List of India Twenty20 International cricket records
Summary
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 India Cricket team's Twenty20 International records. It is based on the List of Twenty20 International records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with the Indian cricket team. India played its first Twenty20 game against South Africa in December 2006, and these records date from that game.
Keyedit
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 India only, and are correct as of October 2023[update].
Key
Symbol
Meaning
†
Player or umpire is currently active in T20I cricket
In a bilateral series winning all matches is referred to as whitewash. Only series with more than one match are considered.
India have recorded 12 such series victories.[11]
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.[21]
The largest victory recorded by India is during the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup against Scotland when they won by 8 wickets with 81 balls remaining.[23]
The narrowest winning margin by balls remaining in T20Is is by winning of the last ball which has been achieved 26 times. India has achieve victory of the last ball on four occasions.[27]
The narrowest margin of victory by wickets is 1 wicket which has settled four such T20Is. The narrowest victory by wickets for India is three wickets.[28]
India have lost a T20I match by a margin of 10 wickets twice. The first instance was against Pakistan in the 2021 T20I World Cup while the second time was against England in the 2022 T20I World Cup.
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.[21]
There have been 34 ties in T20Is history with India involved in five such games.[6]
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 22 yards (20 m) of the pitch.[31]Virat Kohli from India has scored the most runs in T20Is, with 4,037, trailed by Rohit Sharma with 3,974.[32]
Qualification: Minimum 10 innings batted at position. Last updated: 17 January 2024
Most half-centuriesedit
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 has scored the most half-centuries in T20Is with 37.
Qualification= 250 balls faced. Last Updated: 17 January 2024[92]
Highest strike rates in an inningedit
Yuvraj Singh during his innings of 58 of 18 balls which included six sixes in an over off Stuart Broad and is the fastest fifty ever in a Twenty20 game[93][94][95] and Dinesh Karthik with his innings of 29* off 8 balls against Bangladesh in the final of the 2018 Nidahas Trophy holds the top position for an India player in this list.[96]
A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run.[102]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. Rohit Sharma with 7 ducks has the highest number of such knocks for India.[103]
A bowler's bowling average is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of wickets they have taken.
Afghanistan's Rashid Khan holds the record for the best career average in T20Is with 12.62. Ajantha Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer, is second behind Rashid with an overall career average of 14.42 runs per wicket. Bumrah with an average of 14.57 is the highest ranked Indian bowler.[127]
Qualification: 500 balls. Last Updated: 17 January 2024[128]
Best career economy rateedit
A bowler's economy rate is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled.[102]
New Zealand's Daniel Vettori, holds the T20I record for the best career economy rate with 5.70. Harbhajan Singh, with a rate of 6.20 runs per over conceded over his 28-match T20I career, is the highest Indian on the list.[129]
Qualification: 500 balls. Last Updated: 17 January 2024[130]
Best career strike rateedit
A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken.[102]
The top bowler with the best T20I career strike rate is Rashid Khan of Afghanistan with strike rate of 12.3 balls per wicket. Ashish Nehra is the Indian bowler with the lowest strike rate.[131]
Qualification: 500 balls. Last Updated: 17 January 2024[132]
Most four-wickets (& over) hauls in an inningsedit
Pakistan's Umar Gul has taken the most four-wickets (or over) among all the bowlers. Yuzvendra Chahal has taken three such hauls, the most for an Indian bowler.[133]
Qualification: 12 balls bowled. Last Updated: 9 September 2022[136]
Best strike rates in an inningedit
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. Chahar during his record breaking spell also recorded the best strike rate for an Indian bowler.[137]
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.[143]
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.[145]
Most career dismissalsedit
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,[146][147] 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.[148]
Caught is one of the nine methods a batsman can be dismissed in cricket.[a] 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.[156][157]
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 wicketedit
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.
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: 11 November 2022[168]
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