This is a list of Twenty20 men's cricket records, that is a record team or individual performances in Twenty20 cricket (T20). The records only include top-level T20 games: those played in officially recognised tournaments in ICC Full-member countries or any Twenty20 International.

Team records

Highest total

Rank Score Team Opponent Venue Date
1 314/3 (20 overs)    Nepal  Mongolia Hangzhou 27 September 2023
2 278/3 (20 overs)  Afghanistan  Ireland Dehradun 23 February 2019
278/4 (20 overs)  Czech Republic  Turkey Ilfov County 30 August 2019
4 275/6 (20 overs) India Punjab India Andhra Ranchi 17 October 2023
5 273/2 (20 overs) Australia Melbourne Stars Australia Hobart Hurricanes Melbourne 28 January 2022
Source: ESPNcricinfo updated 17 October 2023.

Lowest innings totals

Completed innings only.

Rank Score Team Opponent Venue Date
1 10 (8.4 overs)  Isle of Man  Spain Cartagena 26 February 2023
2 15 (5.5 overs) Australia Sydney Thunder Australia Adelaide Strikers Sydney 16 December 2022
3 21 (8.3 overs)  Turkey  Czech Republic Ilfov County 30 August 2019
4 23 (11.2 overs)  China  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 26 July 2023
5 24 (6.1 overs)  Rwanda  Nigeria Lagos 14 October 2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo updated 14 October 2023.

Highest winning margin (by runs)

Rank Winner Margin Target Opponent Venue Date
1    Nepal 273 runs 315  Mongolia Hangzhou 27 September 2023
2  Czech Republic 257 runs 279  Turkey Ilfov County 30 August 2019
3  Canada 208 runs 246  Panama Antigua 14 November 2021
4 England Somerset 191 runs 266 England Derbyshire Taunton 13 July 2022
5  Tanzania 184 runs 219  Cameroon Rwanda 9 December 2022
Source: ESPNcricinfo updated 27 September 2023.

Highest winning margin (by wickets)

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

Highest match aggregate

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

Most sixes in an innings

Rank Sixes Batting Team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1 26    Nepal  Mongolia Hangzhou 27 September 2023 Scorecard
2 23 Afghanistan Balkh Legends Afghanistan Kabul Zwanan Sharjah 14 October 2018 Scorecard
3 22  Afghanistan  Ireland Dehradun 23 February 2019 Scorecard
 West Indies  South Africa Centurion 26 March 2023 Scorecard
India Punjab India Andhra Ranchi 17 October 2023 Scorecard
Updated: 17 October 2023[2]

Most Fours in an innings

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

Scorecard

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

Most sixes in a match

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

Most fours in a match

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

Individual records (batting)

Highest individual score

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

Highest individual score (Progression of Record)

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

Highest individual score (by batting position)

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

Most career runs

Rank Runs Innings Player Average 100 50 4s 6s Period
1 14,562 455 Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle† 36.22 22 88 1,132 1,056 2005–2022
2 13,077 491 Pakistan Shoaib Malik† 36.42 0 82 1,019 414 2005–2024
3 12,617 575 Cricket West Indies Kieron Pollard† 31.23 1 58 792 843 2006–2024
4 12,002 432 England Alex Hales† 29.93 6 76 1,331 475 2009–2024
5 11,994 359 India Virat Kohli† 41.21 8 91 1,074 371 2007–2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 9 February 2024

Most scores over 50

Rank 50+ Player Innings Centuries Half-centuries Runs Period
1 110 Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle† 455 22 88 14,562 2005–2022
2 107 Australia David Warner† 363 8 99 11,807 2007–2024
3 99 India Virat Kohli† 359 8 91 11,994 2007–2024
4 92 Pakistan Babar Azam† 267 10 82 9,832 2012–2024
5 86 England Jos Buttler† 378 6 80 11,098 2009–2024
Last Updated: 3 February 2024[8]

Most half-centuries in career

Rank Half-centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 99 Australia David Warner† 361 11,787 2007–2024
2 91 India Virat Kohli† 359 11,994 2007–2024
3 88 Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle† 455 14,562 2005–2022
4 82 Pakistan Babar Azam† 266 9,795 2012–2024
Pakistan Shoaib Malik† 489 13,022 2005–2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 29 January 2024

Most centuries in a career

Rank Centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 22 Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle† 455 14,562 2009–2022
2 10 Pakistan Babar Azam† 259 9,519 2012–2024
3 8 Australia Michael Klinger 198 5,960 2006–2019
Australia David Warner† 356 11,732 2007–2024
India Virat Kohli† 357 11,965 2007–2024
Australia Aaron Finch 380 11,458 2009–2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 13 January 2024

Fastest 100

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

Fastest 50

Rank Balls Player Team Opposition Venue Date
1 9 Nepal Dipendra Singh Airee    Nepal  Mongolia Hangzhou 27 September 2023
2 11 India Ashutosh Sharma Railways Arunachal Pradesh Ranchi 17 October 2023
3 12 India Yuvraj Singh  India  England Durban 19 September 2007
Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle Melbourne Renegades Adelaide Strikers Docklands Stadium 18 January 2016
Afghanistan Hazratullah Zazai Kabul Zwanan Balkh Legends Sharjah 14 October 2018
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 18 October 2023

Fastest to multiples of 1000 runs

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

Highest career strike rate

Qualification: 500 balls.

Rank Strike rate Player Runs Scored Balls faced Period
1 169.09 New Zealand Finn Allen† 3,152 1,864 2017–2024
2 168.40 Cricket West Indies Andre Russell† 7,991 4,745 2010–2024
3 167.09 England Jamie Overton† 1,163 696 2015–2024
4 161.70 Singapore/Australia Tim David† 4,185 2,588 2018–2024
5 157.59 England Will Jacks† 3,995 2,535 2018–2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated: 9 February 2024

Highest strike rates in an innings

Rank Strike rate Player Runs Balls Faced Team Opposition Venue Date
1 533.33 Sri Lanka Seekkuge Prasanna 32* 6 Colombo Stars Kandy Warriors Colombo 14 December 2021
2 520.00 Nepal Dipendra Singh Airee 52* 10    Nepal  Mongolia Hangzhou 27 September 2023
3 500.00 South Africa Dewald Brevis 30* 6 St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Trinbago Knight Riders Guyana 22 September 2022
4 483.33 Cricket West Indies Andre Russell 29* 6 Jamaica Tallawahs Barbados Tridents Trinidad 23 August 2013
5 457.14 Afghanistan Hazratullah Zazai 32 7 Hindukush Stars Pamir Zalmi Kabul 21 July 2022
Qualification: Minimum 25 runs. Last Updated: 27 September 2023[19]

Highest career average

Qualification: 50 innings.

Rank Average Player Innings Runs Not outs 100s 50s Period
1 43.69 Pakistan Babar Azam† 267 9,832 42 10 82 2012–2024
2 43.49 Pakistan Mohammad Rizwan† 216 7,177 51 2 60 2009–2024
3 42.31 India KL Rahul† 199 7,066 31 6 60 2013–2023
4 41.80 New Zealand Devon Conway† 167 5,602 33 2 44 2011–2024
5 41.21 India Virat Kohli† 359 11,994 68 8 91 2007–2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 31 January 2024

Most career sixes

Rank Sixes Player Innings Balls Faced Balls per six Sixes Per Innings Period
1 1,056 Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle† 455 10,060 9.52 2.32 2005–2022
2 842 Cricket West Indies Kieron Pollard† 574 8,329 9.89 1.46 2006–2024
3 649 Cricket West Indies Andre Russell† 409 4,745 7.31 1.58 2010–2024
4 535 New Zealand Colin Munro† 396 7,493 14.00 1.35 2010–2024
5 487 India Rohit Sharma† 413 8,336 17.11 1.17 2007–2024
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 4 February 2024

Most sixes in an innings

Rank Sixes Player Team Opponent Venue Date
1 18 Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle Rangpur Riders Dhaka Dynamites Dhaka 12 December 2017
2 17 Royal Challengers Bangalore Pune Warriors India Bangalore 23 April 2013
India Puneet Bisht Meghalaya Mizoram Chennai 13 January 2021
4 16 England Graham Napier Essex Sussex Chelmsford 24 June 2008
Sri Lanka Dasun Shanaka Sinhalese Saracens Colombo 12 January 2016
Afghanistan Hazratullah Zazai  Afghanistan  Ireland Dehradun 23 February 2019
New Zealand Finn Allen  New Zealand  Pakistan Dunedin 17 January 2024
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 18 January 2024

Most career Fours

Rank Fours Player Innings Balls Faced Balls per four Fours Per Innings Period
1 1,330 England Alex Hales† 431 8,187 6.15 3.08 2009–2024
2 1,190 Australia David Warner† 364 8,476 7.12 3.26 2007–2024
3 1,132 Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle† 455 10,060 8.88 2.48 2005–2022
4 1,109 England James Vince† 354 7,392 6.66 3.13 2010–2024
5 1,095 Australia Aaron Finch 380 8,293 7.57 2.88 2009–2024
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 4 February 2024

Most fours in an innings

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

Most career boundaries

Rank Boundaries Player Innings Fours Sixes Boundaries Per Innings Period
1 2,188 Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle† 455 1,132 1,056 4.80 2005–2022
2 1,805 England Alex Hales† 431 1,330 475 4.18 2009–2024
3 1,631 Cricket West Indies Kieron Pollard† 574 789 842 2.84 2006–2024
4 1,615 Australia David Warner† 364 1,190 425 4.43 2007–2024
5 1,547 Australia Aaron Finch 380 1,095 452 4.07 2009–2024
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 4 February 2024

Most runs in a calendar year

Rank Runs Player Innings Average 100/50 Year
1 2,036 Pakistan Mohammad Rizwan 45 56.55 1/18 2021
2 1,946 England Alex Hales 61 34.14 0/17 2022
3 1,833 England Jos Buttler 55 35.25 0/17 2023
4 1,817 Pakistan Mohammad Rizwan 44 50.47 0/20 2022
5 1,779 Pakistan Babar Azam 43 48.08 2/18 2021
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 22 December 2023

Most runs in a series

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

Most ducks in career

Rank Ducks Innings Player Period
1 41 238 Afghanistan Rashid Khan† 2015–2023
305 Cricket West Indies Sunil Narine† 2011–2024
3 40 428 England Alex Hales† 2009–2024
4 32 339 Ireland Paul Stirling† 2008–2023
5 30 335 England Jason Roy† 2008–2024
455 Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle† 2005–2022
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 29 January 2024

Most consecutive innings without a duck

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

No ducks in career

Rank Innings Player Span
1 76 South Africa Mark Boucher 2004–2012
2 59* India Rajat Paliwal† 2013–2023
3 52 England Jonathan Batty 2003–2012
4 49* India Anmolpreet Singh† 2015–2023
5 48* Nepal Dipendra Singh Airee† 2018–2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 7 November 2023

Most Innings before first duck

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

Individual records (bowling)

Best figures in a match

Rank Bowling Player Team Opponent Venue Date
1 7/8 Malaysia Syazrul Idrus  Malaysia  China Kuala Lumpur 26 July 2023
2 7/18 Netherlands Colin Ackermann Leicestershire Warwickshire Leicester 7 August 2019
3 6/5 Malaysia Arul Suppiah Somerset Glamorgan Cardiff 5 July 2011
Nigeria Peter Aho  Nigeria  Sierra Leone University of Lagos Cricket Oval 24 October 2021
5 6/6 Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan Tridents Red Steel Bridgetown 3 August 2013
Last updated: 26 July 2023[21]

Most career wickets

Rank Wickets Player Matches Innings Average Strike rate 4 Wkts 5 Wkts Period
1 623 Cricket West Indies Dwayne Bravo† 570 536 24.24 17.6 11 2 2006–2024
2 556 Afghanistan Rashid Khan† 410 407 18.30 17.0 11 4 2015–2023
3 532 Cricket West Indies Sunil Narine† 490 481 21.29 20.8 12 1 2011–2024
4 494 South Africa Imran Tahir† 400 383 19.97 17.2 10 3 2006–2024
5 474 Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan† 421 414 21.20 18.8 10 5 2006–2024
Last updated: 7 February 2024[22]

Best career strike rate

Rank Strike rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 12.8 Sri Lanka Malinda Pushpakumara† 106 1,478 1,360 2012–2023
2 13.8 India Lukman Meriwala† 97 1,555 1,347 2013–2023
3 13.9 South Africa/Thailand Jandre Coetzee† 84 1,230 1,168 2008–2023
4 14.0 Sri Lanka Nuwan Thushara† 107 1,942 1,501 2016–2024
5 14.2 South Africa Lungi Ngidi† 157 3,035 2,239 2015–2024
Qualification: 1,000 balls
Last Updated: 15 January 2024[23]

Best career bowling average

Rank Average Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 13.94 Sri Lanka Malinda Pushpakumara† 106 1,478 1,360 2012–2023
2 14.64 South Africa/Thailand Jandre Coetzee† 84 1,230 1,168 2008–2023
3 14.72 Sri Lanka Prabath Jayasuriya† 79 1,163 1,192 2012–2023
4 15.73 Uganda Henry Ssenyondo† 99 1,558 1,708 2010–2023
5 16.03 India Lukman Meriwala† 97 1,555 1,347 2013–2023
Qualification: 1,000 balls
Last Updated: 12 January 2024[24]

Best career economy rate

Rank Economy rate Player Runs Balls Wickets Period
1 5.10 Uganda Frank Nsubuga† 1,392 1,636 73 2010–2023
2 5.47 Uganda Henry Ssenyondo† 1,558 1,708 99 2010–2023
3 5.50 India Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore† 1,137 1,239 63 2018–2023
4 5.85 Sri Lanka Prabath Jayasuriya† 1,163 1,192 79 2012–2023
5 5.89 Rwanda Emmanuel Sebareme† 1,218 1,239 69 2015–2023
Qualification: 1,000 balls
Last Updated: 1 January 2024[25]

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

Rank 4+ Wkts Matches Bowler Period
1 15 295 Sri Lanka Lasith Malinga 2004–2020
410 Afghanistan Rashid Khan† 2015–2023
415 Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan† 2006–2023
4 13 237 Australia Andrew Tye† 2014–2024
391 South Africa Imran Tahir† 2006–2023
483 Cricket West Indies Sunil Narine† 2011–2023
564 Cricket West Indies Dwayne Bravo† 2006–2023
Last updated: 13 January 2024[26]

Most five-wicket hauls in a career

Rank 5+ Wkts Innings Bowler Period
1 6 309 South Africa/Namibia David Wiese† 2008–2023
2 5 163 Pakistan Shaheen Afridi† 2018–2023
266 India Bhuvneshwar Kumar† 2009–2023
289 Sri Lanka Lasith Malinga 2004–2020
408 Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan† 2006–2023
Last updated: 26 October 2023[27]

Most maidens in a career

Rank Maidens Matches Bowler Period
1 29 490 Cricket West Indies Sunil Narine† 2011–2024
2 26 420 Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan† 2006–2024
3 22 265 Pakistan Mohammad Amir† 2008–2024
270 India Bhuvneshwar Kumar† 2009–2023
5 21 197 Cricket West Indies Samuel Badree 2006–2018
348 Pakistan Wahab Riaz† 2005–2023
Last updated: 4 February 2024[28]

Most Wickets in a calendar year

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

Most runs conceded in a match

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

Most wickets in a series

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

Individual records (fielding)

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
1 296 364 India MS Dhoni† 209 87 0.813 2006–2023
2 276 325 India Dinesh Karthik† 207 69 0.849
3 274 281 Pakistan Kamran Akmal† 172 102 0.975 2005–2022
4 266 286 South Africa Quinton de Kock† 217 49 0.930 2011–2024
5 207 258 England Jos Buttler† 167 40 0.802 2009–2024
Last updated: 5 February 2024[32]

Most catches in career by wicket keeper

Rank Catches Innings Player Period
1 217 287 South Africa Quinton de Kock† 2011–2024
2 209 364 India MS Dhoni† 2006–2023
3 207 325 India Dinesh Karthik†
4 172 281 Pakistan Kamran Akmal† 2010–2022
5 167 258 England Jos Buttler† 2009–2024
Last updated: 7 February 2024[33]

Most stumpings in career

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

Most dismissals in series as wicket keeper

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

Most catches in career by fielder

Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Ct/Inn Period
1 351 Cricket West Indies Kieron Pollard† 643 631 0.556 2006–2024
2 286 South Africa David Miller† 461 454 0.629 2008–2024
3 269 Cricket West Indies Dwayne Bravo† 567 558 0.482 2006–2024
4 221 Pakistan Shoaib Malik† 528 527 0.419 2005–2024
5 217 England Alex Hales† 429 424 0.511 2009–2024
Last updated: 26 January 2024[36]

Note:The list excludes catches made as wicket-keeper

Most catches in series as fielder

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

Individual records (other)

Most matches played

Rank Matches Player Runs Wickets Period
1 647 Cricket West Indies Kieron Pollard† 12,577 316 2006–2024
2 570 Cricket West Indies Dwayne Bravo† 6,920 623
3 529 Pakistan Shoaib Malik† 13,063 180 2005–2024
4 490 Cricket West Indies Sunil Narine† 3,695 532 2011–2024
5 473 Cricket West Indies Andre Russell† 7,991 421 2010–2024
Last updated: 4 February 2024[38]

Most matches as captain

Rank Matches Player Won Lost Tied NR Win % Period
1 322 India MS Dhoni† 189 127 2 4 59.74 2007–2023
2 217 India Rohit Sharma† 132 80 5 0 61.98 2013–2024
3 208 Cricket West Indies Daren Sammy 104 97 2 5 51.72 2006–2020
4 193 India Virat Kohli 96 86 5 6 52.67 2011–2023
5 180 Cricket West Indies Kieron Pollard† 83 84 2 11 49.70 2013–2024
Last updated: 9 February 2024[39]

Most matches won as captain

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

Most Player of the Match Awards

See also: Player of the Match awards (cricket) § Twenty20_International_Cricket
Rank Number of Awards Player Matches Period
1 60 Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle† 463 2005–2022
2 42 South Africa AB de Villiers 340 2004–2021
Pakistan Shoaib Malik† 530 2005–2024
4 41 Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan† 421 2006–2024
England Alex Hales† 435 2009–2024
Cricket West Indies Kieron Pollard† 647 2006–2024
Last updated: 7 February 2024[40]

Partnership records

Record wicket partnerships

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

Highest partnerships (any wicket)

Partnership Runs Players Batting team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1st wicket 236 Hazratullah Zazai & Usman Ghani  Afghanistan  Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun 23 February 2019 [1]
2nd wicket 229 Virat Kohli & AB de Villiers Royal Challengers Bangalore Gujarat Lions M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 14 May 2016 [2]
1st wicket 223 Aaron Finch & D'Arcy Short  Australia  Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 3 July 2018 [3]
2nd wicket 215* Virat Kohli & AB de Villiers Royal Challengers Bangalore Mumbai Indians Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 10 May 2015 [4]
1st wicket 213* Balaji Pai & Louis Bruce  Gibraltar  Bulgaria Marsa Sports Club, Malta 13 May 2022 [5]
3rd wicket 213 Shreyas Iyer & Suryakumar Yadav Mumbai Sikkim Emerald High School Ground, Indore 21 February 2019 [6]
An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached). Last updated: 18 May 2022[41]

Individual Records (Officials)

Most matches as an umpire

See also: List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires
Rank Matches Umpire Country T20s Career Span
1 240 Richard Illingworth  England 2005–2023
2 226 Anil Chaudhary  India 2007–2023
3 222 Ahsan Raza  Pakistan 2006–2023
4 221 Sundaram Ravi  India 2007–2022
5 218 Ranmore Martinesz  Sri Lanka 2004–2022
Updated: 29 November 2023[42]

See also

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