List of Twenty20 cricket records explained

This is now 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 recognized tournaments in ICC Full-member countries or any Twenty20 International.

Team records

Highest total

Rank	Score	Team	Opponent	Venue	Date
1	344/4			Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya	23 October 2024
2	314/3			Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou, China	27 September 2023
3	297/6			Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India	12 October 2024
4	287/3	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India	15 April 2024
5	286/5			Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya	19 October 2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo updated 15 November 2024.

Lowest innings totals

Completed innings only.

Rank	Score	Team	Opponent	Venue	Date
align=center	1	7				24 November 2024
align=center rowspan=2	2	10			UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi, Malaysia	5 September 2024
			La Manga Club Ground, Cartagena, Spain	26 February 2023
align=center	4	12			Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano, Japan	8 May 2024
align=center	5	15			Sydney Showground Stadium, Sydney, Australia	16 December 2022
Source: ESPNcricinfo updated 24 November 2024.

Highest winning margin (by runs)

Rank	Winner	Margin	Target	Opponent	Venue	Date
1		290 runs	344		Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya	23 October 2024
2		273 runs	315		Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou, China	27 September 2023
3		264 runs	272			24 November 2024
4		257 runs	279		Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County, Romania	30 August 2019
5	Durham	213 runs	230		Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe	9 March 2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo updated 24 November 2024.

Highest winning margin (by wickets)

, there have been 205 instances of a team winning by 10 wickets.^[1] The highest target reached without losing a wicket is 203 by Pakistan against England in September 2022 at Karachi.^[2]

Highest match aggregate

Rank	Score	Teams	Venue	Date
align=center	1	549/10 (40 overs)	Sunrisers Hyderabad (287/3) v Royal Challengers Bengaluru (262/7)	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India	15 April 2024
2	523/8 (38.4 overs)	Kolkata Knight Riders (261/6) v Punjab Kings (262/2)	Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India	26 April 2024
	523/8 (40 overs)	Sunrisers Hyderabad (277/3) v Mumbai Indians (246/5)	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India	27 March 2024
align=center	4	517/9 (38.5 overs)	(258/5) v (259/4)	SuperSport Park, Centurion, South Africa	26 March 2023
align=center	5	515/11 (40 overs)	Multan Sultans (262/3) v Quetta Gladiators (253/8)	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan	11 March 2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo Updated 26 April 2024

Most sixes in an innings

Rank	Sixes	Batting Team	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
align=center	1	27			Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya	23 October 2024	Scorecard
align=center	2	26			Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou, China	27 September 2023	Scorecard
align=center	3	24	Punjab Kings		Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India	26 April 2024	Scorecard
align=center rowspan=3	4	23			Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	14 October 2018	Scorecard
			Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok, Hong Kong	15 February 2024	Scorecard
			Warner Park, Basseterre, West Indies	4 September 2024	Scorecard
Updated: 23 October 2024^[3]

Most fours in an innings

Rank	Fours	Batting Team	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
align=center	1	33			Kennington Oval, London, England	22 June 2023	Scorecard
align=center rowspan=3	2	31			Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, England	18 June 2003	Scorecard
			Green Park Stadium, Kanpur, India	10 May 2017	Scorecard
			County Ground, Taunton, England	9 June 2024	Scorecard
align=center rowspan=7	5	30			R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	3 September 2004	Scorecard
			New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	14 September 2007	Scorecard
			Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England	18 July 2021	Scorecard
			Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	8 October 2021	Scorecard
			Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire, England	23 June 2022	Scorecard
			Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan	8 March 2023	Scorecard
			Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya	23 October 2024	Scorecard
Updated: 23 October 2024^[4]

Most sixes in a match

Rank	Sixes	Teams	Venue	Date	Scorecard
align=center rowspan=2	1	42	Punjab Kings (24) v Kolkata Knight Riders (18)	Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India	26 April 2024	Scorecard
Guyana Amazon Warriors (23) v St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (19)	Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis		4 September 2024	Scorecard
align=center rowspan=2	3	38	Mumbai Indians (20) v Sunrisers Hyderabad (18)	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India	27 March 2024	Scorecard
Sunrisers Hyderabad (22) v Royal Challengers Bengaluru (16)	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India		15 April 2024	Scorecard
align=center rowspan=2	5	37	Balkh Legends (23) v Kabul Zwanan (14)	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	14 October 2018	Scorecard
Jamaica Tallawahs (21) v St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (16)	Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis		10 September 2019	Scorecard
Updated: 5 September 2024^[5]

Most fours in a match

Rank	Fours	Teams	Venue	Date	Scorecard
align=center	1	55	Somerset (31) v Glamorgan (24)	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, England	18 June 2003	Scorecard
align=center	2	54	Quetta Gladiators (30) v Peshawar Zalmi (24)	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan	8 March 2023	Scorecard
align=center	3	53	Delhi (27) v Services (26)	Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi, India	16 January 2018	Scorecard
align=center rowspan=2	4	align=center rowspan=2	52	Middlesex (33) v Surrey (19)	The Oval, London, England	22 June 2023	Scorecard
Multan Sultans (27) v Islamabad United (25)	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan	10 March 2024	Scorecard
Updated 29 March 2024^[6]

Individual records (batting)

Most career runs

Rank	Runs	Innings	Player	Average	100	50	4s	6s	Period
align=center	1	14,562	455		36.22	22	88	1,132	1,056	2005–2022
align=center	2	13,360	503		36.40	0	83	1,041	420	2005–2024
align=center	3	13,355	611		31.20	1	60	830	897	2006–2024
align=center	4	12,987	471		29.65	6	82	1,428	521	2009–2024
align=center	5	12,886	382		41.43	9	97	1,144	416	2007–2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 4 October 2024

Most runs in each batting position

Batting position	Batsman	Innings	Runs	Average	Span	Ref
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Opener		405	13,469	37.95	2005–2022	^[7]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 3		247	7,164	33.63	2008–2021	^[8]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 4		242	6,852	38.71	2005–2024	^[9]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 5		194	4,778	38.22	2008–2024	^[10]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 6		203	4,749	35.44	2008–2024	^[11]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 7		103	2,374	32.52	2010–2024	^[12]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 8		132	1,174	13.97	2016–2024	^[13]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 9		52	418	12.29	2006–2023	^[14]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 10		26	172	11.46	2012–2021	^[15]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 11		39	163	12.53	2006–2024	^[16]
Last updated: 15 November 2024.

Highest individual score

Rank	Runs	Player	Team	Opponent	Venue	Date
1	175*	Chris Gayle		Pune Warriors India	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India	23 April 2013
2	172	Aaron Finch			Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe	3 July 2018
3	162*	Hamilton Masakadza	Mountaineers	Eagles	Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	11 February 2016
		Hazratullah Zazai			Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	23 February 2019
	162	Dewald Brevis	Titans	Knights	JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom, South Africa	31 October 2022
Source: ESPNcricinfo (updated 31 October 2022).

Highest individual score (Progression of Record)

Runs	Batsman	Batting team	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
70 (52)				County Ground, Taunton, England	13 June 2003	Scorecard
97 (61)				Grace Road, Leicester, England	16 June 2003	Scorecard
100* (50)				Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Edgbaston, England	23 June 2003	Scorecard
112 (43)				Mote Park, Maidstone, England	2 July 2004	Scorecard
116* (57)				County Ground, Taunton, England	5 July 2004	Scorecard
116* (65)				Wardown Park, Luton, England	5 July 2004	Scorecard
116* (53)				County Ground, Taunton, England	27 June 2006	Scorecard
141* (70)				New Road, Worcester, England	9 July 2006	Scorecard
158* (73)				M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India	18 April 2008	Scorecard
175* (66)					23 April 2013	Scorecard
Updated: 25 August 2020^[17]

Highest individual score (by batting position)

Position	Runs	Batsman	Batting team	Opposition	Venue	Date	Scorecard
Openers	175*				M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India	23 April 2013	Scorecard
Position 3	152*				County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford, England	24 June 2008	Scorecard
Position 4	146*				Guru Nanak College Ground, Chennai, India	13 January 2021	Scorecard
Position 5	129				St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, England	6 June 2014	Scorecard
Position 6	125*	Shaheryar Butt			Pierre Werner Cricket Ground, Walferdange, Luxembourg	29 August 2020	Scorecard
Position 7	121*				Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	10 August 2018	Scorecard
Position 8	100*	Saber Zakhil			Royal Brussels Cricket Club, Waterloo, Belgium	24 July 2021	Scorecard
Position 9	74				Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak, India	22 March 2013	Scorecard
Position 10	58				Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	15 February 2019	Scorecard
Position 11	35*				Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia	13 December 2020	Scorecard
Updated: 17 September 2022^[18]

Most 50+ scores

Rank	50+	Player	Innings	Centuries	Half-centuries	Runs	Period
align=center	1	112		384	8	104	12,411	2007–2024
align=center	2	110		455	22	88	14,562	2005–2022
align=center	3	106		382	9	97	12,886	2007–2024
align=center	4	101		293	11	90	10,942	2012–2024
align=center	5	90		400	8	82	11,842	2009–2024
Last Updated: 1 July 2024^[19]

Most half-centuries in career

Rank	Half-centuries	Player	Innings	Runs	Period
align=center	1	104		384	12,411	2007–2024
align=center	2	97		382	12,886	2007–2024
align=center	3	90		293	10,942	2012–2024
align=center	4	88		455	14,562	2005–2022
align=center rowspan=2	5	83		402	11,925	2005–2024
	503		13,360	2005–2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 14 November 2024

Most centuries in a career

Rank	Centuries	Player	Innings	Runs	Period
1	22		455	14,562	2009–2022
2	11		293	10,942	2012–2024
3	9		382	12,886	2007–2024
4	8		198	5,960	2006–2019
			339	8,837	2008–2024
			380	11,458	2009–2024
			384	12,411	2007–2024
			400	11,842	2009–2024
			435	11,830	2007–2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 22 July 2024

Fastest 100

Rank	Balls	Player	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
align=center	1	27				Happy Valley Ground, Episkopi, Cyprus	17 June 2024
align=center	2	28				Emerald High School, Indore, India	27 November 2024
align=center	3	30				M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India	23 April 2013
align=center	4	32				Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, Delhi, India	14 January 2018
align=center rowspan=3	5	33				Paarl Cricket Club Ground, Paarl, South Africa	15 September 2018
				Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur, Nepal	27 February 2024
				Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya	23 October 2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 27 November 2024

Fastest 50

Rank	Balls	Player	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
align=center	1	9				Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou, China	27 September 2023
align=center	2	11				JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi, India	17 October 2023
align=center rowspan=4	3	12				Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa	19 September 2007
				Docklands Stadium, Melbourne, Australia	18 January 2016
				Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	14 October 2018
				Happy Valley Ground, Episkopi, Cyprus	17 June 2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 17 June 2024

Fastest to multiples of 1000 runs

Runs	Batsman	Match	Innings	Record Date	Time	Reference
scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2	1,000		23	23	9 July 2006	3y 23d	^[20]
	20 June 2008	2y 166d
	scope=row style=text-align:center;	2,000	54	53	15 May 2011	5y 129d	^[21]
	scope=row style=text-align:center;	3,000	87	85	16 Dec 2012	6y 345d	^[22]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	4,000		109	107	30 June 2012	6y 289d	^[23]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	5,000		135	132	16 April 2013	7y 213d	^[24]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	6,000		165	162	28 April 2014	8y 225d	^[25]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	7,000		196	187	3 October 2021	8y 306d	^[26]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	8,000	Chris Gayle	217	213	7 July 2015	9y 295d	^[27]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	9,000		254	245	16 March 2023	10y 105d	^[28]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	10,000		281	271	21 February 2024	11y 82d	^[29]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	11,000		320	314	12 December 2017	12y 88d	-
scope=row style=text-align:center;	12,000		351	345	21 October 2018	13y 36d	-
scope=row style=text-align:center;	13,000		388	381	15 September 2019	14y 0d	-
scope=row style=text-align:center;	14,000		431	423	12 July 2021	15y 300d	-
Last updated: 21 February 2024

Highest career strike rate

Qualification: 500 balls.

Rank	Strike rate	Player	Runs Scored	Balls faced	Period
1	170.71		1,236	724	2019–2024
2	169.31		8,874	5,241	2010–2024
3	168.60		3,544	2,102	2017–2024
4	167.48	Taranjeet Singh	1,087	649	2021–2024
5	164.11	Saber Zakhil	873	602	2018–2024
Source: https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=6;filter=advanced;orderby=batting_strike_rate;qualmin2=500;qualval2=balls_faced;size=200;template=results;type=batting, last updated: 29 November 2024

Highest strike rates in an innings

Rank	Strike rate	Player	Score	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;	533.33		align=center	32* (6)			R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;	520.00		align=center	52* (10)			Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field, Hangzhou, China
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;	500.00		align=center	30* (6)			Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana
align=center	4	scope=row style=text-align:center;	483.33		align=center	29* (6)			Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
align=center	5	scope=row style=text-align:center;	457.14	Hazratullah Zazai	align=center	32 (7)	Hindukush Stars	Pamir Zalmi	Kabul International Cricket Stadium, Kabul, Afghanistan
Qualification: Minimum 25 runs scored. Last Updated: 27 September 2023^[30]

Highest career average

Qualification: 50 innings.

Rank	Average	Player	Innings	Runs	Not outs	100s	50s	Period
1	47.25		52	1,701	15	0	13	2019–2024
2	44.57		92	3,076	23	4	17	2019–2024
3	43.60		296	10,989	44	11	90	2012–2024
4	42.61		243	7,969	56	2	67	2009–2024
5	42.15		180	6,028	36	2	48	2011–2024
Source: https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=6;filter=advanced;orderby=batting_average;qualmin1=50;qualval1=innings;size=200;template=results;type=batting, Last updated: 29 November 2024

Highest batting average in each batting position

Batting position	Batsman	Innings	Runs	Average	Span	Ref
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Opener		166	6,421	47.56	2013–2024	^[31]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 3		29	979	48.95	2003–2016	^[32]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 4		50	1,761	46.34	2019–2024	^[33]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 5		58	1,538	51.26	2004–2019	^[34]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 6		33	823	43.31	2016–2024	^[35]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 7		35	501	35.78	2005–2019	^[36]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 8		25	227	37.83	2005–2017	^[37]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 9		29	206	25.75	2010–2023	^[38]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 10		26	150	15.00	2008–2021	^[39]
scope=row style=text-align:center;	Number 11		28	33	16.50	2007–2015	^[40]
Qualification: 25 Innings.Last updated: 20 November 2024.

Most career sixes

Rank	Sixes	Player	Innings	Sixes Per Innings	Runs	Period
1	1,056		455	2.32	14,562	2005–2022
2	897		611	1.46	13,355	2006–2024
3	721		454	1.58	8,874	2010–2024
4	581		344	1.68	8,320	2013–2024
5	548		409	1.34	10,961	2010–2024
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 15 November 2024

Most sixes in an innings

Rank	Sixes	Player	Team	Opponent	Venue	Date
align=center rowspan=2	1	18				Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	12 December 2017
				Happy Valley Ground, Episkopi, Cyprus	17 June 2024
align=center rowspan="2"	3	17				M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India	23 April 2013
				Guru Nanak College Ground, Chennai, India	13 January 2021
align=center rowspan="4"	5	16				County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford, England	24 June 2008
				Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	12 January 2016
				Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	23 February 2019
				University of Otago Oval, Dunedin, New Zealand	17 January 2024
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 17 June 2024

Most career fours

Rank	Fours	Player	Innings	Fours Per Innings	Runs	Period
align=center	1	1,428		471	3.03	12,987	2009–2024
align=center	2	1,249		384	3.25	12,411	2007–2024
align=center	3	1,240		390	3.17	11,158	2010–2024
align=center	4	1,153		293	3.93	10,945	2012–2024
align=center	5	1,144		382	2.99	12,886	2007–2024
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 20 August 2024

Most fours in an innings

Rank	Fours	Player	Team	Opponent	Venue	Date
align=center	1	22				Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	19 January 2022
align=center rowspan=3	2	20				Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan	8 December 2012
				Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, England	17 August 2017
				Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan	8 March 2023
align=center rowspan=3	5	19				Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India	13 April 2011
				Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	10 May 2015
	Mid West Rhinos			Old Hararians, Harare, Zimbabwe	13 April 2021
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 9 March 2023

Most career boundaries

Rank	Boundaries	Player	Innings	Fours	Sixes	Boundaries Per Innings	Period
align=center	1	2,188		455	1,132	1,056	4.80	2005–2022
align=center	2	1,949		471	1,428	521	4.13	2009–2024
align=center	3	1,727		611	830	897	2.82	2006–2024
align=center	4	1,702		384	1,249	453	4.43	2007–2024
align=center	5	1,594		435	1,069	525	3.66	2007–2024
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 2 October 2024

Most runs in a calendar year

Rank	Runs	Player	Innings			100s/50s	Year
align=center	1	2,310		71	42.77	158.54	1/15	2024
align=center	2	2,036		45	56.55	132.03	1/18	2021
align=center	3	1,946		61	34.14	155.68	0/17	2022
align=center	4	1,845		67	31.27	129.92	0/17	2024
align=center	5	1,833		55	35.25	141.65	0/17	2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 20 November 2024

Most runs in a series

Rank	Runs	Batsman	Team	Matches	Innings	Series
align=center	1	973		Royal Challengers Bangalore	align=center	16	align=center	16
align=center	2	890		Gujarat Titans	align=center rowspan=3	17	align=center rowspan=3	17
align=center	3	863
align=center	4	848
align=center	5	741		Royal Challengers Bengaluru	align=center	15	align=center	15
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 23 May 2024

Most ducks in career

Rank	Ducks	Innings	Player	Period
align=center	1	47	339		2011–2024
align=center	2	43	471		2009–2024
align=center	3	42	270		2015–2024
align=center	4	33	420		2010–2024
align=center rowspan=3	5	32	345		2008–2024
357	Paul Stirling
367	Jason Roy
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 29 September 2024

Most consecutive innings without a duck

Rank	Innings	Player	From	Until
align=center	1	145		10 February 2012	5 February 2016
align=center	2	108		22 May 2015	29 October 2020
align=center	3	107		26 March 2009	26 November 2020
align=center	4	102		6 April 2012	24 January 2019
align=center	5	101		11 January 2014	28 April 2019
Updated: 26 June 2021^[41]

No ducks in career

Rank	Innings	Player	Span
align=center	1	76		2004–2012
align=center	2	73*		2018–2024
align=center	3	59*		2013–2023
align=center	4	52		2003–2012
align=center	5	49*		2019–2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 30 October 2024

Most Innings before first duck

Rank	Innings	Player	Match Date
align=center	1	95		21 September 2019
align=center	2	89		10 September 2012
align=center	3	79		14 July 2021
align=center	4	73		27 October 2024
align=center	5	71		31 July 2021
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 28 October 2024

Individual records (bowling)

Most career wickets

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Innings	Average	Strike rate	4 Wkts	5 Wkts	Period
align=center	1	631		582	546	24.40	17.7	11	2	2006–2024
align=center	2	613		448	445	18.15	16.7	15	4	2015–2024
align=center	3	569		526	516	21.36	20.9	12	1	2011–2024
align=center	4	518		416	399	19.96	17.1	10	4	2006–2024
align=center	5	492		444	436	21.49	18.9	11	5	2006–2024
Last updated: 7 October 2024^[42]

Best figures in a match

Rank	Bowling	Player	Team	Opponent	Venue	Date
align=center	1	7/8				Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	26 July 2023
align=center	2	7/18				Grace Road, Leicester, England	7 August 2019
align=center	3	6/3				UKM Bangi Stadium, Bangi, Malaysia	5 September 2024
align=center rowspan=2	4	6/5				Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales	5 July 2011
				University of Lagos Cricket Oval, Akoka, Nigeria	24 October 2021
Last updated: 5 September 2024^[43]

Best career bowling average

scope=col	Rank	scope=col	Average	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Wickets	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Balls	scope=col	Period
1	13.56		73	990	1,071	2019–2024
2	13.60		74	1,007	1,134	2021–2024
3	13.77		107	1,474	1,441	2008–2024
4	13.96		110	1,536	1,426	2012–2024
5	15.00		114	1,710	1,691	2015–2024
Qualification: 1,000 balls Last Updated: 11 November 2024^[44]

Best career strike rate

scope=col	Rank	scope=col	Strike rate	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Wickets	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Balls	scope=col	Period
align=center	1	12.9		110	1,536	1,426	2012–2024
align=center rowspan=2	2	13.1		85	1,753	1,117	2016–2024
	align=center		107	1,872	1,410	2021–2024
align=center rowspan=2	4	13.5		align=center	86	1,674	1,163	2021–2024
	108		1,491	1,465	2008–2024
Qualification: 1,000 balls Last Updated: 20 November 2024^[45]

Best career economy rate

scope=col	Rank	scope=col	Economy rate	scope=col	Player	scope=col	Runs	scope=col	Balls	scope=col	Wickets	scope=col	Period
1	5.17		1,493	1,732	78	2010–2024
2	5.34		919	1,032	69	2021–2024
3	5.53	SanjayKumar Thakor	980	1,063	65	2021–2024
4	5.54		990	1,071	73	2019–2024
5	5.62		1,804	1,924	107	2010–2024
Qualification: 1,000 balls Last Updated: 28 September 2024^[46]

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

Rank	4+ Wkts	Matches	Bowler	Period
align=center	1	19	448		2015–2024
align=center	2	16	444		2006–2024
align=center	3	15	295		2004–2020
align=center	4	14	411		2006–2024
align=center rowspan=3	5	13	241		2014–2024
525			2011–2024
582			2006–2024
Last updated: 28 September 2024^[47]

Most five-wicket hauls in a career

Rank	5+ Wkts	Innings	Bowler	Period
align=center	1	7	347		2008–2024
align=center rowspan=4	2	5	195		2018–2024
285			2009–2024
289			2004–2020
436			2006–2024
Last updated: 29 September 2024^[48]

Most maidens in a career

Rank	Maidens	Matches	Bowler	Period
align=center	1	31	525		2011–2024
align=center rowspan=2	2	26	305		2008–2024
444			2006–2024
align=center	4	24	286		2009–2024
align=center	5	22	233		2013–2024
Last updated: 22 September 2024^[49]

Most Wickets in a calendar year

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Average	Balls	Year
align=center	1	96	Rashid Khan	61	15.46	1,403	2018
align=center	2	87	Dwayne Bravo	72	24.47	1,543	2016
align=center	3	81	Rashid Khan	66	20.00	1,533	2022
align=center	4	80		56	14.75	1,278	2017
align=center	5	79	Imran Tahir	51	16.15	1,154	2019
Last updated: 31 December 2022^[50]

Most runs conceded in a match

Rank	Figures	Player	Overs	Bowling Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
align=center	1	scope=row style=text-align:center;		Musa Jobarteh	align=center rowspan=6	4.0			Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi, Kenya	23 October 2024
align=center	2	scope=row style=text-align:center;					County Ground, Taunton, England
align=center	3	scope=row style=text-align:center;		Sarmad Anwar			Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan
align=center rowspan=3	4	scope=row style=text-align:center; rowspan=2					Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, England
			Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
scope=row style=text-align:center;					Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Last updated: 24 October 2024^[51]

Most wickets in a series

Rank	Wickets	Bowler	Team	Matches	Bowling Average	Series
align=center rowspan=2	1	33	David Payne		17	12.75
			19	13.93
align=center rowspan=2	3	32			15	14.34
			18	15.53
align=center rowspan=3	5	31	Matt Henry		14	13.25
Pat Brown			16	13.35
			19	14.35
Last updated: 15 September 2024^[52]

Individual records (wicket-keeping)

Most dismissals in career as wicket keeper

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
align=center	1	306	378		219	87	0.809	2006–2024
align=center	2	296	320		239	57	0.925	2011–2024
align=center	3	281	336		211	70	0.836	2006–2024
align=center	4	274	281		172	102	0.975	2005–2022
align=center	5	217	269		174	43	0.806	2009–2024
Last updated: 29 September 2024^[53]

Most catches in career by wicket keeper

Rank	Catches	Innings	Player	Period
align=center	1	232	310		2011–2024
align=center	2	219	378		2006–2024
align=center	3	211	336	Dinesh Karthik
align=center	4	174	269		2009–2024
align=center	5	172	281		2005–2022
Last updated: 25 June 2024^[54]

Most stumpings in career

Rank	Stumpings	Innings	Player	Period
align=center	1	102	281		2005–2022
align=center	2	87	378		2006–2024
align=center	3	70	336	Dinesh Karthik
align=center	4	62	161		2010–2024
align=center	5	60	206		2004–2020
Last updated: 27 August 2024^[55]

Most dismissals in series as wicket keeper

Rank	Dismissals	Innings	Player	Catches	Stumpings	Diss/Inn	Series
align=center	1	24	16		18	6	1.500
align=center	2	22	16		18	4	1.375
align=center	3	21	15		16	5	1.400
align=center	4	20	12		18	2	1.666
align=center rowspan=4	5	19	13		17	2	1.461
15			15	4	1.266
17			16	3	1.117
16			17	2	1.187
Last updated: 17 July 2022^[56]

Most dismissals in year as wicket keeper

Rank	Dismissals	Innings	Player	Catches	Stumpings	Diss/Inn	Year
align=center	1	52	54		48	4	0.962	2022
align=center	2	48	50		39	9	0.944	2024
align=center	3	47	45		41	6	1.044	2021
align=center rowspan=2	4	39	35		24	15	1.114	2016
45			30	9	0.866	2024
Last updated: 15 November 2024^[57]

Individual records (fielding)

Most catches in career by fielder

Rank	Catches	Player	Matches	Innings	Ct/Inn	Period
align=center	1	379		687	675	0.561	2006–2024
align=center	2	305		503	496	0.614	2008–2024
align=center	3	275		582	573	0.479	2006–2024
align=center	4	228		475	470	0.485	2009–2024
align=center	5	225		542	541	0.415	2005–2024
Last updated: 7 October 2024^[58] Note:The list excludes catches made as wicket-keeper

Most catches in series as fielder

Rank	Catches	Player	Matches	Innings	Series
align=center	1	22		14	14
align=center	2	19		16	16
align=center	3	18
align=center rowspan=3	4	17		11	11
	16		16
	17		17
Last updated: 20 July 2023^[59]

Most catches in year by fielder

Rank	Catches	Player	Matches	Innings	Ct/Inn	Year
align=center	1	55		73	72	0.763	2022
align=center	2	40		62	62	0.645	2019
align=center rowspan=3	3	39		45	45	0.866	2014
48	47			0.829	2023
	60		60	0.650	2017
Last updated: 20 August 2024^[60] Note:The list excludes catches made as wicket-keeper

Individual records (other)

Most matches played

Rank	Matches	Player	Runs	Wickets	Period
align=center	1	687		13,355	326	2006–2024
align=center	2	582		6,970	631
align=center	3	542		13,360	182	2005–2024
align=center	4	527		8,874	464	2010–2024
align=center	5	526		4,318	569	2011–2024
Last updated: 10 November 2024^[61]

Most matches as captain

scope=col	Rank	scope=col	Matches	scope=col	Player	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Win %	Period
align=center	1	322		189	127	2	4	59.74	2007–2023
align=center	2	225		140	80	5	0	63.33	2013–2024
align=center	3	208		104	97	2	5	51.72	2006–2020
align=center	4	199		92	94	2	11	49.46	2006–2020
align=center rowspan=2	5	193		96	86	5	6	52.67	2011–2023
	94		88	4	7	51.61	2014–2024
Last updated: 4 October 2024^[62]

Most matches won as captain

scope=col	Rank	scope=col	Won	scope=col	Player	Matches	Lost	Tied	NR	Win %	Period
align=center	1	189		322	127	2	4	59.74	2007–2023
align=center	2	140		225	80	5	0	63.33	2013–2024
align=center	3	104		208	97	2	5	51.72	2006–2020
align=center	4	98		170	70	1	1	58.28	2009–2018
align=center	5	97		185	81	1	6	54.46	2012–2024
Last updated: 7 October 2024

Most runs as a captain

Rank	Runs	Innings	Player	Average	100	50	Period
align=center	1	6,564	188		43.19	5	50	2011–2023
align=center	2	6,190	281		38.20	0	23	2007–2023
align=center	3	6,064	224		30.01	3	39	2013–2024
align=center	4	5,871	187		35.58	5	44	2014–2024
align=center	5	5,851	181		36.11	6	41	2012–2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 7 October 2024

Most wickets as a captain

Rank	Wickets	Player	Innings	Average	Strike rate	4 Wkts	5 Wkts	Period
align=center	1	190		145	18.36	16.6	3	4	2009–2023
align=center	2	127		138	27.44	22.8	1	0	2010–2024
align=center	3	122		93	22.92	15.7	5	1	2007–2022
align=center	4	98		117	22.92	16.8	4	0	2013–2024
align=center	5	93		80	23.49	17.9	4	0	2016–2024
Last updated: 28 September 2024^[63]

Most Player of the Match Awards

Rank	Number of Awards	Player	Matches	Period
align=center	1	60		463	2005–2022
align=center	2	44		682	2006–2024
align=center	3	43		521	2010–2024
align=center rowspan=4	4	42		340	2004–2021
	444		2006–2024
	475		2009–2024
	542		2005–2024
Last updated: 20 September 2024^[64]

Most Player of the Series Awards

Rank	Number of Awards	Player	Matches	Period
align=center	1	8		444	2006–2024
align=center	2	7		399	2007–2024
align=center	3	6		200	2017–2024
align=center rowspan=5	4	5		272	2009–2024
	297		2010–2024
	304		2012–2024
	385		2007–2024
	447		2010–2024
Last updated: 11 November 2024^[65]

Partnership records

Record wicket partnerships

Partnership	Runs	Batsmen		Team	Opponent	Venue	Date
1st wicket	258*	Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake	Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming			Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok, Hong Kong	15 February 2024
2nd wicket	229					M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India	14 May 2016
3rd wicket	213					Emerald High School Ground, Indore, India	21 February 2019
4th wicket	202*						30 March 2013
5th wicket	192*			Fortune Barishal	Rangpur Riders	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram, Bangladesh	19 January 2023
6th wicket	161					Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	10 August 2018
7th wicket	108					Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram, Bangladesh	17 February 2024
8th wicket	134					Absa Puk Oval, Potchefstroom, South Africa	7 April 2024
9th wicket	132*	Saber Zakhil	Saqlain Ali			Royal Brussels Cricket Club, Waterloo, Belgium	24 July 2021
10th wicket	63					Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	14 February 2016
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 8 April 2024

• 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)

Wicket	Runs	Players	Batting team	Opposition	Venue	Date
1st wicket	258*	Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake & Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming			Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok, Hong Kong	15 February 2024
	236				Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India	23 February 2019
2nd wicket	229				M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India	14 May 2016
1st wicket	223				Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe	3 July 2018
	220	Sabawoon Davizi & Dylan Steyn			Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta	12 May 2022
An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached). Last updated: 15 February 2024^[66]

Highest overall partnership runs by a pair

Rank	Runs	Innings	Players	Highest	Average	100	50	Span
align=center	1	3,341	72		203*	47.72	10	15	2018–2024
align=center	2	3,175	77		229	44.09	10	12	2011–2020
align=center	3	3,035	63		204*	53.24	10	13	2011–2017
align=center	4	2,824	75		207	37.65	5	15	2011–2024
align=center	5	2,357	50		139	48.10	6	14	2014–2017
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 June 2024^[67]

Individual Records (Officials)

Most matches as an umpire

See also: List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires.

Rank	Matches	Umpire	Country	Span
align=center	1	264			2005–2024
align=center	2	243			2009–2024
align=center	3	241			2007–2024
align=center	4	237			2006–2024
align=center	5	227			2007–2024
Updated: 26 August 2024^[68]

See also

• Twenty20

External links

• "Records Twenty20 matches ESPNcricinfo"

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