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 ]
Lowest innings totals [ edit ]
Completed innings only.
Highest winning margin (by runs) [ edit ]
Highest winning margin (by wickets) [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Most sixes in an innings [ edit ]
Most fours in an innings [ edit ]
Most sixes in a match [ edit ]
Most fours in a match [ edit ]
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
12,886
382
Virat Kohli †
41.43
9
97
1,144
416
2007–2024
5
12,522
454
Alex Hales †
29.67
6
80
1,382
500
2009–2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com , last updated 3 July 2024
Highest individual score [ edit ]
Highest individual score (Progression of Record) [ edit ]
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 50+ scores [ edit ]
Rank
50+
Player
Innings
Centuries
Half-centuries
Runs
Period
1
112
David Warner †
384
8
104
12,411
2007–2024
2
110
Chris Gayle
455
22
88
14,562
2005–2022
3
106
Virat Kohli †
382
9
97
12,886
2007–2024
4
101
Babar Azam †
293
11
90
10,942
2012–2024
5
90
Jos Buttler †
400
8
82
11,842
2009–2024
Last Updated: 1 July 2024 [8]
Most half-centuries in career [ edit ]
Most centuries in a career [ edit ]
Fastest 100 [ edit ]
Fastest 50 [ edit ]
Fastest to multiples of 1000 runs [ edit ]
Highest career strike rate [ edit ]
Qualification: 500 balls.
Highest strike rates in an innings [ edit ]
Highest career average [ edit ]
Qualification: 50 innings.
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
688
Andre Russell †
432
5,012
7.28
1.59
2010–2024
4
548
Colin Munro †
409
7,760
14.16
1.33
2010–2024
5
523
Rohit Sharma †
433
8,734
16.69
1.20
2007–2024
Source: Cricinfo.com , Last updated: 25 June 2024
Most sixes in an innings [ edit ]
Most career fours [ edit ]
Rank
Fours
Player
Innings
Balls Faced
Balls per four
Fours Per Innings
Period
1
1,382
Alex Hales †
454
8,587
6.21
3.04
2009–2024
2
1,249
David Warner †
384
8,860
7.09
3.25
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
1,144
Virat Kohli †
382
9,602
8.39
2.99
2007–2024
Source: Cricinfo.com , Last updated: 3 July 2024
Most fours in an innings [ edit ]
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
1,882
Alex Hales †
454
1,382
500
4.14
2009–2024
3
1,702
David Warner †
384
1,249
453
4.43
2007–2024
4
1,670
Kieron Pollard †
586
810
860
2.84
2006–2024
5
1,594
Rohit Sharma †
435
1,069
525
3.66
2007–2024
Source: Cricinfo.com , Last updated: 3 July 2024
Most runs in a calendar year [ edit ]
Most runs in a series [ edit ]
Most ducks in career [ edit ]
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 ]
Most Innings before first duck [ edit ]
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
588
Rashid Khan †
432
429
18.30
16.9
14
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
491
Shakib Al Hasan †
440
432
21.31
18.8
11
5
2006–2024
Last updated: 25 June 2024[21]
Best figures in a match [ edit ]
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
12.9
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 [ 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
5.75
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 [ edit ]
Most five-wicket hauls in a career [ edit ]
Most maidens in a career [ edit ]
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 ]
Most wickets in a series [ edit ]
Individual records (wicket-keeping) [ 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.
Most catches in career by wicket keeper [ edit ]
Most stumpings in career [ edit ]
Most dismissals in series as wicket keeper [ edit ]
Individual records (fielding) [ edit ]
Most catches in career by fielder [ edit ]
Most catches in series as fielder [ edit ]
Individual records (other) [ edit ]
Most matches played [ edit ]
Most matches as captain [ edit ]
Most matches won as captain [ edit ]
Most Player of the Match Awards [ edit ]
Partnership records [ edit ]
Record wicket partnerships [ edit ]
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 ]
Individual Records (Officials) [ edit ]
Most matches as an umpire [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Pakistan beat England Pakistan won by 10 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)-England vs Pakistan, England in Pakistan, 2nd T20I Match Summary, Report–ESPN Cricinfo" . ESPNcricinfo.com . Retrieved 30 September 2022 .
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^ "Records–Twenty20s–Team records–Most Fours in an innings–ESPN Cricinfo" . Cricinfo . ESPN. Retrieved 28 August 2014 .
^ "Records–Twenty20s–Team records–Most sixes in a match–ESPN Cricinfo" . Cricinfo . ESPN. Retrieved 6 August 2014 .
^ "Records–Twenty20s–Team records–Most fours in a match–ESPN Cricinfo" . Cricinfo . ESPN. Retrieved 6 August 2014 .
^ "Records–Twenty20s–Batting records–Most runs in an innings (Progressive Record Holder)–ESPN Cricinfo" . Cricinfo . ESPN. Retrieved 15 September 2019 .
^ "Records–Twenty20s–Batting records–Most runs in an innings (by batting position)–ESPN Cricinfo" . Cricinfo . ESPN. Retrieved 29 August 2020 .
^ "Most half-centuries" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 9 August 2020 .
^ "Records | T20 | Batting records | Fastest to 1000 runs | ESPNcricinfo" . Cricinfo . Retrieved 1 November 2018 .
^ "Records | T20 | Batting records | Fastest to 2000 runs | ESPNcricinfo" . Cricinfo . Retrieved 1 November 2018 .
^ "Records | T20 | Batting records | Fastest to 3000 runs | ESPNcricinfo" . Cricinfo . Retrieved 1 November 2018 .
^ "Records | T20 | Batting records | Fastest to 4000 runs | ESPNcricinfo" . Cricinfo . Retrieved 1 November 2018 .
^ "Records | T20 | Batting records | Fastest to 5000 runs | ESPNcricinfo" . Cricinfo . Retrieved 1 November 2018 .
^ "Records | T20 | Batting records | Fastest to 6000 runs | ESPNcricinfo" . Cricinfo . Retrieved 1 November 2018 .
^ "Records | T20 | Batting records | Fastest to 7000 runs | ESPNcricinfo" . Cricinfo . Retrieved 1 November 2018 .
^ "Records | T20 | Batting records | Fastest to 8000 runs | ESPNcricinfo" . Cricinfo . Retrieved 1 November 2018 .
^ "Records | T20 | Batting records | Fastest to 9000 runs | ESPNcricinfo" . Cricinfo . Retrieved 1 November 2018 .
^ "Records | T20 | Batting records | Fastest to 10000 runs | ESPNcricinfo" . Cricinfo . Retrieved 1 November 2018 .
^ "Highest strike rate in a T20 innings" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 9 August 2020 .
^ "Records–Twenty20s–Individual records(captains, players, umpires)–Most consecutive innings without duck in career–ESPN Cricinfo" . Cricinfo . ESPN. Retrieved 6 August 2014 .
^ "Records | Twenty20 matches | Bowling records | Most wickets in career" . ESPNcricinfo.com . Retrieved 17 March 2022 .
^ "Records | Twenty20 matches | Bowling records | Best figures in an innings" . ESPNcricinfo.com . Retrieved 19 November 2021 .
^ "T20 Records – Best career bowling average" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 9 August 2020 .
^ "T20 Records – Best career strike rate" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 9 August 2020 .
^ "T20 Records – Best career economy rate" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 9 August 2020 .
^ "Records | Twenty20 matches | Bowling records | Most four-wickets-in-an-innings in a career" . ESPNcricinfo.com . Retrieved 19 November 2021 .
^ "Records | Twenty20 matches | Bowling records | Most five-wickets-in-an-innings in a career" . ESPNcricinfo.com . Retrieved 19 November 2021 .
^ "Records | Twenty20 matches | Bowling records | Most Maidens over bowled" . ESPNcricinfo.com . Retrieved 19 November 2021 .
^ "Records | Twenty20 matches | Bowling records | Most wickets in a calendar year" . ESPNcricinfo.com . Retrieved 19 November 2021 .
^ "Most runs conceded in a match" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 9 August 2020 .
^ "Records | Twenty20 matches | Bowling records | Most wickets in a series" . ESPNcricinfo.com . Retrieved 19 November 2021 .
^ "Records | Twenty20 matches | Wicketkeeping records | Most dismissals in career" . ESPNcricinfo.com . Retrieved 19 November 2021 .
^ "Records | Twenty20 matches | Wicketkeeping records | Most catches in career" . ESPNcricinfo.com . Retrieved 19 November 2021 .
^ "Records | Twenty20 matches | Wicketkeeping records | Most stumpings in career" . ESPNcricinfo.com . Retrieved 19 November 2021 .
^ "Records | Twenty20 matches | Wicketkeeping records | Most dismissals in a series" . ESPNcricinfo.com . Retrieved 19 November 2021 .
^ "TWENTY20 / FIELDING RECORDS / MOST CATCHES IN CAREER" . Cricinfo . Retrieved 21 February 2018 .
^ "TWENTY20 / FIELDING RECORDS / MOST CATCHES IN A SERIES" . Cricinfo . Retrieved 21 February 2018 .
^ "Records | Twenty20 matches | Individual records (captains, players, umpires) | Most matches in career" . ESPNcricinfo.com . Retrieved 19 November 2021 .
^ a b "Records / Twenty20 Matches / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most Matches as a captain" . Cricinfo . ESPN. Retrieved 3 September 2020 .
^ "Records / Twenty20 Matches / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Most player-of-the-match awards" . Cricinfo . ESPN. Retrieved 27 August 2020 .
^ "Records–Twenty20s–Partnership records–Highest partnerships for any wicket–ESPN Cricinfo" . Cricinfo . ESPN. Retrieved 24 February 2019 .
^ "Records–Twenty20–Individual records(captains, players, umpires)–Most matches as an umpire in career–ESPN Cricinfo" . Cricinfo . ESPN. Retrieved 14 March 2016 .
External links [ edit ]