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
Highest total
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
Completed innings only.
Highest winning margin (by runs)
Highest winning margin (by wickets)
As of 22 September 2022[update], 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
Most sixes in an innings
Most fours in an innings
Most sixes in a match
Most fours in a match
Individual records (batting)
Most career runs
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 | 12,764 | 378 | Virat Kohli† | 41.57 | 9 | 96 | 1,137 | 410 | 2007–2024 |
5 | 12,457 | 453 | Alex Hales† | 29.58 | 6 | 79 | 1,375 | 498 | 2009–2024 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 22 June 2024 |
Highest individual score
Highest individual score (Progression of Record)
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 50+ scores
Rank | 50+ | Player | Innings | Centuries | Half-centuries | Runs | Period |
1 | 112 | David Warner† | 382 | 8 | 104 | 12,402 | 2007–2024 |
2 | 110 | Chris Gayle | 455 | 22 | 88 | 14,562 | 2005–2022 |
3 | 105 | Virat Kohli† | 378 | 9 | 96 | 12,764 | 2007–2024 |
4 | 101 | Babar Azam† | 293 | 11 | 90 | 10,942 | 2012–2024 |
5 | 89 | Jos Buttler† | 398 | 8 | 81 | 11,736 | 2009–2024 |
Last Updated: 22 June 2024[8] |
Most half-centuries in career
Rank | Half-centuries | Player | Innings | Runs | Period |
1 | 103 | David Warner† | 378 | 12,289 | 2007–2024 |
2 | 96 | Virat Kohli† | 375 | 12,736 | 2007–2024 |
3 | 90 | Babar Azam† | 289 | 10,820 | 2012–2024 |
4 | 88 | Chris Gayle | 455 | 14,562 | 2005–2022 |
5 | 83 | Shoaib Malik† | 503 | 13,360 | 2005–2024 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 6 June 2024 |
Most centuries in a career
Fastest 100
Fastest 50
Fastest to multiples of 1000 runs
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
Qualification: 500 balls.
Rank | Strike rate | Player | Runs Scored | Balls faced | Period |
1 | 169.77 | Andre Russell† | 8,494 | 5,003 | 2010–2024 |
2 | 167.48 | Taranjeet Singh† | 1,087 | 649 | 2021–2024 |
3 | 166.99 | Finn Allen† | 3,238 | 1,939 | 2017–2024 |
4 | 166.90 | Jamie Overton† | 1,180 | 707 | 2015–2024 |
5 | 166.72 | Faisal Khan† | 1,012 | 607 | 2019–2024 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated: 22 June 2024 |
Highest strike rates in an innings
Highest career average
Qualification: 50 innings.
Rank | Average | Player | Innings | Runs | Not outs | 100s | 50s | Period |
1 | 43.94 | Babar Azam† | 293 | 10,942 | 44 | 11 | 90 | 2012–2024 |
2 | 42.98 | Mohammad Rizwan† | 241 | 7,953 | 56 | 2 | 67 | 2009–2024 |
3 | 41.91 | KL Rahul† | 213 | 7,586 | 32 | 6 | 65 | 2013–2024 |
4 | 41.63 | Virat Kohli† | 377 | 12,740 | 71 | 9 | 96 | 2007–2024 |
5 | 41.55 | Devon Conway† | 172 | 5,735 | 34 | 2 | 45 | 2011–2024 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 18 June 2024 |
Most career sixes
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 | 684 | Andre Russell† | 426 | 4,965 | 7.25 | 1.60 | 2010–2024 |
4 | 548 | Colin Munro† | 409 | 7,760 | 14.16 | 1.33 | 2010–2024 |
5 | 510 | Rohit Sharma† | 427 | 8,614 | 16.89 | 1.19 | 2007–2024 |
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 17 May 2024 |
Most sixes in an innings
Most career fours
Rank | Fours | Player | Innings | Balls Faced | Balls per four | Fours Per Innings | Period |
1 | 1,375 | Alex Hales† | 453 | 8,540 | 6.21 | 3.03 | 2009–2024 |
2 | 1,248 | David Warner† | 382 | 8,846 | 7.08 | 3.26 | 2007–2024 |
3 | 1,179 | James Vince† | 375 | 7,872 | 6.67 | 3.14 | 2010–2024 |
4 | 1,153 | Babar Azam† | 293 | 8,462 | 7.33 | 3.93 | 2012–2024 |
5 | 1,137 | Virat Kohli† | 378 | 9,501 | 8.35 | 3.00 | 2007–2024 |
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 22 June 2024 |
Most fours in an innings
Most career boundaries
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 | 1,873 | Alex Hales† | 453 | 1,375 | 498 | 4.13 | 2009–2024 |
3 | 1,701 | David Warner† | 382 | 1,248 | 453 | 4.45 | 2007–2024 |
4 | 1,670 | Kieron Pollard† | 586 | 810 | 860 | 2.84 | 2006–2024 |
5 | 1,565 | Rohit Sharma† | 431 | 1,051 | 514 | 3.63 | 2007–2024 |
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 22 June 2024 |
Most runs in a calendar year
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
Most ducks in career
Most consecutive innings without a duck
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
Most Innings before first duck
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)
Most career wickets
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 | 583 | Rashid Khan† | 430 | 427 | 18.37 | 17.0 | 13 | 4 | 2015–2024 |
3 | 552 | Sunil Narine† | 513 | 503 | 21.48 | 21.0 | 12 | 1 | 2011–2024 |
4 | 502 | Imran Tahir† | 405 | 388 | 19.95 | 17.1 | 10 | 4 | 2006–2024 |
5 | 490 | Shakib Al Hasan† | 438 | 430 | 21.24 | 18.8 | 11 | 5 | 2006–2024 |
Last updated: 22 June 2024[21] |
Best figures in a match
Best career bowling average
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
Rank | Strike rate | Player | Wickets | Runs | Balls | Period |
1 | 12.9 | Malinda Pushpakumara† | 110 | 1,536 | 1,426 | 2012–2024 |
2 | 13.7 | Abbas Afridi† | 78 | 1,564 | 1,071 | 2021–2024 |
Nuwan Thushara† | 136 | 2,481 | 1,869 | 2016–2024 |
4 | 13.8 | Lukman Meriwala† | 97 | 1,555 | 1,347 | 2013–2023 |
5 | 13.9 | / Jandre Coetzee† | 99 | 1,423 | 1,378 | 2008–2024 |
Qualification: 1,000 balls Last Updated: 17 May 2024[24] |
Best career economy rate
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 | 5.75 | Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore† | 1,274 | 1,329 | 70 | 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: 7 May 2024[25] |
Most four-wickets-in-an-innings (and over) in a career
Most five-wicket hauls in a career
Most maidens in a career
Most Wickets in a calendar year
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
Most wickets in a series
Individual records (wicket-keeping)
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.
Most catches in career by wicket keeper
Most stumpings in career
Most dismissals in series as wicket keeper
Individual records (fielding)
Most catches in career by fielder
Most catches in series as fielder
Individual records (other)
Most matches played
Most matches as captain
Rank | Matches | Player | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Win % | Period |
1 | 322 | MS Dhoni | 189 | 127 | 2 | 4 | 59.74 | 2007–2023 |
2 | 220 | Rohit Sharma† | 135 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 62.5 | 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: 15 June 2024[39] |
Most matches won as captain
Rank | Won | Player | Matches | Lost | Tied | NR | Win % | Period |
1 | 189 | MS Dhoni | 322 | 127 | 2 | 4 | 59.74 | 2007–2023 |
2 | 135 | Rohit Sharma† | 220 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 62.5 | 2013–2024 |
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: 15 June 2024[39] |
Most Player of the Match Awards
Partnership records
Record wicket partnerships
- 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)
Individual Records (Officials)
Most matches as an umpire
See also
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External links
- "Records | Twenty20 matches | ESPNcricinfo"