List of Twenty20 cricket records

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.

Listing criteria

In general the top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted). Currently active players are indicated with a †. Teams playing at home are indicated by (H), where appropriate.

Team records

Highest innings totals
RankScore TeamOpponentVenueDate
1 278/3 (20 overs)  Afghanistan  Ireland Dehradun 23 February 2019
278/4 (20 overs)  Czech Republic  Turkey Ilfov County 30 August 2019
2 267/2 (20 overs) Trinbago Knight Riders Jamaica Tallawahs (H) Kingston, Jamaica 13 September 2019
3 263/5 (20 overs) Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) Pune Warriors India Bangalore 23 April 2013
263/3 (20 overs)  Australia  Sri Lanka (H) Pallekele 6 September 2016
Source: ESPNcricinfo (updated 13 September 2019).

Lowest innings totals

Completed innings only.

RankScoreTeamOpponentVenueDate
121 (8.3 overs) Turkey Czech RepublicIlfov County30 August 2019
228 (11.3 overs) Turkey LuxembourgIlfov County29 August 2019
330 (11.4 overs)TripuraJharkhand (H)Dhanbad20 September 2009
432 (8.5 overs) Turkey AustriaIlfov County31 August 2019
539 (10.3 overs) Netherlands Sri Lanka (H)Chittagong24 March 2014
Source: ESPNcricinfo (updated 16 September 2019).

Largest victory margin (by runs)
Rank Winner Margin Target Opponent Venue Date
1 Czech Republic257 runs279 TurkeyIlfov County30 August 2019
2Andhra179 runs245NagalandMulapadu22 February 2019
3 Romania173 runs227 TurkeyIlfov County29 August 2019
4 Sri Lanka172 runs261 KenyaJohannesburg14 September 2007
5Balkh Legends171 runs236Nangarhar LeopardsSharjah19 October 2018
Source: ESPNcricinfo (updated 16 September 2019).

Largest victory margin (by wickets)

As of 21 February 2019, there have been 90 instances of a team winning by 10 wickets. The highest target reached without losing a wicket is 184 by Kolkata Knight Riders against Gujarat Lions in April 2017.[1]

Highest match aggregate
Rank Score Teams Venue Date
1 497/7 (40 overs) Otago (249/3) v Central Districts (248/4) New Plymouth, Taranaki 21 December 2016
2 493/7 (40 overs) Trinbago Knight Riders (267/2) v Jamaica Tallawahs (226/5) Kingston, Jamaica 13 September 2019
3 489/10 (40 overs)  West Indies (245/6) v  India (244/4) Lauderhill, Florida 27 August 2016
4 488/11 (38.5 overs)  New Zealand (243/6) (H) v  Australia (245/5) Auckland 16 February 2018
5 483/10 (38.5 overs) Jamaica Tallawahs (241/4) v SKN Patriots (242/6) Basseterre 10 September 2019
Source: ESPNcricinfo (Updated 16 September 2019)

Individual records

Individual records (batting)

Highest individual score
Rank Runs Player Team Opponent Venue Date
1175*Chris GayleRoyal Challengers BangalorePune Warriors IndiaBangalore23 April 2013
2172Aaron Finch Australia ZimbabweHarare Sports Club3 July 2018
3162*Hamilton MasakadzaMountaineersEaglesBulawayo11 February 2016
4162*Hazratullah Zazai Afghanistan IrelandDehradun23 February 2019
5161Adam LythYorkshireNorthantsLeeds17 August 2017
Source: ESPNcricinfo (updated 22 December 2019).

Most career runs
Rank Runs Innings Player Period
113,296396Chris Gayle 2005–present
210,000450Kieron Pollard2006–present
39,922364Brendon McCullum2005–2019
49,892363Shoaib Malik2005–present
59,218279David Warner2007–present
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 17 March 2020

Most centuries in a career

Chris Gayle is the clear leader in the list of the most career centuries in T20s with 22; only Michael Klinger, David Warner and Aaron Finch (8 each) have scored more than seven.[2][3]

Fastest 100
Rank Balls Player Team Opposition Venue Date
130Chris GayleRoyal Challengers BangalorePune Warriors IndiaBangalore23 April 2013
232Rishabh PantDelhiHimachal PradeshDelhi14 January 2018
333Wihan LubbeNorth WestLimpopoPaarl15 Sep 2018
434Andrew SymondsKentMiddlesexMaidstone2 July 2004
5 35 Louis van der Westhuizen Namibia KenyaWindhoek7 November 2011
David Miller South Africa BangladeshPotchefstroom29 October 2017
Rohit Sharma India Sri LankaIndore22 December 2017
Martin GuptillWorcestershireNorthantsNorthampton27 July 2018
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 7 December 2018

Fastest 50
Rank Balls Player Team Opposition Venue Date
112Yuvraj Singh India EnglandDurban19 September 2007
12Chris GayleMelbourne RenegadesAdelaide StrikersDocklands Stadium18 January 2016
12 Shahid AfridiKabul ZwananBalkh LegendsSharjah14 October 2018
413Marcus TrescothickSomersetHampshireTaunton9 July 2010
5 14Colin Munro New Zealand Sri LankaAuckland10 January 2016
14Gerard BrophyYorkshireDerbyshireDerby10 July 2006
14Imran NazirSialkot StallionsLahore EaglesLahore26 April 2005
14Kieran Noema-BarnettCentral DistrictsOtagoInvercargill12 December 2010
14Kieron PollardTrinidad and TobagoLeeward IslandsNorth Sound11 January 2012
14Farhaan BehardienTitansWarriorsEast London11 December 2016
14KL RahulKings XI PunjabDelhi DaredevilsPunjab Cricket Association Stadium8 April 2018
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 7 December 2018

Highest career strike rate

Qualification: 500 balls.

RankStrike RateBalls facedPlayerPeriod
1170.433,088Andre Russell †2010–present
2166.781,695Colin de Grandhomme †2015–present
3162.461,199Rishabh Pant †2015–present
4156.70559Hazratullah Zazai †2016–present
5156.21941Ian Harvey2003–2010
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated: 21 February 2019

Highest career average

Qualification: 50 innings.

RankAveragePlayerPeriod
143.01Babar Azam2012–present
242.02KL Rahul2013–present
341.20Virat Kohli2007–present
439.88MS Dhoni2006–2020
539.66Devon Conway2011–present
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 17 March 2020

Most career sixes
Rank Sixes Player Period
1978Chris Gayle2005–present
2652Kieron Pollard2006–present
3485Brendon McCullum2005–2019
4454Shane Watson2007–present
5425Andre Russell2010–present
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 17 March 2020

Most sixes in an innings
Rank Sixes Player Team Opponent Venue Date
118Chris GayleRangpur RidersDhaka DynamitesDhaka12 December 2017
217Chris GayleRoyal Challengers BangalorePune Warriors IndiaBangalore23 April 2013
316Graham NapierEssexSussexChelmsford24 June 2008
16Dasun ShanakaSinhaleseSaracensColombo12 January 2016
16Hazratullah Zazai Afghanistan IrelandDehradun23 February 2019
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 23 February 2019

Individual records (bowling)

Best figures in a match
Rank Bowling Player Team Opponent Venue Date
17/18Colin AckermannLeicestershireWarwickshireLeicester7 August 2019
26/5Arul SuppiahSomersetGlamorganCardiff5 July 2011
36/6Shakib Al HasanTridentsRed SteelBridgetown3 August 2013
46/7Lasith MalingaStarsScorchersPerth12 December 2012
Kyle JamiesonCanterburyAuckland AcesAuckland1 January 2019
Deepak Chahar India BangladeshNagpur10 November 2019
Source: ESPNcricinfo, last updated 29 July 2019

Most career wickets
Rank Wickets Matches Player Period
1498456Dwayne Bravo†2006–present
2390295Lasith Malinga†2004–present
3381337Sunil Narine†2011–present
4367291Imran Tahir†2006–present
5354308Shakib Al Hasan†2006–present
6353337Sohail Tanvir†2005–present
7339317Shahid Afridi†2004–present
8298212Rashid Khan†2015–present
9296252Wahab Riaz†2005–present
10291321Andre Russell†2010–present
Source:ESPNcricinfo, last updated 4 February 2019

Individual records (wicket keeping)

Most dismissals in career

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

Rank Dismissals Innings Player Period Catches Stumpings
1248304MS Dhoni†2006–present16583
2238246Kamran Akmal†2005–present14197
3214247Dinesh Karthik†2006–present15559
4205206Kumar Sangakkara†2004–present14560
5180208Denesh Ramdin†2006–present13149
Source:ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 7 December 2018

Individual records (other)

Most matches played
Rank Matches Player Period
1501Kieron Pollard†2006–present
2455Dwayne Bravo†2006–present
3404Chris Gayle†2005–present
4386Shoaib Malik†2005–present
5370Brendon McCullum2005–2019
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 4 February 2019

Partnership records

Record wicket partnerships
Partnership Runs Players Team Opponent Venue Date
1st wicket236Hazratullah Zazai & Usman GhaniAfghanistanIrelandDehradun23 February 2019
2nd wicket229AB de Villiers & Virat KohliRoyal Challengers BangaloreGujarat LionsBengaluru14 May 2016
3rd wicket213Shreyas Iyer & Suryakumar YadavMumbaiSikkimIndore21 February 2019
4th wicket202*Manpreet Juneja & Abdulahad MalekGujaratKeralaIndore30 March 2013
5th wicket150Hashim Amla & DJ BravoTrinbago Knight RidersBarbados TridentsPort of Spain1 Jul 2016
6th wicket161Kennar Lewis & Andre RussellJamaica TallawahsTrinbago Knight RidersPort of Spain10 August 2018
7th wicket107*Lasith Abeyratne & Roshan AnuruddaColombo Cricket ClubChilaw Marians Cricket ClubColombo12 January 2016
8th wicket120Azhar Mahmood & Isuru UdanaWayamba UnitedUva NextColombo28 August 2012
9th wicket69Corey Anderson & Josh DaveySomersetSurreyThe Oval 9 Jul 2017
10th wicket63Grant Elliott & Zulfiqar BabarQuetta GladiatorsPeshawar ZalmiSharjah14 February 2016
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 7 August 2019
  • 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).

References
  1. "Largest margin of victory (by wickets)". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  2. "Stats: Gayle stands alone at the top of the T20 heap". Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  3. "Records | Twenty20 matches | Batting records | Most hundreds in a career | ESPNcricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

See also
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