List of Twenty20 cricket records

This is a list of Twenty20 cricket records, that is a record team or individual performances in Twenty20 cricket.

Listing criteria

In general the top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted). Currently active players are indicated with a dagger. Teams playing at home are indicated by Home team, where appropriate.

Team records

Highest innings totals

RankScoreTeamOpponentVenueDate
1 263/5 (20 overs)Royal Challengers Bangalore Home teamPune Warriors IndiaBangalore23 April 2013
263/3 (20 overs) Australia Sri Lanka Home teamKandy6 September 2016
3 260/6 (20 overs) Sri Lanka KenyaJohannesburg14 September 2007
260/4 (20 overs)Yorkshire Home teamNorthantsHeadingley17 August 2017
260/5 (20 overs) India Home team Sri LankaIndore22 December 2017
Source: ESPNcricinfo (updated 1 March 2018).

Lowest innings totals

Completed innings only.

RankScoreTeamOpponentVenueDate
130 (11.4 overs)TripuraJharkhand Home teamDhanbad20 September 2009
239 (10.3 overs) Netherlands Sri LankaChittagong24 March 2014
3 44 (14.4 overs)BolandNorth West Home teamPotchefstroom16 November 2014
44 (12.5 overs)Leeward Islands Home teamTrinidad and TobagoNorth Sound11 January 2012
44 (12.1 overs)Assam Home teamDelhiVadodara6 January 2016
44 (10.4 overs)Khulna Titans Home teamRangpur RidersMirpur10 November 2016
Source: ESPNcricinfo (updated 1 March 2018).

Highest victory margin (by runs)

Rank Winner Margin Target Opponent Venue Date
1 Sri Lanka172 runs261 KenyaJohannesburg14 September 2007
2Trinidad and Tobago167 runs212Leeward Islands Home teamNorth Sound11 January 2012
3Prime Bank159 runs205MohammedanSylhet26 December 2013
4Northerns158 runs228SouthernsHarare19 March 2008
5Mumbai Indians146 runs213Delhi Daredevils Home teamNew Delhi6 May 2017
Source: ESPNcricinfo (updated 16 May 2016).

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
2489/10 (40 overs)  West Indies (245–6) v  India (244–4) Lauderhill, Florida 27 August 2016
3 488/11 (38.5 overs)  New Zealand (243-6) Home team v  Australia (245-5) Auckland 16 February 2018
4469/10 (40 overs)Chennai Super Kings (246–5) Home team v Rajasthan Royals (223–5)Chennai3 April 2010
5467/13 (39.2 overs) South Africa (231/7) Home team v  West Indies (236/6)Johannesburg11 January 2015
Source: ESPNcricinfo (Updated 1 March 2018)

Individual records

Individual records (batting)

Highest individual score

Rank Runs Player Team Opponent Venue Date
1175*Chris GayleRoyal Challengers BangalorePune Warriors IndiaBangalore23 April 2013
2172Aaron FinchAustraliaZimbabweHarare Sports Club3 July 2018
3162*Hamilton MasakadzaMountaineersEaglesBulawayo11 February 2016
4161Adam Lyth daggerYorkshire VikingsNorthants SteelbacksHeadingley17 August 2017
5158*Brendon McCullum dagger Kolkata Knight RidersRoyal Challengers BangaloreBangalore18 April 2008
Birmingham BearsDerbyshireEdgbaston3 July 2015
Source: ESPNcricinfo (updated 3 July 2018).

Most career runs

Rank Runs Innings) Player National Team Period
111068316Chris Gayle dagger West Indies2005–present
28848317Brendon McCullum dagger New Zealand2005–present
37932366Kieron Pollard dagger West Indies2006–present
47668242David Warner dagger Australia2007–present
57575279Shoaib Malik Pakistan2005–present
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 1 March 2018

Most centuries in a career

Chris Gayle is the clear leader in the list of the most career centuries in T20s with 21; no other player has scored more than seven.[1]

Fastest 100

Rank Balls Player Team Opposition Venue Date
130Chris Gayle daggerRoyal Challengers BangalorePune Warriors IndiaBangalore23 April 2013
232Rishabh Pant daggerDelhiHimachal PradeshDelhi14 January 2018
334Andrew SymondsKentMiddlesexMaidstone2 July 2004
4 35 Louis van der Westhuizen dagger Namibia KenyaWindhoek7 November 2011
David Miller dagger South Africa BangladeshPotchefstroom29 October 2017
Rohit Sharma dagger India Sri LankaIndore22 December 2017
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 1 March 2018

Fastest 50

Rank Balls Player Team Opposition Venue Date
112Yuvraj Singh dagger India EnglandDurban19 September 2007
12Chris Gayle daggerMelbourne RenegadesAdelaide StrikersDocklands Stadium18 January 2016
12 Hazratullah Zazai Kabul Zwanan Balkh Legends Sharjah 14 October 2018
313Marcus Trescothick daggerSomersetHampshireTaunton9 July 2010
4 14Colin Munro dagger New Zealand Sri LankaAuckland10 January 2016
14Gerard BrophyYorkshireDerbyshireDerby10 July 2006
14Imran NazirSialkot StallionsLahore EaglesLahore26 April 2005
14Kieran Noema-Barnett daggerCentral DistrictsOtagoInvercargill12 December 2010
14Kieron Pollard daggerTrinidad and TobagoLeeward IslandsNorth Sound11 January 2012
14Farhaan Behardien daggerTitansWarriorsEast London11 December 2016
14KL Rahul daggerKings XI PunjabDelhi DaredevilsPunjab Cricket Association Stadium8 April 2018
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 1 March 2018

Highest career strike rate

Qualification: 1,000 balls.

RankStrike RateBalls facedPlayerNational TeamPeriod
1167.121,463Colin de Grandhomme dagger New Zealand2007–present
2166.092,315Andre Russell dagger West Indies2010–present
3165.311,084Rishabh Pant dagger India2015–present
5157.142,009Luke Ronchi dagger New Zealand2006–present
5156.982,834Glenn Maxwell dagger Australia2010–present
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated: 6 June 2018

Highest career average

Qualification: 50 innings.

RankAverageInningsPlayerNational TeamPeriod
140.99229Virat Kohli dagger India2007–present
240.61328Chris Gayle dagger West Indies2005–present
339.60161Shaun Marsh dagger Australia2006–present
439.2982Babar Azam dagger Pakistan2015–present
538.42264MS Dhoni dagger India2006–present
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, Last updated: 6 June 2018

Most career sixes

Rank Sixes Player National Team Period
1819Chris Gayle dagger West Indies2005–present
2512Kieron Pollard dagger West Indies2006–present
3430Brendon McCullum dagger New Zealand2005–present
5359Dwayne Smith dagger West Indies2006–present
4320Shane Watson dagger Australia2007–present
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 1 March 2018

Most sixes in an innings

Rank Sixes Player Team Opponent Venue Date
118Chris Gayle daggerRangpur RidersDhaka DynamitesDhaka12 December 2017
217Chris Gayle daggerRoyal Challengers BangalorePune Warriors IndiaBangalore23 April 2013
316Graham NapierEssexSussexChelmsford24 June 2008
16Dasun Shanaka daggerSinhaleseSaracensColombo12 January 2016
515Chris Gayle daggerSomersetKentTaunton31 May 2015
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 1 March 2018

Individual records (bowling)

Best figures in a match

Rank Bowling Player Team Opponent Venue Date
16/5Arul SuppiahSomersetGlamorganCardiff5 July 2011
26/6Shakib Al HasandaggerBarbados TridentsTrinidad and Tobago Red SteelBridgetown3 August 2013
36/7Lasith MalingadaggerMelbourne StarsPerth ScorchersPerth12 December 2012
46/8Ajantha Mendisdagger Sri Lanka ZimbabweHambantota18 September 2012
56/9Phaphama FojeladaggerBorderEasternsEast London14 December 2014
Source: ESPNcricinfo, last updated 1 March 2018

Most career wickets

Rank Wickets Matches Player National Team Period
1427391Dwayne Bravodagger West Indies2006–present
2348256Lasith Malingadagger Sri Lanka2004–present
3334287Sunil Narinedagger West Indies2011–present
4309273Shakib Al Hasandagger Bangladesh2006–present
5301275Shahid Afrididagger Pakistan2006–present
Source:ESPNcricinfo , last updated 6 June 2018

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 National Team Period Catches Stumpings
1209206Kamran Akmaldagger Pakistan2005–present11792
2205264Mahendra Singh Dhonidagger India2006–present13570
3195197Kumar Sangakkaradagger Sri Lanka2004–present13659
4171196Dinesh Karthikdagger India2006–present12348
5152167Denesh Ramdindagger West Indies2006–present10844
Source:ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 1 March 2018

Individual records (other)

Most matches played

Rank Matches Player National Team Period
1406Kieron Pollarddagger West Indies2006–present
2375Dwayne Bravodagger West Indies2006–present
3323Chris Gayledagger West Indies2005–present
4322Brendan McCullumdagger New Zealand2005–present
5311Dwayne Smithdagger West Indies2006–present
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, last updated 1 March 2018

Partnership records

Record wicket partnerships

Partnership Runs Players Team Opponent Venue Date
1st wicket223Australia Aaron Finch & Australia Darcy ShortAustraliaZimbabweHarare Sports Club3 July 2018
2nd wicket229South Africa AB de Villiers & India Virat KohliRoyal Challengers BangaloreGujarat LionsBengaluru14 May 2016
3rd wicket162Pakistan Abdul Razzaq & Pakistan Nasir JamshedLahore LionsQuetta BearsLahore26 May 2009
4th wicket202*India Manpreet Juneja & India Abdulahad MalekGujaratKeralaIndore30 March 2013
5th wicket150South Africa Hashim Amla & West Indies Cricket Board Dwayne BravoTrinbago Knight RidersBarbados TridentsPort of Spain1 Jul 2016
6th wicket126*Scotland Calum MacLeod & Australia John HastingsDurhamNorthamptonshireChester-le-Street25 July 2014
7th wicket107*Sri Lanka Lasith Abeyratne & Sri Lanka Roshan AnuruddaColombo Cricket ClubChilaw Marians Cricket ClubColombo12 January 2016
8th wicket120Pakistan Azhar Mahmood & Sri Lanka Isuru UdanaWayamba UnitedUva NextColombo28 August 2012
9th wicket69New Zealand Corey Anderson & Scotland Josh DaveySomersetSurreyThe Oval 9 Jul 2017
10th wicket63New Zealand Grant Elliott & Pakistan Zulfiqar BabarQuetta GladiatorsPeshawar ZalmiSharjah14 February 2016
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 3 July 2018
  • Note: An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen were dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or they reached the required score).

Notes and references

  1. "Records | Twenty20 matches | Batting records | Most hundreds in a career | ESPNcricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2018-03-01.

See also

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