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.

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
3 267/2 (20 overs) Trinbago Knight Riders Jamaica Tallawahs (H) Kingston, Jamaica 13 September 2019
4 263/5 (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 6 January 2021).

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 14 January 2021, there have been 122 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 14 January 2021)

Individual records

Highest individual score

Rank Runs Player Team Opponent win Date
1175*Chris GayleRoyal Challengers BangalorePune Warriors IndiaBanglore23 April 2013
2172Aaron Finch Australia ZimbabweHarare Sports Club3 July 2018
3162Hamilton 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
113,584403Chris Gayle 2005–present
210,578471Kieron Pollard2006–present
310,387384Shoaib Malik2006–present
49,922364Brendon McCullum2005–2019
59,824297David Warner2007–present
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 27 January 2020

Most scores over 50

Rank 50+ Player Centuries Half-centuries Innings Runs Period
1107 Chris Gayle 228540313,5842005–present
288 David Warner 8802979,8242007–present
373 Virat Kohli 5682849,5002007–present
471 AB de Villiers 4673069,1112004–present
569Aaron Finch 8613079,5112009–present
Rohit Sharma 6633278,9742007–present
Last Updated:9 December 2020[2]

Most half-centuries in career

RankHalf-centuriesPlayerInningsRunsPeriod
185Chris Gayle40313,5842005–present
280David Warner2979,8242007–present
368Virat Kohli2849,5002007–present
467AB de villiers3069,1112004–present
564Shoaib Malik38110,3112005–present
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 10 December 2020

Most centuries in a career

RankcenturiesPlayerInningsRunsPeriod
122Chris Gayle40313,5842005–present
28Michael Klinger1985,9602006–2019
David Warner2979,8242007–present
Aaron Finch3099,5212004–present
57Luke Wright3027,9982004–present
Brendon McCullum3649,9222005–2019
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 23 December 2020

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
Khushdil ShahSouthern PunjabSindhRawalpindi9 October 2020
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 9 October 2020

Fastest 50

Rank Balls Player Team Opposition Venue Date
1 12Yuvraj Singh India EnglandDurban19 September 2007
12Chris GayleMelbourne RenegadesAdelaide StrikersDocklands Stadium18 January 2016
12Hazratullah ZazaiKabul ZwananBalkh LegendsSharjah14 October 2018
413Marcus TrescothickSomersetHampshireTaunton9 July 2010
5 14Imran NazirSialkot StallionsLahore EaglesLahore26 April 2005
14Gerard BrophyYorkshireDerbyshireDerby10 July 2006
14Kieran Noema-BarnettCentral DistrictsOtagoInvercargill12 December 2010
14Kieron PollardTrinidad and TobagoLeeward IslandsNorth Sound11 January 2012
14Colin Munro New Zealand Sri LankaAuckland10 January 2016
14Farhaan BehardienTitansWarriorsEast London11 December 2016
14KL RahulKings XI PunjabDelhi DaredevilsPunjab Cricket Association Stadium8 April 2018
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 7 December 2018

Fastest to multiples of 1000 runs

Runs Batsman Match Innings Record Date Reference
1000 Brad Hodge23239 July 2006[3]
2000 Shaun Marsh545315 May 2011[4]
3000 878516 Dec 2012[5]
4000 Chris Gayle10910730 June 2012[6]
5000 13513216 April 2013[7]
6000 16516228 April 2014[8]
7000 19619211 April 2015[9]
8000 2172137 July 2015[10]
9000 25424929 May 2016[11]
10000 29028518 April 2017[12]
Last updated: 11 November 2020

Highest career strike rate

Qualification: 500 balls.

RankStrike RateRuns ScoreBalls facedPlayerPeriod
1169.885,8733,457Andre Russell2010–present
2161.233,3022,048Colin de Grandhomme2015–present
3160.001,6561,035Seekkuge Prasanna2009–present
4156.211,470941Ian Harvey2003–2010
5156.171,201769Graeme Hick2004-2008
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated: 28 December 2020

Highest career average

Qualification: 50 innings.

RankAveragePlayerInningsRunsNot outsPeriod
144.81Babar Azam1565,692292012–present
243.09KL Rahul1354,827232013–present
341.77Devon Conway812,757152011–present
441.30Virat Kohli2849,500542007–present
539.20MS Dhoni2956,8211212016–present
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 8 February 2021

Most career sixes

Rank Sixes Player Innings Balls Faced Sixes Per Innings Period
11,001Chris Gayle4039,2582.482005–present
2706Kieron Pollard4716,9341.502006–present
3485Brendon McCullum3647,2691.332005–2019
4467Shane Watson3356,3781.392007–2020
5460Andre Russell2933,4571.572010–present
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 17 December 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
Puneet BishtMeghalayaMizoramChennai13 January 2021
416Graham NapierEssexSussexChelmsford24 June 2008
Dasun ShanakaSinhaleseSaracensColombo12 January 2016
Hazratullah Zazai Afghanistan IrelandDehradun23 February 2019
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 23 February 2019

Most career Fours

Rank Fours Player Innings Balls Faced Period
11,041Chris Gayle4029,2392005–present
2958David Warner2966,9362007–present
3924Aaron Finch3086,7122009–present
Brendon McCullum3647,2692005–2019
5915Shikhar Dhawan2796,4672007–present
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 24 January 2020

Most career boundaries

Rank Boundaries Player Innings Fours Sixes Period
12,042Chris Gayle4031,0411,0012005–present
21,409Brendon McCullum3649244852005-2019
31,381Kieron Pollard4706757062006–present
41,331David Warner2969583732007–present
51,313Aaron Finch3089243892009–present
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 24 January 2020

Most runs in a calendar year

RankRunsPlayerInningsAverage100/50Year
11,665Chris Gayle3659.463/102015
21,614Virat Kohli2989.664/142016
31,607Babar Azam3945.913/122019
41,580AB de villiers5352.661/142019
51,532Chris Gayle3847.873/132012
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 16 October 2020

Most ducks in career

Rank Ducks Innings Player Period
128327Dwayne Smith2006–2019
227242Umar Akmal2008–2019
403Chris Gayle2005–present
426248Kamran Akmal2005–present
256Lendl Simmons2007–present
276Shahid Afridi2004–present
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 19 December 2020

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
1 512 471Dwayne Bravo2006–present
2 390 295Lasith Malinga2004–present
351Sunil Narine2011–present
4 382 306Imran Tahir2006–present
5 368 353Sohail Tanvir2005–present
Source:,[13] last updated 4 January 2021

Best career strike rate

Rank Strike rate Player Wickets Runs Conceded Balls Period
1 13.2 Matt Parkinson 801,2871,0562017–2020
2 14.0 Jandre Coetzee791,1961,1082008–2016
3 14.2 Lungi Ngidi 941,7551,3362015–2020
4 14.4 Blair Tickner 821,6811,1822016–2020
5 14.5 Krishmar Santokie1803,1622,6272010–2020
Qualification: 1,000 balls
Last Updated: 6 February 2021
[14]

Best career bowling average

Rank Average Player Wickets Runs Conceded Balls Period
1 15.13 Jandre Coetzee791,1961,1082008–2016
2 16.08 Matt Parkinson 801,2871,0562017–2020
3 16.80 Nayan Doshi681,1431,0082004–2011
4 17.15 Padmanabhan Prasanth641,0981,0512007–2018
5 17.36 Saeed Ajmal2714,7064,3382005–2017
Qualification: 1,000 balls
Last Updated: 20 December 2020
[15]

Best career economy rate

Rank Economy rate Player Runs conceded Balls Wickets Period
1 5.96 Garey Mathurin10651,072462006–2017
2 6.02 Samuel Badree4,1444,1251872006–2018
3 6.05 Sunil Narine8,0768,0063902011–2020
4 6.10 Rangana Herath1,1291,110572004–2016
5 6.13 Ahmed Raza1,1721,147422010–2020
Qualification: 1,000 balls
Last Updated: 18 January 2021
[16]

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

4+ Matches Bowler T20I career span
15 295Lasith Malinga2004–present
12 167Umar Gul2005–2020
305Imran Tahir2006–present
308Shakib Al Hasan2006–present
347Sunil Narine2011–present
Source:,[17] last updated 1 February 2021

Most maidens in career

Rank Maidens Matches Player Period
124347Sunil Narine 2011–present
221197Samuel Badree2006–2018
312Shakib Al Hasan2006–present
420143Mohammad Irfan2011–present
519177Praveen Kumar2007–2018
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 1 December 2020

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
1264318MS Dhoni2006–present18084
2249256Kamran Akmal2005–present149100
3231269Dinesh Karthik2006–present17160
4205206Kumar Sangakkara2004–202014560
5189217Denesh Ramdin2006–present14049
Source:ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 4 February 2021

Most catches in career by wicket keeper

Catches Innings Wicket-keeper T20I career span
180 318MS Dhoni2006–2020
171 269Dinesh Karthik2006–present
149 256Kamran Akmal2010–2020
145 206Kumar Sangakkara2004–2020
140 217Denesh Ramdin2006–present
Source:, last updated 1 February 2021

Most stumpings in career

Stumpings Innings Wicket-keeper T20I career span
100 256Kamran Akmal2006–2020
84 316MS Dhoni2006–present
60 206Kumar Sangakkara2004–2020
267Dinesh Karthik2010–present
52 125Mohammad Shahzad2006–present
Source:, last updated 26 October 2020

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).

Individual records (other)

Most matches played

Rank Matches Player Runs Wickets Period
1531Kieron Pollard10,5782932006–present
2471Dwayne Bravo6,3315122006–present
3412Shoaib Malik10,3871512005–present
4411Chris Gayle13,584802005–present
5370Brendon McCullum9,92202005–2019
Ravi Bopara7,2762342003–present
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 14 December 2020

Most matches as captain

Rank Matches Player Won Lost Tied NR Win % Period
1284 MS Dhoni1661132359.432007–2018[18]
2208 Daren Sammy 104972551.722006–present
3170 Gautam Gambhir98701158.282009-2018
4165 Virat Kohli79755651.252011–present
5140 Rohit Sharma87494063.572013–present

Last updated: 9 December 2020[19]

Most catches in career by fielder

Catches Fielder Matches Innings T20I career span
300 Kieron Pollard5315242006–present
230 Dwayne Bravo4714682006–present
205 David Miller3203142008–present
165 AB de Villiers3252372004–present
Suresh Raina3203192009–present

The list excludes catches made as wicket-keeper
Updated: 11 January 2021[20]

Most Player-of-the Match Awards

No. of Awards Player Matches T20I Career Span
59 Chris Gayle4112005–present
40 AB de Villiers3252004–present
38 Shane Watson3432004–2020
34 Shahid Afridi3222004–Present
Shoaib Malik4122005–present
33 David Warner2982007–present
Luke Wright3252004–present
Kieron Pollard5312006–present

Last updated: 17 December 2020[21]

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