ICC Men's T20 World Cup records
Virat Kohli of India has scored the most runs in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup . Rohit Sharma of India has appeared in every edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup . Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh has taken most number of wickets in the T20 World Cup and also appeared in every edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup . This is a list of records that have been broken over the tournaments of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup .[1]
Notation Team notation
(200–3) indicates that a team scored 200 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no overs remained (or are able) to be bowled. (200) indicates that a team scored 200 runs and was all out, either by losing all ten wickets or by having one or more batsmen unable to bat and losing the remaining wickets. Batting notation
(50) indicates that a batsman scored 50 runs and was out. (50*) indicates that a batsman scored 50 runs and was not out. Bowling notation
(5–50) indicates that a bowler has captured five wickets while giving away 50 runs. Currently playing
Record holders who are currently playing T20Is or streaks that are still active and can change have a † next to their name. Team records Team wins, losses, ties, and no results Result records Greatest win margin (by runs) Margin Teams Venue Date 172 runs Sri Lanka (260-6) beat Kenya (88-10) Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg , South Africa 14 September 2007 134 runs West Indies (173-5) beat Uganda (39) Providence Stadium , Georgetown , Guyana 8 June 2024 130 runs South Africa (211-5) beat Scotland (81) The Oval , London , England 7 June 2009 Afghanistan (190-4) beat Scotland (60) Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah , UAE 25 October 2021 125 runs Afghanistan (183-5) beat Uganda (58) Providence Stadium , Georgetown , Guyana 3 June 2024 Last updated: 8 June 2024 [3]
Greatest win margin (by wickets) Margin Teams Venue Date 10 wickets Australia (102-0) beat Sri Lanka (101-10) Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa 20 September 2007 South Africa (94-0) beat Zimbabwe (93/8) Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium , Hambantota , Sri Lanka 20 September 2012 Oman (131-0) beat Papua New Guinea (129-9) Oman Cricket Academy Ground , Muscat , Oman 17 October 2021 Pakistan (152-0) beat India (151-7) Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai , UAE 24 October 2021 England (170-0) beat India (168-6) Adelaide Oval , Adelaide , Australia 10 November 2022 Last updated: 10 November 2022 [4]
Lowest win margin (by runs) Margin Teams Venue Date 1 run South Africa (128–7) beat New Zealand (127-5) Lord's , London , England 9 June 2009 New Zealand (133–7) beat Pakistan (132-7) Kensington Oval , Bridgetown , Barbados 8 May 2010 India (152–6) beat South Africa (151) R. Premadasa Stadium , Colombo , Sri Lanka 2 October 2012 India (146-7) beat Bangladesh (145-9) M. Chinnaswamy Stadium , Bengaluru , India 23 March 2016 Zimbabwe (130-8) beat Pakistan (129-8) Perth Stadium , Perth , Australia 27 October 2022 Last updated: 28 October 2022 [5]
Team scoring records Highest innings totals Lowest innings totals Score Team Opponent Venue Date 39 (10.3 overs) Netherlands Sri Lanka Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chattogram , Bangladesh 24 March 2014 39 (12 overs) Uganda West Indies Providence Stadium , Georgetown , Guyana 8 June 2024 44 (10 overs) Netherlands Sri Lanka Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah , UAE 22 October 2021 55 (14.2 overs) West Indies England Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai , UAE 23 October 2021 58 (16 overs) Uganda Afghanistan Providence Stadium , Georgetown , Guyana 3 June 2024 Last updated: 8 June 2024 [7]
Highest match aggregate Score Teams Venue Date 459-12 (39.4 overs) South Africa (229-4) v England (230-8) Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai , India 18 March 2016 418-10 (40 overs) India (218-4) v England (200-6) Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban , South Africa 19 September 2007 413-8 (37.4 overs) West Indies (205-6) v South Africa (208-2) Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg , South Africa 11 September 2007 391-8 (37.4 overs) Canada (194-5) v United States (197-3) Grand Prairie Stadium , Dallas , USA 1 June 2024 389-12 (40 overs) South Africa (196-5) v England (193-7) Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chattogram , Bangladesh 29 March 2014 Last updated: 1 June 2024 [8]
Lowest match aggregate Highest run chase Score Team Opposition Venue Date 230-8 (19.4 overs) England South Africa Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai , India 18 March 2016 208-2 (17.4 overs) South Africa West Indies Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg , South Africa 11 September 2007 197-7 (19.5 overs) Australia Pakistan Darren Sammy Cricket Ground , Gros Islet , Saint Lucia 14 May 2010 197-3 (17.4 overs) United States Canada Grand Prairie Stadium , Dallas , USA 1 June 2024 196-3 (19.4 overs) West Indies India Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai , India 31 March 2016 Last updated: 1 June 2024 [10]
Lowest score defended Score Team Opposition Opposition Score Venue Date 113-6 (20 overs) South Africa Bangladesh 109-7 (20 overs) Nassau County International Cricket Stadium , East Meadow , New York , USA 10 June 2024 119 (19.2 overs) Sri Lanka New Zealand 60 (15.3 overs) Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong , India 31 March 2014 119 (19 overs) India Pakistan 113-7 (20 overs) Nassau County International Cricket Stadium , East Meadow , New York , USA 9 June 2024 123-7 (20 overs) Afghanistan West Indies 117-8 (20 overs) Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium , Nagpur , India 27 March 2016 126-7 (20 overs) New Zealand India 79 (18.1 overs) Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium , Nagpur , India 15 March 2016 Last updated: 11 June 2024 [11]
An extra is a run scored by a means other than a batsman hitting the ball . Other than runs scored off the bat from a no-ball , a batsman is not given credit for extras and the extras are tallied separately on the scorecard and count only towards the team's score.
Extras Team total Team Opposition Tournament Form 28 208/2 South Africa West Indies 2007 28 (0 b, 4 lb , 23 wd, 1 nb ) 26 230/8 England South Africa 2016 26 ( 0 b, 6 lb, 20 wd, 0 nb) 25 186/6 Afghanistan Zimbabwe 2016 25 ( 4 b, 4 lb, 17wd, 0 nb) 24 116/9 South Africa India 2007 24 ( 0 b, 9 lb, 15 wd, 0 nb) 23 157/6 Sri Lanka Australia 2022 23 ( 6 b, 5 lb, 12 wd, 0 nb) Last updated: 9 June 2024 [12]
Individual records Batting Most runs Most runs in each batting position Highest individual scores Rank Runs Player Balls 4s 6s SR Opposition Venue Date 1 123 Brendon McCullum 58 11 7 212.06 Bangladesh Pallekele International Cricket Stadium , Kandy , Sri Lanka 21 September 2012 2 117 Chris Gayle 57 7 10 205.26 South Africa Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg , South Africa 11 September 2007 3 116* Alex Hales 64 11 6 181.25 Sri Lanka Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong , Bangladesh 27 March 2014 4 111* Ahmed Shehzad 62 10 5 179.03 Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium , Dhaka , Bangladesh 30 March 2014 5 109 Rilee Rossouw 56 7 8 194.64 Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney , Australia 27 October 2022 Last updated: 13 November 2022 [24]
Highest average Highest strike rate Most centuries Most 50+ scores Fastest 50 Rank Balls Player Opposition Venue Date 1 12 Yuvraj Singh England Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban , South Africa 19 September 2007 2 17 Stephan Myburgh Ireland Sylhet International Cricket Stadium , Sylhet , Bangladesh 21 March 2014 Marcus Stoinis Sri Lanka Perth Stadium , Perth , Australia 25 October 2022 4 18 Glenn Maxwell Pakistan Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium , Mirpur , Bangladesh 23 March 2014 KL Rahul Scotland Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai , UAE 5 November 2021 Shoaib Malik Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah , UAE 7 November 2021 Last updated: 13 November 2022 [29] [30] [31]
Fastest 100 Rank Balls Player Opposition Venue Date 1 47 Chris Gayle England Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai , India 16 March 2016 2 50 South Africa Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg , South Africa 11 September 2007 3 51 Brendon McCullum Bangladesh Pallekele International Cricket Stadium , Kandy , Sri Lanka 21 September 2012 4 52 Rilee Rossouw Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney , Australia 27 October 2022 5 58 Ahmed Shehzad Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium , Mirpur , Bangladesh 30 March 2014 Last updated: 13 November 2022 [32] [33] [34]
Most sixes Most fours Highest strike rates in an innings Rank Strike rate Runs (balls) Batsman Team Opposition Venue Date 1 414.28 29 (7) Dwayne Smith West Indies Bangladesh Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg , South Africa 13 September 2007 2 362.50 58 (16) Yuvraj Singh India England Kingsmead Cricket Ground , Durban , South Africa 19 September 2007 3 357.14 25* (7) Asif Ali Pakistan Afghanistan Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai , UAE 29 October 2021 4 353.84 46* (13) Jehan Mubarak Sri Lanka Kenya Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg , South Africa 14 September 2007 5 340.00 34* (10) Carlos Brathwaite West Indies England Eden Gardens , Kolkata , India 3 April 2016 Qualification: Minimum of 25 runs, number in parentheses represents the number of balls the batsman faced during the innings. Last updated: 29 October 2021[37]
Most sixes in an innings Most fours in an innings Most runs through boundaries in an innings Rank Runs Player Balls 4s 6s SR Opposition Venue Date 1 88 Chris Gayle 57 7 10 205.26 South Africa Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg , South Africa 11 September 2007 2 86 48 5 11 208.33 England Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai , India 16 March 2016 Brendon McCullum 58 11 7 212.06 Bangladesh Pallekele International Cricket Stadium , Kandy , Sri Lanka 21 September 2012 4 80 Alex Hales 64 11 6 181.25 Sri Lanka Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong , Bangladesh 27 March 2014 5 76 Rilee Rossouw 56 7 8 194.64 Bangladesh Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney , Australia 27 October 2022 Aaron Jones 40 4 10 235.00 Canada Grand Prairie Stadium , Dallas , USA 1 June 2024 Last updated: 1 June 2024 [40]
Most ducks One tournament Most runs in a tournament Most 50+ scores in a tournament Rank 50+ Scores Player 100s 50s Season 1 4 Matthew Hayden 0 4 2007 Virat Kohli 0 4 2014 Babar Azam 0 4 2021 Virat Kohli 0 4 2022 2 3 13 players [ Gautam Gambhir (2007 ), Tillakaratne Dilshan (2009 ), Mahela Jayawardene (2010 ), Shane Watson (2012 ), Chris Gayle (2012 ), Marlon Samuels (2012 ), Stephan Myburgh (2014 ), Virat Kohli (2016 ), Pathum Nissanka (2021 ), KL Rahul (2021 ), Mohammad Rizwan (2021 ), David Warner (2021 ), Suryakumar Yadav (2022 )] Last updated: 13 November 2022 [43]
More record holders Bowling Most career wickets Best bowling figures Rank Figures Player Overs Maidens Econ Opposition Venue Date 1 6/8 Ajantha Mendis 4.0 2 2.00 Zimbabwe MRIC Stadium , Hambantota , Sri Lanka 18 September 2012 2 5/3 Rangana Herath 3.3 2 0.85 New Zealand Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chittagong , Bangladesh 31 March 2014 3 5/6 Umar Gul 3.0 0 2.00 The Oval , Kennington , England 13 June 2009 4 5/9 Fazalhaq Farooqi 4.0 0 2.25 Uganda Providence Stadium , Georgetown , Guyana 3 June 2024 5 5/10 Sam Curran 3.4 0 2.72 Afghanistan Perth Stadium , Perth , Australia 22 October 2022 Last updated: 3 June 2024 [47]
Best average Best strike rate Best economy rate Most four-wicket hauls (and over) Most wickets in a tournament Hat-tricks No. Player Team Opposition Dismissed Players Venue Date Result 1 Brett Lee Australia Bangladesh Newlands Cricket Ground , Cape Town , South Africa 16 September 2007 Won 2 Curtis Campher Ireland Netherlands Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi , UAE 18 October 2021 Won 3 Wanindu Hasaranga Sri Lanka South Africa Sharjah Cricket Stadium , Sharjah , UAE 6 November 2021 Lost 4 Kagiso Rabada South Africa England 10 November 2021 Won 5 Karthik Meiyappan United Arab Emirates Sri Lanka Kardinia Park, Geelong , Australia 18 October 2022 Lost 6 Josh Little Ireland New Zealand Adelaide Oval , Adelaide , Australia 4 November 2022 Lost
Fielding While records for best fielders have varied through World Cups, the records for wicket keepers have been occupied by MS Dhoni who holds the record for most dismissals overall and AB De Villiers who holds the record for most dismissals by a wicket keeper in one tournament.
MS Dhoni has taken the most dismissals overall for a wicket keeper Most catches (fielder) One tournament One match Appearances Tournaments Most Matches Played Representing more than one country Most T20 World Cup Titles Age Most matches as a captain Most player-of-the-match awards Partnership Highest overall partnership runs by a pair Highest partnerships (any wicket) Rank Runs Partnership Players Batting team Opposition Venue Date 1 170* 1st wicket Jos Buttler & Alex Hales England India Adelaide Oval , Adelaide , Australia 10 November 2022 2 168 2nd wicket Rilee Rossouw & Quinton de Kock South Africa Bangladesh Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney , Australia 27 October 2022 3 166 Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka West Indies Kensington Oval , Bridgetown , Barbados 7 May 2010 4 154 1st wicket Rahmanullah Gurbaz & Ibrahim Zadran Afghanistan Uganda Providence Stadium , Georgetown , Guyana 3 June 2024 5 152* Mohammad Rizwan & Babar Azam Pakistan India Dubai International Cricket Stadium , Dubai , UAE 24 October 2021 An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached). Last updated: 3 June 2024[65]
Highest partnerships (by wicket) Wicket Runs Batters Team Opposition Venue Date 1st wicket 170* Jos Buttler Alex Hales England India Adelaide Oval , Adelaide , Australia 10 November 2022 2nd wicket 168 Quinton de Kock Rilee Rossouw South Africa Bangladesh Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney , Australia 27 October 2022 3rd wicket 152 Alex Hales Eoin Morgan England Sri Lanka Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium , Chattogram , Bangladesh 27 March 2014 4th wicket 123 Pathum Nissanka Wanindu Hasaranga Sri Lanka Ireland Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium , Abu Dhabi , UAE 20 October 2021 5th wicket 119* Shoaib Malik Misbah-ul-Haq Pakistan Australia Wanderers Stadium , Johannesburg , South Africa 18 September 2007 Curtis Campher George Dockrell Ireland Scotland Bellerive Oval , Hobart , Australia 19 October 2022 6th wicket 101* Cameron White Michael Hussey Australia Sri Lanka Kensington Oval , Bridgetown , Barbados 9 May 2010 7th wicket 74 Steve Smith Bangladesh 5 May 2010 8th wicket 70 David Wiese Ruben Trumpelmann Namibia United Arab Emirates Kardinia Park , Geelong , Australia 20 October 2022 9th wicket 44 Gulbadin Naib Shapoor Zadran Afghanistan England R.Premadasa Stadium , Colombo , Sri Lanka 21 September 2012 10th wicket 34 Fred Klaassen Paul van Meekeren Netherlands Bangladesh Bellerive Oval , Hobart , Australia 22 October 2022 An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached). Last updated: 10 November 2022[66]
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