List of Ireland Twenty20 International cricket records

This is a list of Ireland Twenty20 International cricket records, that is record team and individual performances in Twenty20 International cricket. It is based on the List of Twenty20 International records.

Ireland played its first Twenty20 game against Scotland in August 2008, and these records date from that game.

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 listed in bold.

Ireland team records

Overall results

Matches played (total)

TeamFirst T20IMatchesWonLostTiedNR% Won
 Ireland2 August 20089841482746.15
Last updated: 22 May 2020[1]

Matches played (by country)

TeamOpponentFirst T20IMatchesWonLostTiedNR% Won
 Ireland Afghanistan1 February 2010183141018.44
 Australia19 September 2012101000.00
 Bangladesh8 June 20095130125.00
 Bermuda3 August 200811000100.00
 Canada3 February 20104220050.00
 England4 May 201010001-
 Hong Kong17 July 2015422000.00
 India10 June 2009303000.00
 Jersey25 October 201911000100.00
 Kenya4 August 200855000100.00
 Namibia2 November 201911000100.00
 Netherlands5 August 200812470136.36
   Nepal13 July 201522000100.00
 New Zealand11 June 2009101000.00
 Nigeria26 October 201911000100.00
 Oman9 March 20164220050.00
 Pakistan15 June 200911000100.00
 Papua New Guinea15 July 20154220050.00
 Scotland2 August 200813731265.00
 Sri Lanka14 June 2009101000.00
 United Arab Emirates19 March 20145320060.00
 West Indies30 April 20107230240.00
 Zimbabwe17 March 20143210066.66
Last updated: 22 May 2020[2]

Team scoring records

Highest innings totals

RankScoreOpponentVenueDate
1225/7 (20 overs) AfghanistanAbu Dhabi30 November 2013
2211/6 (20 overs) ScotlandDubai20 January 2017
3208/5 (20 overs) Hong KongMuscat7 October 2019
4208/7 (20 overs) West IndiesSt. George's15 January 2020
5205 (19.2 overs) AfghanistanGreater Noida12 March 2017
Last updated: 9 November 2019[3]

Highest match aggregate

RankScoreTeamsVenueDate
1472/9 (40 overs) Afghanistan (278/3) v  Ireland (194/6)Dehradun23 February 2019
2438/18 (39.2 overs) Afghanistan (233/8) v  Ireland (205)Greater Noida12 March 2017
3412/14 (40 overs) Ireland (208/7) v  West Indies (204/7)St. George's15 January 2020
4388/15 (40 overs) Afghanistan (210/7) v  Ireland (178/8)Dehradun24 February 2019
5387/13 (37.4 overs) Scotland (193/7) v  Ireland (194/6)Dublin17 September 2019
Note: Teams are shown in batting order. Last updated: 17 June 2020[4]

Largest successful run chases

RankScoreOpponentVenueDate
1194/6 (17.4 overs) ScotlandDublin17 September 2019
2183/9 (20 overs) NetherlandsMuscat17 February 2019
3169/4 (18.2 overs) NetherlandsMuscat5 October 2019
4164/7 (20 overs) ZimbabweSylhet17 March 2014
5156/5 (18.5 overs) AfghanistanDubai24 March 2012
Last updated: 9 November 2019[5]

Lowest innings totals

RankScoreOpponentVenueDate
168 (16.4 overs) West IndiesProvidence30 April 2010
270 (12.3 overs) IndiaDublin (Malahide)29 June 2018
371 (13.2 overs) AfghanistanDubai20 January 2017
479 (15 overs) AfghanistanMagheramason22 August 2018
585/8 (20 overs) West IndiesKingston21 February 2014
Note: This list does not include innings scores where Ireland batted second and successfully reached a victory target in under 20 overs. Last updated: 9 November 2019[6]

Lowest match aggregate

RankScoreTeamsVenueDate
184/15 (18 overs) Ireland (43/7) v  Bermuda (41/8)Belfast3 August 2008
2106/12 (12 overs) Netherlands (59/5) v  Ireland (47/7)Dharamshala13 March 2016
3107/12 (22.3 overs)   Nepal (53) v  Ireland (54/2)Belfast13 July 2015
4133/11 (26.1 overs) Nigeria (66/9) v  Ireland (67/2)Abu Dhabi26 October 2019
5139/16 (36.3 overs) Kenya (67) v  Ireland (72/6)Belfast4 August 2008
Note: Teams are shown in batting order. Last updated: 9 November 2019[7]

Largest margin of victory (by wickets)

RankMarginTeamsVenueDate
110 wickets Ireland (72/0) beat  Kenya (71)Dubai14 March 2012
 Ireland (109/0) beat  Canada (106/8)Dubai22 March 2012
39 wickets Ireland (1/134) beat  Zimbabwe (132/8)Magheramason12 July 2019
48 wickets Ireland (132/2) beat  Kenya (131/7)Mombasa23 February 2012
 Ireland (54/2) beat    Nepal (53)Belfast13 July 2015
 Ireland (155/2) beat  Hong Kong (153/5)Abu Dhabi18 October 2019
 Ireland (110/2) beat  Jersey (105)Abu Dhabi25 October 2019
 Ireland (66/2) beat  Nigeria (66/9)Abu Dhabi26 October 2019
Last updated: 9 November 2019[8]

Largest margin of victory (by runs)

RankMarginTeamsVenueDate
198 runs Ireland (211/6) beat  Scotland (113)Dubai20 January 2017
268 runs Ireland (225/7) beat  Afghanistan (157)Abu Dhabi30 November 2013
366 runs Ireland (208/5) beat  Hong Kong (142/9)Muscat7 October 2019
465 runs Ireland (151/6) beat  Afghanistan (86)Dubai13 February 2010
546 runs Ireland (205/5) beat  Scotland (159/5)Deventer16 June 2018
Last updated: 9 November 2019[8]

Largest margin of victory (by balls remaining)

RankMarginBallsTeamsVenueDate
18 wickets83 Ireland (66/2) beat  Nigeria (66/9)Abu Dhabi26 October 2019
210 wickets76 Ireland (72/0) beat  Kenya (71)Dubai14 March 2012
38 wickets72 Ireland (54/2) beat    Nepal (53)Belfast13 July 2015
410 wickets63 Ireland (109/0) beat  Canada (106/8)Dubai22 March 2012
55 wickets47 Ireland (97/5) beat  Papua New Guinea (92/9)Townsville6 February 2016
Last updated: 9 November 2019[8]

Smallest margin of victory (by runs)

RankMarginTeamsVenueDate
11 run Ireland (186/9) beat  Scotland (185/6)Dublin20 September 2019
22 runs Ireland (107/9) beat  Kenya (105/7)Mombasa24 February 2012
 Ireland (168/5) beat  Canada (166/3)Abu Dhabi16 November 2013
44 runs Ireland (43/7) beat  Bermuda (41/8) (D/L)Belfast3 August 2008
 Ireland (208/7) beat  West Indies (204/7)St. George's15 January 2020
Last updated: 17 June 2020[9]

Smallest margin of victory (by wickets)

RankMarginTeamsVenueDate
11 wicket Ireland (183/9) beat  Netherlands (182/9)Muscat17 February 2019
23 wickets Ireland (164/7) beat  Zimbabwe (163/5)Sylhet17 March 2014
34 wickets Ireland (118/6) beat  Scotland (117)Belfast2 August 2008
 Ireland (72/6) beat  Kenya (67)Belfast4 August 2008
 Ireland (194/6) beat  Scotland (193/7)Dublin17 September 2019
Last updated: 9 November 2019[9]

Smallest margin of victory (by balls remaining)

RankMarginBallsTeamsVenueDate
13 wickets0 Ireland (164/7) beat  Zimbabwe (163/5)Sylhet17 March 2014
1 wicket Ireland (183/9) beat  Netherlands (182/9)Muscat17 February 2019
34 wickets1 Ireland (118/6) beat  Scotland (117)Belfast2 August 2008
45 Ireland (72/6) beat  Kenya (67)Belfast4 August 2008
6 wickets Ireland (117/4) beat  West Indies (116/8)Kingston19 February 2014
Last updated: 9 November 2019[9]

Tied matches

No.TeamsTiebreakerWinnerVenueDate
1 Ireland (185/6) tied with  Scotland (185/4)Tied-Deventer17 June 2018
1 Ireland (142/8) tied with  Afghanistan (142/7)Tied Ireland Super OverGreater Noida10 March 2020
Last updated: 22 May 2020[9]

Individual records

Individual records (batting)

Highest individual score

RankRunsPlayerOppositionVenueDate
1124Kevin O'Brien Hong KongMuscat7 October 2019
295*Paul Stirling West IndiesSt George's 15 January 2020
391Paul Stirling AfghanistanDehradun23 February 2019
489*Gareth Delany OmanAbu Dhabi21 October 2019
583*Paul Stirling ZimbabweMagheramason12 July 2019
83Andrew Balbirnie NetherlandsMuscat17 February 2019
Last updated:22 May 2020[10]

Most career runs

RankRunsPlayerInningsNot outsAverage
12,124Paul Stirling77629.91
21,672Kevin O'Brien891021.16
31,268Gary Wilson68821.13
41,079William Porterfield59620.35
5945Andrew Balbirnie39225.54
Last updated: 22 May 2020[11]

Highest career average

RankPlayerAverageRunsInningsNot outs
1Paul Stirling29.812,124776
2Andrew Balbirnie25.54945392
3Gareth Delany24.22436213
4Kevin O'Brien21.161,6728910
5Gary Wilson21.131,268688
Qualification: 20 innings. Last updated: 17 June 2020[12]

Highest career strike rate

RankPlayerStrike rateBalls facedRuns
1Gareth Delany150.34290436
2Paul Stirling139.271,5252,124
3Kevin O'Brien135.931,2301,672
4Harry Tector134.31271364
5Andrew Balbirnie129.80728945
Qualification: 250 balls. Last updated: 17 June 2020[13]

Most career sixes

RankSixesPlayer
176Kevin O'Brien
271Paul Stirling
323William Porterfield
420Gary Wilson
Gareth Delany
Last updated: 2 May 2020[14]

Most career fours

RankFoursPlayer
1251Paul Stirling
2137Kevin O'Brien
3120William Porterfield
4111Andrew Balbirnie
5108Gary Wilson
Last updated: 17 June 2020[15]

Fastest 50

RankBallsPlayerOppositionVenueDate
117Paul Stirling AfghanistanDubai24 March 2012
221Paul Stirling CanadaDubai22 March 2012
323William Porterfield KenyaDubai14 March 2012
Last updated: 9 November 2019[16]

Individual records (bowling)

Best figures in a match

RankBowlingPlayerOpponentVenueDate
14/11Alex Cusack West IndiesKingston21 February 2014
24/13Craig Young NigeriaAbu Dhabi26 October 2019
34/16Jacob Mulder ScotlandDubai20 January 2017
44/18Alex Cusack Sri LankaLord's14 June 2009
Stuart Thompson NetherlandsMuscat17 February 2019
Last updated: 9 November 2019[17]

Most career wickets

RankWicketsPlayer
176George Dockrell
258Kevin O'Brien
354Boyd Rankin
435Alex Cusack
532Trent Johnston
Last updated: 22 May 2020[18]

Best career economy rate

RankEconomy ratePlayerOversRuns
16.42Trent Johnston99.0636
26.70Mark Adair64.5435
36.86Boyd Rankin174.01,195
47.06Alex Cusack101.0714
57.11George Dockrell228.21,624
Qualification: 250 balls. Last updated: 17 June 2020[19]

Best career strike rate

RankStrike ratePlayerWicketsBalls
114.4Mark Adair27389
215.0Max Sorensen26390
315.5Kevin O'Brien58903
416.7Peter Chase15251
517.2Simi Singh21362
Qualification: 250 balls. Last updated: 22 May 2020[20]

Best career average

RankAveragePlayerWicketsRuns
116.11Mark Adair27435
218.11Max Sorensen26471
319.55Kevin O'Brien581,134
419.87Trent Johnston32636
520.40Alex Cusack35714
Qualification: 250 balls. Last updated: 9 November 2019[21]

Individual records (wicketkeeping )

Most dismissals in career

RankDismissalsPlayerInningsCatchesStumpings
136Gary Wilson51297
225Niall O'Brien221510
310Stuart Poynter1382
43Rory McCann312
52Lorcan Tucker220
Last updated: 9 November 2019[22]

Individual records (fielding)

Most catches (non-wicketkeeper)

RankCatchesPlayer
140George Dockrell
235Kevin O'Brien
323Stuart Thompson
422William Porterfield
Paul Stirling
Last updated: 17 June 2020[23]

Individual records (other)

Most matches played in career

RankMatchesPlayerPeriod
196Kevin O'Brien2008–
281Gary Wilson
378Paul Stirling2009–
477George Dockrell2010–
561William Porterfield2008–2018
Last updated: 9 November 2019[24]

Partnership records

Record wicket partnerships

PartnershipRunsPlayersOpponentVenueDate
1st wicket154Kevin O'Brien & Paul Stirling West IndiesGrenada15 January 2020
2nd wicket96Andrew Balbirnie & Kevin O'Brien AfghanistanDehradun24 February 2019
3rd wicket80Gary Wilson & Paul Stirling AfghanistanDubai24 March 2012
4th wicket101Andrew Poynter & Kevin O'Brien NetherlandsSylhet21 March 2014
5th wicket59Greg Thompson & Kevin O'Brien Hong KongMagheramason5 September 2016 2
6th wicket42*Max Sorensen & Stuart Thompson ScotlandMagheramason18 June 2015
42Gary Wilson & Lorcan Tucker AfghanistanGreater Noida12 March 2017
7th wicket67*George Dockrell & Stuart Poynter AfghanistanDehradun21 February 2019
8th wicket40*George Dockrell & Stuart Thompson CanadaAbu Dhabi23 October 2019
9th wicket47*Gary Wilson & Max Sorensen BangladeshBelfast18 July 2015
10th wicket29*Boyd Rankin & George Dockrell NetherlandsDubai (DSC)1 November 2019
Last updated: 9 November 2019[25]

*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).

Highest partnerships

RankRunsWicketPlayersOpponentVenueDate
11541st WicketKevin O'Brien & Paul Stirling West IndiesGrenada15 January 2020
2126 AfghanistanDehradun23 February 2019
3115 ScotlandMuscat15 February 2019
4109*Paul Stirling & William Porterfield CanadaDubai22 March 2012
51014th wicketAndrew Poynter & Kevin O'Brien NetherlandsSylhet21 March 2014
Last updated: 17 June 2020[26]

*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).

See also

List of Twenty20 International records

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