List of Twenty20 cricket records

Summary

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 edit

Highest total edit

Rank Score Team Opponent Venue Date
1 314/3 (20 overs)     Nepal   Mongolia Hangzhou 27 September 2023
2 287/3 (20 overs)   Sunrisers Hyderabad   Royal Challengers Bengaluru Bengaluru 15 April 2024
3 278/3 (20 overs)   Afghanistan   Ireland Dehradun 23 February 2019
278/4 (20 overs)   Czech Republic   Turkey Ilfov County 30 August 2019
5 277/3 (20 overs)   Sunrisers Hyderabad   Mumbai Indians Hyderabad 27 March 2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo updated 16 April 2024.

Lowest innings totals edit

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)   Sydney Thunder   Adelaide Strikers Sydney 16 December 2022
3 16 (8.1 overs)   Mashonaland Eagles   Durham Harare 9 March 2024
4 21 (8.3 overs)   Turkey   Czech Republic Ilfov County 30 August 2019
5 23 (11.2 overs)   China   Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 26 July 2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo updated 9 March 2024.

Highest winning margin (by runs) edit

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   Durham 213 runs 230   Mashonaland Eagles Harare 9 March 2024
4   Canada 208 runs 246   Panama Antigua 14 November 2021
5   Somerset 191 runs 266   Derbyshire Taunton 13 July 2022
Source: ESPNcricinfo updated 9 March 2024.

Highest winning margin (by wickets) edit

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 edit

Rank Score Teams Venue Date
1 549/10 (40 overs)   Sunrisers Hyderabad (287/3) v   Royal Challengers Bengaluru (262/7) Bengaluru 15 April 2024
2 523/8 (40 overs)   Sunrisers Hyderabad (277/3) v   Mumbai Indians (246/5) Hyderabad 27 March 2024
3 517/9 (38.5 overs)   West Indies (258/5) v   South Africa (259/4) Centurion 26 March 2023
4 515/11 (40 overs)   Multan Sultans (262/3) v   Quetta Gladiators (253/8) Rawalpindi 11 March 2023
5 506/10 (39.2 overs)   Middlesex (254/3) v   Surrey (252/7) London 22 June 2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo Updated 15 April 2024

Most sixes in an innings edit

Rank Sixes Batting Team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1 26     Nepal   Mongolia Hangzhou 27 September 2023 Scorecard
2 23   Balkh Legends   Kabul Zwanan Sharjah 14 October 2018 Scorecard
  Japan   China Mong Kok 15 February 2024 Scorecard
4 22   Afghanistan   Ireland Dehradun 23 February 2019 Scorecard
  West Indies   South Africa Centurion 26 March 2023 Scorecard
  Punjab   Andhra Ranchi 17 October 2023 Scorecard
  Sunrisers Hyderabad   Royal Challengers Bengaluru Bengaluru 15 April 2024 Scorecard
  Delhi Capitals Delhi 20 April 2024 Scorecard
Updated: 20 April 2024[2]

Most Fours in an innings edit

Rank Fours Batting Team Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
1 33   Middlesex   Surrey London 22 June 2023 Scorecard
2 31   Somerset   Glamorgan Cardiff 18 June 2003 Scorecard
  Delhi Daredevils   Gujarat Lions Kanpur 10 May 2017 Scorecard
4 30   Chilaw Marians Cricket Club   Colts Cricket Club Colombo 3 September 2004 Scorecard
  Sri Lanka   Kenya Johannesburg 14 September 2007 Scorecard
  Nottinghamshire   Durham Nottingham 18 July 2021 Scorecard
  Mumbai Indians   Sunrisers Hyderabad Abu Dhabi 8 October 2021 Scorecard
  Nottinghamshire   Derbyshire Nottinghamshire 23 June 2022 Scorecard
  Quetta Gladiators   Peshawar Zalmi Rawalpindi 8 March 2023 Scorecard
Updated: 30 March 2024[3]

Most sixes in a match edit

Rank Sixes Teams Venue Date Scorecard
1 38   Sunrisers Hyderabad (18) v   Mumbai Indians (20) Hyderabad 27 March 2024 Scorecard
  Sunrisers Hyderabad (22) v   Royal Challengers Bengaluru (16) Bengaluru 15 April 2024 Scorecard
3 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
5 36   Knights (19) v   Titans (17) Potchefstroom 31 October 2022 Scorecard
Updated: 15 April 2024[4]

Most fours in a match edit

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) London 22 June 2023 Scorecard
  Multan Sultans (27) v   Islamabad United (25) Rawalpindi 10 March 2024 Scorecard
Source: ESPNcricinfo Updated 29 March 2024[5]

Individual records (batting) edit

Most career runs edit

Rank Runs Innings Player Average 100 50 4s 6s Period
1 14,562 455   Chris Gayle 36.22 22 88 1,132 1,056 2005–2022
2 13,360 503   Shoaib Malik 36.40 0 83 1,041 420 2005–2024
3 12,900 586   Kieron Pollard 31.46 1 59 810 860 2006–2024
4 12,355 366   Virat Kohli 41.73 9 93 1,109 385 2007–2024
5 12,319 446   Alex Hales 29.68 6 78 1,361 494 2009–2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 16 April 2024

Highest individual score edit

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

Highest individual score (Progression of Record) edit

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

Highest individual score (by batting position) edit

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 scores over 50 edit

Rank 50+ Player Innings Centuries Half-centuries Runs Period
1 110   David Warner 375 8 102 12,231 2007–2024
  Chris Gayle 455 22 88 14,562 2005–2022
3 102   Virat Kohli 366 9 93 12,355 2007–2024
4 98   Babar Azam 280 11 87 10,495 2012–2024
5 88   Jos Buttler 386 8 80 11,396 2009–2024
Last Updated: 17 April 2024[8]

Most half-centuries in career edit

Rank Half-centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 102   David Warner 372 12,195 2007–2024
2 93   Virat Kohli 362 12,175 2007–2024
3 88   Chris Gayle 455 14,562 2005–2022
4 87   Babar Azam 280 10,495 2012–2024
5 83   Shoaib Malik 503 13,360 2005–2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 31 March 2024

Most centuries in a career edit

Rank Centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 22   Chris Gayle 455 14,562 2009–2022
2 11   Babar Azam 280 10,495 2012–2024
3 9   Virat Kohli 366 12,355 2007–2024
4 8   Michael Klinger 198 5,960 2006–2019
  David Warner 375 12,231 2007–2024
  Aaron Finch 380 14,562 2009–2024
  Jos Buttler 386 11,396 2009–2024
  Rohit Sharma 419 11,417 2007–2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 17 April 2024

Fastest 100 edit

Rank Balls Player Team Opposition Venue Date
1 30   Chris Gayle Royal Challengers Bangalore Pune Warriors India Bangalore 23 April 2013
2 32   Rishabh Pant Delhi Himachal Pradesh Delhi 14 January 2018
3 33   Wihan Lubbe North West Limpopo Paarl 15 September 2018
  Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton   Namibia     Nepal Kirtipur 27 February 2024
5 34   Andrew Symonds Kent Middlesex Maidstone 2 July 2004
  Sean Abbott Surrey Kent Oval 26 May 2023
  Kushal Malla     Nepal   Mongolia Hangzhou 27 September 2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 27 February 2024

Fastest 50 edit

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

Fastest to multiples of 1000 runs edit

Runs Batsman Match Innings Record Date Time Reference
1,000   Brad Hodge 23 23 9 July 2006 3y 23d [9]
2,000   Shaun Marsh 54 53 15 May 2011 5y 129d [10]
3,000 87 85 16 Dec 2012 6y 345d [11]
4,000   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   Babar Azam 196 187 3 October 2021 8y 306d [15]
8,000   Chris Gayle 217 213 7 July 2015 9y 295d [16]
9,000   Babar Azam 254 245 16 March 2023 10y 105d [17]
10,000 281 271 21 February 2024 11y 82d [18]
11,000   Chris Gayle 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: 21 February 2024

Highest career strike rate edit

Qualification: 500 balls.

Rank Strike rate Player Runs Scored Balls faced Period
1 169.83   Andre Russell 8,337 4,909 2010–2024
2 168.93   Finn Allen 3,203 1,896 2017–2024
3 166.90   Jamie Overton 1,180 707 2015–2024
4 166.72   Faisal Khan 1,012 607 2019–2024
5 162.62  /  Tim David 4,521 2,780 2018–2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated: 19 April 2024

Highest strike rates in an innings edit

Rank Strike rate Player Runs Balls Faced Team Opposition Venue Date
1 533.33   Seekkuge Prasanna 32* 6 Colombo Stars Kandy Warriors Colombo 14 December 2021
2 520.00   Dipendra Singh Airee 52* 10     Nepal   Mongolia Hangzhou 27 September 2023
3 500.00   Dewald Brevis 30* 6 St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Trinbago Knight Riders Guyana 22 September 2022
4 483.33   Andre Russell 29* 6 Jamaica Tallawahs Barbados Tridents Trinidad 23 August 2013
5 457.14   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 edit

Qualification: 50 innings.

Rank Average Player Innings Runs Not outs 100s 50s Period
1 44.12   Babar Azam 282 10,546 43 11 87 2012–2024
2 43.19   Mohammad Rizwan 232 7,688 54 2 64 2009–2024
3 42.25   KL Rahul 206 7,352 32 6 63 2013–2024
4 41.96   Devon Conway 168 5,665 33 2 45 2011–2024
5 41.65   Virat Kohli 367 12,373 70 9 93 2007–2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 22 April 2024

Most career sixes edit

Rank Sixes Player Innings Balls Faced Balls per six Sixes Per Innings Period
1 1,056   Chris Gayle 455 10,060 9.53 2.32 2005–2022
2 860   Kieron Pollard 586 8,544 9.93 1.46 2006–2024
3 678   Andre Russell 421 4,909 7.24 1.61 2010–2024
4 548   Colin Munro 409 7,760 14.16 1.33 2010–2024
5 505   Rohit Sharma 420 8,517 16.86 1.20 2007–2024
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 21 April 2024

Most sixes in an innings edit

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

Most career fours edit

Rank Fours Player Innings Balls Faced Balls per four Fours Per Innings Period
1 1,361   Alex Hales 446 8,415 6.18 3.05 2009–2024
2 1,232   David Warner 376 8,730 7.08 3.27 2007–2024
3 1,164   James Vince 369 7,750 6.65 3.15 2010–2024
4 1,132   Chris Gayle 455 10,060 8.88 2.48 2005–2022
5 1,115   Babar Azam 282 8,157 7.31 3.95 2012–2024
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 24 April 2024

Most fours in an innings edit

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

Most career boundaries edit

Rank Boundaries Player Innings Fours Sixes Boundaries Per Innings Period
1 2,188   Chris Gayle 455 1,132 1,056 4.80 2005–2022
2 1,855   Alex Hales 446 1,361 494 4.15 2009–2024
3 1,675   David Warner 374 1,231 444 4.47 2007–2024
4 1,670   Kieron Pollard 586 810 860 2.84 2006–2024
5 1,547   Aaron Finch 380 1,095 452 4.07 2009–2024
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 8 April 2024

Most runs in a calendar year edit

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

Most runs in a series edit

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

Most ducks in career edit

Rank Ducks Innings Player Period
1 43 317   Sunil Narine 2011–2024
446   Alex Hales 2009–2024
3 42 245   Rashid Khan 2015–2024
4 32 342   Paul Stirling 2008–2023
5 31 350   Jason Roy 2008–2024
406   Glenn Maxwell 2010–2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 12 April 2024

Most consecutive innings without a duck edit

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

No ducks in career edit

Rank Innings Player Span
1 76   Mark Boucher 2004–2012
2 59*   Rajat Paliwal 2013–2023
  Dipendra Singh Airee 2018–2024
4 52   Jonathan Batty 2003–2012
5 49*   Anmolpreet Singh 2015–2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 20 April 2024

Most Innings before first duck edit

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

Individual records (bowling) edit

Most career wickets edit

Rank Wickets Player Matches Innings Average Strike rate 4 Wkts 5 Wkts Period
1 625   Dwayne Bravo 573 539 24.29 17.6 11 2 2006–2024
2 570   Rashid Khan 419 416 18.27 16.9 12 4 2015–2024
3 540   Sunil Narine 503 494 21.52 21.1 12 1 2011–2024
4 502   Imran Tahir 405 388 19.95 17.1 10 4 2006–2024
5 482   Shakib Al Hasan 428 421 21.19 18.8 10 5 2006–2024
Last updated: 15 April 2024[21]

Best figures in a match edit

Rank Bowling Player Team Opponent Venue Date
1 7/8   Syazrul Idrus   Malaysia   China Kuala Lumpur 26 July 2023
2 7/18   Colin Ackermann Leicestershire Warwickshire Leicester 7 August 2019
3 6/5   Arul Suppiah Somerset Glamorgan Cardiff 5 July 2011
  Peter Aho   Nigeria   Sierra Leone University of Lagos Cricket Oval 24 October 2021
5 6/6   Shakib Al Hasan Tridents Red Steel Bridgetown 3 August 2013
Last updated: 26 July 2023[22]

Best career bowling average edit

Rank Average Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 13.94   Malinda Pushpakumara 106 1,478 1,360 2012–2023
2 14.45  /  Jandre Coetzee 90 1,301 1,264 2008–2024
3 14.72   Prabath Jayasuriya 79 1,163 1,192 2012–2023
4 16.03   Lukman Meriwala 97 1,555 1,347 2013–2023
5 16.68   Henry Ssenyondo 107 1,785 1,912 2010–2024
Qualification: 1,000 balls
Last Updated: 6 April 2024
[23]

Best career strike rate edit

Rank Strike rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 12.8   Malinda Pushpakumara 106 1,478 1,360 2012–2023
2 13.6   Yash Thakur 77 1,340 1,051 2019–2024
3 13.8   Lukman Meriwala 97 1,555 1,347 2013–2023
  Nuwan Thushara 120 2,192 1,667 2016–2024
5 14.0  /  Jandre Coetzee 90 1,301 1,264 2008–2024
Qualification: 1,000 balls
Last Updated: 24 April 2024
[24]

Best career economy rate edit

Rank Economy rate Player Runs Balls Wickets Period
1 5.18   Frank Nsubuga 1,460 1,690 76 2010–2024
2 5.60   Henry Ssenyondo 1,785 1,912 107 2010–2024
3 5.61   Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore 1,222 1,305 69 2018–2024
4 5.77   Pavandeep Singh 1,172 1,218 66 2019–2024
5 5.85   Prabath Jayasuriya 1,164 1,192 79 2012–2023
Qualification: 1,000 balls
Last Updated: 22 April 2024
[25]

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

Rank 4+ Wkts Matches Bowler Period
1 16 412   Rashid Khan 2015–2024
2 15 295   Lasith Malinga 2004–2020
428   Shakib Al Hasan 2006–2024
4 14 405   Imran Tahir 2006–2024
5 13 239   Andrew Tye 2014–2024
498   Sunil Narine 2011–2024
573   Dwayne Bravo 2006–2024
Last updated: 18 March 2024[26]

Most five-wicket hauls in a career edit

Rank 5+ Wkts Innings Bowler Period
1 7 330  /  David Wiese 2008–2024
2 5 182   Shaheen Afridi 2018–2024
274   Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2009–2024
289   Lasith Malinga 2004–2020
421   Shakib Al Hasan 2006–2024
Last updated: 12 April 2024[27]

Most maidens in a career edit

Rank Maidens Matches Bowler Period
1 30 502   Sunil Narine 2011–2024
2 26 428   Shakib Al Hasan 2006–2024
3 23 275   Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2009–2024
4 22 277   Mohammad Amir 2008–2024
5 21 197   Samuel Badree 2006–2018
348   Wahab Riaz 2005–2023
Last updated: 11 April 2024[28]

Most Wickets in a calendar year edit

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

Most runs conceded in a match edit

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

Most wickets in a series edit

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

Individual records (fielding) edit

Most dismissals in career as wicket keeper edit

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
1 301 371   MS Dhoni 214 87 0.811 2006–2024
2 277 329   Dinesh Karthik 208 69 0.841
3 274 281   Kamran Akmal 172 102 0.975 2005–2022
4 269 290   Quinton de Kock 220 49 0.927 2011–2024
5 208 259   Jos Buttler 167 41 0.803 2009–2024
Last updated: 22 April 2024[32]

Most catches in career by wicket keeper edit

Rank Catches Innings Player Period
1 220 290   Quinton de Kock 2011–2024
2 213 368   MS Dhoni 2006–2024
3 207 325   Dinesh Karthik
4 172 281   Kamran Akmal 2005–2022
5 167 259   Jos Buttler 2009–2024
Last updated: 6 April 2024[33]

Most stumpings in career edit

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

Most dismissals in series as wicket keeper edit

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

Most catches in career by fielder edit

Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Ct/Inn Period
1 362   Kieron Pollard 660 648 0.558 2006–2024
2 291   David Miller 472 465 0.625 2008–2024
3 271   Dwayne Bravo 573 564 0.480 2006–2024
4 225   Shoaib Malik 542 541 0.415 2005–2024
5 221   Alex Hales 449 444 0.497 2009–2024
Last updated: 1 April 2024[36]

Note:The list excludes catches made as wicket-keeper

Most catches in series as fielder edit

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

Individual records (other) edit

Most matches played edit

Rank Matches Player Runs Wickets Period
1 660   Kieron Pollard 12,900 316 2006–2024
2 573   Dwayne Bravo 6,957 625
3 542   Shoaib Malik 13,360 182 2005–2024
4 505   Sunil Narine 4,020 544 2011–2024
5 489   Andre Russell 8,364 439 2010–2024
Last updated: 24 April 2024[38]

Most matches as captain edit

Rank Matches Player Won Lost Tied NR Win % Period
1 322   MS Dhoni 189 127 2 4 59.74 2007–2023
2 217   Rohit Sharma 132 80 5 0 61.98 2013–2024
3 208   Daren Sammy 104 97 2 5 51.72 2006–2020
4 193   Virat Kohli 96 86 5 6 52.67 2011–2023
5 181   Kieron Pollard 83 85 2 11 49.41 2013–2024
Last updated: 12 February 2024[39]

Most matches won as captain edit

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

Most Player of the Match Awards edit

Rank Number of Awards Player Matches Period
1 60   Chris Gayle 463 2005–2022
2 42   AB de Villiers 340 2004–2021
  Andre Russell 489 2010–2024
  Shoaib Malik 542 2005–2024
  Kieron Pollard 660 2006–2024
Last updated: 22 April 2024[40]

Partnership records edit

Record wicket partnerships edit

Partnership Runs Player 1 Player 2 Team Opponent Venue Date
1st wicket 258* Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming   Japan   China Mong Kok 15 February 2024
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 108 Benny Howell Ariful Haque Sylhet Strikers Fortune Barishal Chattogram 17 February 2024
8th wicket 134 Marques Ackerman Eathan Bosch Dolphins North West Potchefstroom 7 April 2024
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 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) edit

Partnership Runs Players Batting team Opposition Venue Date
1st wicket 258* Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake & Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming   Japan   China Mong Kok 15 February 2024
236 Hazratullah Zazai & Usman Ghani   Afghanistan   Ireland Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun 23 February 2019
2nd wicket 229 Virat Kohli & AB de Villiers Royal Challengers Bangalore Gujarat Lions M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore 14 May 2016
1st wicket 223 Aaron Finch & D'Arcy Short   Australia   Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club, Harare 3 July 2018
220 Sabawoon Davizi & Dylan Steyn   Czech Republic   Bulgaria Marsa Sports Club, Marsa 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[41]

Individual Records (Officials) edit

Most matches as an umpire edit

Rank Matches Umpire Country T20s Career Span
1 251 Richard Illingworth   England 2005–2024
2 232 Anil Chaudhary   India 2007–2024
3 230 David Millns   England 2009–2024
4 229 Ahsan Raza   Pakistan 2006–2024
5 224 Aleem Dar 2004–2024
Updated: 26 March 2024[42]

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External links edit

  • "Records | Twenty20 matches | ESPNcricinfo"