for the most consecutive T20I matches played with 58. Angelo Mathews holds the Sri Lankan record.[187]

scope=col Rankscope=col Matchesscope=col Playerscope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 552009-2015
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 482020-2023
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; 372021-2022
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; 312020-2022
5282011-2014
Last updated: 8 April 2023

Most matches as captain

MS Dhoni, who led the Indian cricket team from 2007 to 2016, holds the record for the most matches played as captain in T20Is with 72. Dasun Shanaka has led Sri Lanka in 46 matches, the most for any player from his country.[188]

scope=col Rankscope=col Matchesscope=col PlayerWonLostTiedNRWin %Period
14822 24 2047.91 2019-2023
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; 2613 13 0 50.00 2013-2018
3247 15 1 1 32.61 2014-2020
42213 9 0 0 59.09 2009-2012
51912 6 1 65.79 2006-2012
Last Updated: 18 January 2024[189]

Youngest players on Debut

The youngest player to play in a T20I match is Marian Gherasim at the age of 14 years and 16 days. Making his debut for Romania against the Bulgaria on 16 October 2020 in the first T20I of the 2020 Balkan Cup[190] thus becoming the youngest to play in a men's T20I match.[191] [192] [193]

scope=col Rankscope=col Agescope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; Rose Bowl, Southampton, England
3Matheesha PathiranaDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, Dubai
4R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
5R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Last Updated: 12 September 2022[194]

Oldest Players on Debut

The Turkish batsmen Osman Göker is the oldest player to make their debut a T20I match. Playing in the 2019 Continental Cup against Romania at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei he was aged 59 years and 181 days.[195] [196]

scope=col Rankscope=col Agescope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; Rose Bowl, Southampton, England
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Canada
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[197]

Oldest Players

The Turkish batsmen Osman Göker is the oldest player to appear in a T20I match during the same above mentioned match.[198]

scope=col Rankscope=col Agescope=col Playerscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; Bristol County Ground, Bristol, England
align=center 2scope=row style=text-align:center; Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center 3scope=row style=text-align:center; WACA Ground, Perth, Australia
align=center 4scope=row style=text-align:center; Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh
Last Updated: 9 August 2020[199]

Partnership records

In cricket, two batsmen are always present at the crease batting together in a partnership. This partnership will continue until one of them is dismissed, retires or the innings comes to a close.

Highest partnerships by wicket

A wicket partnership describes the number of runs scored before each wicket falls. The first wicket partnership is between the opening batsmen and continues until the first wicket falls. The second wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the number three batsman. This partnership continues until the second wicket falls. The third wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the new batsman. This continues down to the tenth wicket partnership. When the tenth wicket has fallen, there is no batsman left to partner so the innings is closed.

scope=col Wicketscope=col Runsscope=col First batsmanscope=col Second batsmanscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; 124 Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; 166 ♠ Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; 94 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; 123 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; 118 R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; 97 Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; Pallekele, Kandy, Sri Lanka
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; 46 Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; 44 Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; 30 Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, Dubai
Last Updated: 18 January 2024[200]

Highest partnerships by runs

The highest T20I partnership by runs for any wicket is held by the Afghan pairing of Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani who put together an opening wicket partnership of 236 runs during the Ireland v Afghanistan series in India in 2019[201]

scope=col Wicketscope=col Runsscope=col First batsmanscope=col Second batsmanscope=col Oppositionscope=col Venuescope=col Date
align=center rowspan=2scope=row style=text-align:center; 166Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
scope=row style=text-align:center; 145Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; 124Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England
align=center scope=row style=text-align:center; 123Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE
5th Wicket scope=row style=text-align:center; 118R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Last Updated: 18 January 2024[202]

Highest overall partnership runs by a pair

RankRunsInningsPlayersHighestAverage100/50T20I career span
11,05134 97 30.91 0/8 2022–2024
align=center 2822align=center 22 166 41.1 2/3 2007–2014
align=center 3766align=center 31 145 26.41 1/3
align=center 46262274 29.8 0/5 2006–2014
align=center 5606100 27.54 1/2 2013–2016
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: 30 July 2024[203]

Umpiring records

Most matches umpired

An umpire in cricket is a person who officiates the match according to the Laws of Cricket. Two umpires adjudicate the match on the field, whilst a third umpire has access to video replays, and a fourth umpire looks after the match balls and other duties. The records below are only for on-field umpires.

Ahsan Raza of Pakistan holds the record for the most T20I matches umpired with 64. The most experienced Sri Lankan umpire is Ruchira Palliyaguruge with 40 matches officiated so far.[204]

scope=col Rankscope=col Matchesscope=col Umpirescope=col Period
align=center 1scope=row style=text-align:center; 402011-2022
2362009-2022
3332013-2022
4292010-2018
align=center 5scope=row style=text-align:center; 142018-2022
Last Updated: 9 September 2022

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