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)
Team | First T20I | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | % Won | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 August 2008 | 98 | 41 | 48 | 2 | 7 | 46.15 | ||
Last updated: 22 May 2020[1] |
Matches played (by country)
Team | Opponent | First T20I | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | % Won |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 February 2010 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 18.44 | ||
19 September 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
8 June 2009 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25.00 | ||
3 August 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
3 February 2010 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
4 May 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | ||
17 July 2015 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
10 June 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
25 October 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
4 August 2008 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
2 November 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
5 August 2008 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 36.36 | ||
13 July 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
11 June 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
26 October 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
9 March 2016 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
15 June 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
15 July 2015 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
2 August 2008 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 65.00 | ||
14 June 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
19 March 2014 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 | ||
30 April 2010 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 40.00 | ||
17 March 2014 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | ||
Last updated: 22 May 2020[2] |
Team scoring records
Highest innings totals
Rank | Score | Opponent | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 225/7 (20 overs) | Abu Dhabi | 30 November 2013 | |
2 | 211/6 (20 overs) | Dubai | 20 January 2017 | |
3 | 208/5 (20 overs) | Muscat | 7 October 2019 | |
4 | 208/7 (20 overs) | St. George's | 15 January 2020 | |
5 | 205 (19.2 overs) | Greater Noida | 12 March 2017 | |
Last updated: 9 November 2019[3] |
Highest match aggregate
Rank | Score | Teams | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 472/9 (40 overs) | Dehradun | 23 February 2019 | |
2 | 438/18 (39.2 overs) | Greater Noida | 12 March 2017 | |
3 | 412/14 (40 overs) | St. George's | 15 January 2020 | |
4 | 388/15 (40 overs) | Dehradun | 24 February 2019 | |
5 | 387/13 (37.4 overs) | Dublin | 17 September 2019 | |
Note: Teams are shown in batting order. Last updated: 17 June 2020[4] |
Largest successful run chases
Rank | Score | Opponent | Venue | Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 194/6 (17.4 overs) | Dublin | 17 September 2019 | ||
2 | 183/9 (20 overs) | Muscat | 17 February 2019 | ||
3 | 169/4 (18.2 overs) | Muscat | 5 October 2019 | ||
4 | 164/7 (20 overs) | Sylhet | 17 March 2014 | ||
5 | 156/5 (18.5 overs) | Dubai | 24 March 2012 | ||
Last updated: 9 November 2019[5] |
Lowest innings totals
Rank | Score | Opponent | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 68 (16.4 overs) | Providence | 30 April 2010 | |
2 | 70 (12.3 overs) | Dublin (Malahide) | 29 June 2018 | |
3 | 71 (13.2 overs) | Dubai | 20 January 2017 | |
4 | 79 (15 overs) | Magheramason | 22 August 2018 | |
5 | 85/8 (20 overs) | Kingston | 21 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
Rank | Score | Teams | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 84/15 (18 overs) | Belfast | 3 August 2008 | |
2 | 106/12 (12 overs) | Dharamshala | 13 March 2016 | |
3 | 107/12 (22.3 overs) | Belfast | 13 July 2015 | |
4 | 133/11 (26.1 overs) | Abu Dhabi | 26 October 2019 | |
5 | 139/16 (36.3 overs) | Belfast | 4 August 2008 | |
Note: Teams are shown in batting order. Last updated: 9 November 2019[7] |
Largest margin of victory (by wickets)
Rank | Margin | Teams | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 wickets | Dubai | 14 March 2012 | |
Dubai | 22 March 2012 | |||
3 | 9 wickets | Magheramason | 12 July 2019 | |
4 | 8 wickets | Mombasa | 23 February 2012 | |
Belfast | 13 July 2015 | |||
Abu Dhabi | 18 October 2019 | |||
Abu Dhabi | 25 October 2019 | |||
Abu Dhabi | 26 October 2019 | |||
Last updated: 9 November 2019[8] |
Largest margin of victory (by runs)
Rank | Margin | Teams | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 98 runs | Dubai | 20 January 2017 | |
2 | 68 runs | Abu Dhabi | 30 November 2013 | |
3 | 66 runs | Muscat | 7 October 2019 | |
4 | 65 runs | Dubai | 13 February 2010 | |
5 | 46 runs | Deventer | 16 June 2018 | |
Last updated: 9 November 2019[8] |
Largest margin of victory (by balls remaining)
Rank | Margin | Balls | Teams | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 wickets | 83 | Abu Dhabi | 26 October 2019 | |
2 | 10 wickets | 76 | Dubai | 14 March 2012 | |
3 | 8 wickets | 72 | Belfast | 13 July 2015 | |
4 | 10 wickets | 63 | Dubai | 22 March 2012 | |
5 | 5 wickets | 47 | Townsville | 6 February 2016 | |
Last updated: 9 November 2019[8] |
Smallest margin of victory (by runs)
Rank | Margin | Teams | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 run | Dublin | 20 September 2019 | |
2 | 2 runs | Mombasa | 24 February 2012 | |
Abu Dhabi | 16 November 2013 | |||
4 | 4 runs | Belfast | 3 August 2008 | |
St. George's | 15 January 2020 | |||
Last updated: 17 June 2020[9] |
Smallest margin of victory (by wickets)
Rank | Margin | Teams | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 wicket | Muscat | 17 February 2019 | |
2 | 3 wickets | Sylhet | 17 March 2014 | |
3 | 4 wickets | Belfast | 2 August 2008 | |
Belfast | 4 August 2008 | |||
Dublin | 17 September 2019 | |||
Last updated: 9 November 2019[9] |
Smallest margin of victory (by balls remaining)
Rank | Margin | Balls | Teams | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 wickets | 0 | Sylhet | 17 March 2014 | |
1 wicket | Muscat | 17 February 2019 | |||
3 | 4 wickets | 1 | Belfast | 2 August 2008 | |
4 | 5 | Belfast | 4 August 2008 | ||
6 wickets | Kingston | 19 February 2014 | |||
Last updated: 9 November 2019[9] |
Tied matches
No. | Teams | Tiebreaker | Winner | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tied | - | Deventer | 17 June 2018 | |
1 | Tied | Greater Noida | 10 March 2020 | ||
Last updated: 22 May 2020[9] |
Individual records
Individual records (batting)
Highest individual score
Rank | Runs | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 124 | Kevin O'Brien | Muscat | 7 October 2019 | |
2 | 95* | Paul Stirling | St George's | 15 January 2020 | |
3 | 91 | Paul Stirling | Dehradun | 23 February 2019 | |
4 | 89* | Gareth Delany | Abu Dhabi | 21 October 2019 | |
5 | 83* | Paul Stirling | Magheramason | 12 July 2019 | |
83 | Andrew Balbirnie | Muscat | 17 February 2019 | ||
Last updated:22 May 2020[10] |
Most career runs
Rank | Runs | Player | Innings | Not outs | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2,124 | Paul Stirling | 77 | 6 | 29.91 |
2 | 1,672 | Kevin O'Brien | 89 | 10 | 21.16 |
3 | 1,268 | Gary Wilson | 68 | 8 | 21.13 |
4 | 1,079 | William Porterfield | 59 | 6 | 20.35 |
5 | 945 | Andrew Balbirnie | 39 | 2 | 25.54 |
Last updated: 22 May 2020[11] |
Highest career average
Rank | Player | Average | Runs | Innings | Not outs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Paul Stirling | 29.81 | 2,124 | 77 | 6 |
2 | Andrew Balbirnie | 25.54 | 945 | 39 | 2 |
3 | Gareth Delany | 24.22 | 436 | 21 | 3 |
4 | Kevin O'Brien | 21.16 | 1,672 | 89 | 10 |
5 | Gary Wilson | 21.13 | 1,268 | 68 | 8 |
Qualification: 20 innings. Last updated: 17 June 2020[12] |
Highest career strike rate
Rank | Player | Strike rate | Balls faced | Runs | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gareth Delany | 150.34 | 290 | 436 | |
2 | Paul Stirling | 139.27 | 1,525 | 2,124 | |
3 | Kevin O'Brien | 135.93 | 1,230 | 1,672 | |
4 | Harry Tector | 134.31 | 271 | 364 | |
5 | Andrew Balbirnie | 129.80 | 728 | 945 | |
Qualification: 250 balls. Last updated: 17 June 2020[13] |
Most career sixes
Rank | Sixes | Player | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 76 | Kevin O'Brien | |
2 | 71 | Paul Stirling | |
3 | 23 | William Porterfield | |
4 | 20 | Gary Wilson | |
Gareth Delany | |||
Last updated: 2 May 2020[14] |
Most career fours
Rank | Fours | Player | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 251 | Paul Stirling | |
2 | 137 | Kevin O'Brien | |
3 | 120 | William Porterfield | |
4 | 111 | Andrew Balbirnie | |
5 | 108 | Gary Wilson | |
Last updated: 17 June 2020[15] |
Fastest 50
Rank | Balls | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 17 | Paul Stirling | Dubai | 24 March 2012 | |
2 | 21 | Paul Stirling | Dubai | 22 March 2012 | |
3 | 23 | William Porterfield | Dubai | 14 March 2012 | |
Last updated: 9 November 2019[16] |
Individual records (bowling)
Best figures in a match
Rank | Bowling | Player | Opponent | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4/11 | Alex Cusack | Kingston | 21 February 2014 | |
2 | 4/13 | Craig Young | Abu Dhabi | 26 October 2019 | |
3 | 4/16 | Jacob Mulder | Dubai | 20 January 2017 | |
4 | 4/18 | Alex Cusack | Lord's | 14 June 2009 | |
Stuart Thompson | Muscat | 17 February 2019 | |||
Last updated: 9 November 2019[17] |
Most career wickets
Rank | Wickets | Player | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 76 | George Dockrell | ||
2 | 58 | Kevin O'Brien | ||
3 | 54 | Boyd Rankin | ||
4 | 35 | Alex Cusack | ||
5 | 32 | Trent Johnston | ||
Last updated: 22 May 2020[18] |
Best career economy rate
Rank | Economy rate | Player | Overs | Runs |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6.42 | Trent Johnston | 99.0 | 636 |
2 | 6.70 | Mark Adair | 64.5 | 435 |
3 | 6.86 | Boyd Rankin | 174.0 | 1,195 |
4 | 7.06 | Alex Cusack | 101.0 | 714 |
5 | 7.11 | George Dockrell | 228.2 | 1,624 |
Qualification: 250 balls. Last updated: 17 June 2020[19] |
Best career strike rate
Rank | Strike rate | Player | Wickets | Balls |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 14.4 | Mark Adair | 27 | 389 |
2 | 15.0 | Max Sorensen | 26 | 390 |
3 | 15.5 | Kevin O'Brien | 58 | 903 |
4 | 16.7 | Peter Chase | 15 | 251 |
5 | 17.2 | Simi Singh | 21 | 362 |
Qualification: 250 balls. Last updated: 22 May 2020[20] |
Best career average
Rank | Average | Player | Wickets | Runs |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16.11 | Mark Adair | 27 | 435 |
2 | 18.11 | Max Sorensen | 26 | 471 |
3 | 19.55 | Kevin O'Brien | 58 | 1,134 |
4 | 19.87 | Trent Johnston | 32 | 636 |
5 | 20.40 | Alex Cusack | 35 | 714 |
Qualification: 250 balls. Last updated: 9 November 2019[21] |
Individual records (wicketkeeping )
Most dismissals in career
Rank | Dismissals | Player | Innings | Catches | Stumpings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 36 | Gary Wilson | 51 | 29 | 7 |
2 | 25 | Niall O'Brien | 22 | 15 | 10 |
3 | 10 | Stuart Poynter | 13 | 8 | 2 |
4 | 3 | Rory McCann | 3 | 1 | 2 |
5 | 2 | Lorcan Tucker | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Last updated: 9 November 2019[22] |
Individual records (fielding)
Most catches (non-wicketkeeper)
Rank | Catches | Player | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 40 | George Dockrell | |
2 | 35 | Kevin O'Brien | |
3 | 23 | Stuart Thompson | |
4 | 22 | William Porterfield | |
Paul Stirling | |||
Last updated: 17 June 2020[23] |
Individual records (other)
Most matches played in career
Rank | Matches | Player | Period |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 96 | Kevin O'Brien | 2008– |
2 | 81 | Gary Wilson | |
3 | 78 | Paul Stirling | 2009– |
4 | 77 | George Dockrell | 2010– |
5 | 61 | William Porterfield | 2008–2018 |
Last updated: 9 November 2019[24] |
Partnership records
Record wicket partnerships
Partnership | Runs | Players | Opponent | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st wicket | 154 | Kevin O'Brien & Paul Stirling | Grenada | 15 January 2020 | |
2nd wicket | 96 | Andrew Balbirnie & Kevin O'Brien | Dehradun | 24 February 2019 | |
3rd wicket | 80 | Gary Wilson & Paul Stirling | Dubai | 24 March 2012 | |
4th wicket | 101 | Andrew Poynter & Kevin O'Brien | Sylhet | 21 March 2014 | |
5th wicket | 59 | Greg Thompson & Kevin O'Brien | Magheramason | 5 September 2016 2 | |
6th wicket | 42* | Max Sorensen & Stuart Thompson | Magheramason | 18 June 2015 | |
42 | Gary Wilson & Lorcan Tucker | Greater Noida | 12 March 2017 | ||
7th wicket | 67* | George Dockrell & Stuart Poynter | Dehradun | 21 February 2019 | |
8th wicket | 40* | George Dockrell & Stuart Thompson | Abu Dhabi | 23 October 2019 | |
9th wicket | 47* | Gary Wilson & Max Sorensen | Belfast | 18 July 2015 | |
10th wicket | 29* | Boyd Rankin & George Dockrell | Dubai (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
Rank | Runs | Wicket | Players | Opponent | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 154 | 1st Wicket | Kevin O'Brien & Paul Stirling | Grenada | 15 January 2020 | |
2 | 126 | Dehradun | 23 February 2019 | |||
3 | 115 | Muscat | 15 February 2019 | |||
4 | 109* | Paul Stirling & William Porterfield | Dubai | 22 March 2012 | ||
5 | 101 | 4th wicket | Andrew Poynter & Kevin O'Brien | Sylhet | 21 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).
References
- "Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Team records / Results summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest match aggregates". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Largest successful run chases". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Lowest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Lowest match aggregates". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Largest victories". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Smallest victories (including ties)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest career average". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest career strike rate". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Most career sixes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Most career fours". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records / Fastest fifties". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Best career economy rate". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Best career strike rate". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Best career average". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Most dismissals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Most catches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Most matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest partnerships by wicket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Records / Ireland / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest partnerships by runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
Template:Ireland records in cricket