List of Twenty20 International records
This is a list of Twenty20 International cricket records, that is record team and individual performances in Twenty20 International cricket.
The highest innings total is currently held by Sri Lanka which made 260-6 off 20 overs against Kenya in Johannesburg on September 14 2007.
The first hat trick (and only one to date) was taken by Australian Brett Lee vs Bangladesh in the 17th over on September 16 2007. India's Yuvraj Singh matched the feats of Garfield Sobers, Ravi Shastri and Herschelle Gibbs by hitting 6 sixes in an over on September 19, 2007 - England's Stuart Broad was the bowler.
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.
Team records
Team wins & losses
Matches played
| Rank | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ireland |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| 2 |  Pakistan |
12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 79.16 |
| 3 |  India |
10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 72.22 |
| 4 |  Netherlands |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 66.66 |
 Canada |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 | |
| 5 |  Sri Lanka |
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| 6 |  South Africa |
13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 61.53 |
| 7 |  Australia |
15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 53.33 |
| 8 |  West Indies |
8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 43.75 |
| 9 |  England |
14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 |
| 10 |  Scotland |
6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 40.00 |
| 11 |  New Zealand |
16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 34.37 |
| 12 |  Bangladesh |
9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
 Zimbabwe |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| 13 |  Kenya |
8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| 14 |  Bermuda |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 8 August 2008. | |||||||
Note:
- New Zealand and the West Indies tied their match in 2006 and the India - Pakistan match was also tied in September, 2007. New Zealand and India won the resulting bowl outs, but are not listed as winning the match.
- In %Won ties are equal to half a win and NR aren't included i.e. India have won 6.5 matches out of 9
Team scoring records
Highest innings totals
Completed innings only. Totals are for the teams in bold.
| Rank | Score | Teams | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 260-6 (20 overs) | Sri Lanka v Kenya |
Johannesburg | 14/09/2007 |
| 2 | 221-5 (20 overs) | Australia v England |
Sydney | 09/01/2007 |
| 3 | 218-4 (20 overs) | India v England |
Durban | 19/09/2007 |
| 4 | 214-5 (20 overs) | Australia v New Zealand |
Auckland | 17/02/2005 |
| 5 | 209-3 (20 overs) | Australia v South Africa |
Brisbane | 09/1/2006 |
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 8 August, 2008 | ||||
Lowest innings totals
Completed innings only. Totals are for the teams in bold.
| Rank | Score | Teams | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67 (17.2 overs) | Kenya v Ireland |
Belfast | 04/08/2008 |
| 2 | 70 (17.3 overs) | Bermuda v Canada |
Belfast | 05/08/2008 |
| 3 | 73 (16.5 overs) | Kenya v New Zealand |
Durban | 12/09/2007 |
| 4 | 74 (17.3 overs) | India v Australia |
Melbourne | 01/02/2008 |
| 5 | 79 (14.3 overs) | Australia v England |
Southampton | 13/06/2005 |
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 8 August, 2008 | ||||
Highest match aggregate
| Rank | Score | Teams | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 418-10 (40 overs) | India (218-4) v England (200-6) |
Durban | 19/09/2007 |
| 2 | 413-8 (37.4 overs) | West Indies (205-6) v South Africa (208-2) |
Johannesburg | 11/09/2007 |
| 3 | 401-15 (40 overs) | West Indies (208-8) v England (193-7) |
London | 28/06/2007 |
| 4 | 400-11 (40 overs) | South Africa (201-4) v Australia (199-7) |
Johannesburg | 24/02/2006 |
| 5 | 384-15 (40 overs) | Australia (214-5) v New Zealand (170) |
Auckland | 17/02/2005 |
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 8 August, 2008 | ||||
Individual records
Individual records (batting)
Highest individual score
| Rank | Runs | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 117 | Chris Gayle |
v South Africa | Johannesburg | 11/09/2007 |
| 2 | 98* | Ricky Ponting |
v New Zealand | Auckland | 17/02/2005 |
| 3 | 96 | Damien Martyn |
v South Africa | Brisbane | 09/01/2006 |
| 4 | 90* | Herschelle Gibbs |
v West Indies | Johannesburg | 11/09/2007 |
| 5 | 89* | Graeme Smith |
v Australia | Johannesburg | 24/02/2006 |
| 89* | Justin Kemp |
v New Zealand | Durban | 19/09/2007 | |
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 8 August, 2008 | |||||
Most career runs
| Rank | Runs | Player | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 364 (12 inn.) | Graeme Smith |
from 2005-present |
| 2 | 363 (14 inn.) | Kevin Pietersen |
from 2005-present |
| 3 | 355 (11 inn.) | Misbah-ul-Haq |
from 2007-present |
| 4 | 337 (10 inn.) | Andrew Symonds |
from 2005-present |
| 5 | 330 (13 inn.) | Paul Collingwood |
from 2005-present |
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 8 August, 2008 | |||
Fastest 100
So far only 1 century has been made.
| Rank | Balls | Player | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | Chris Gayle |
Johannesburg | 11/09/2007 |
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 8 August, 2008 | ||||
Fastest 50
| Rank | Balls | Player | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Yuvraj Singh |
Durban | 19/09/2007 |
| 2 | 20 | Yuvraj Singh |
Durban | 22/09/2007 |
| 20 | Mohammad Ashraful |
Johannesburg | 13/09/2007 | |
| 4 | 21 | Mahela Jayawardene |
Johannesburg | 14/09/2007 |
| 5 | 23 | Sanath Jayasuriya |
Wellington | 22/12/2006 |
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 8 August, 2008 | ||||
Highest career strike rate
Qualification: 30 balls.
| Rank | Strike Rate | Player | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 177.22 (6 inn.) | Yuvraj Singh
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| 2 | 177.02 (6 inn.) | Marlon Samuels
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| 3 | 172.28 (8 inn.) | Mohammad Ashraful
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| 4 | 171.56 (11 inn.) | Shahid Afridi
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| 5 | 170.20 (10 inn.) | Andrew Symonds
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| Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 8 August 2008 | ||||||
Highest career average
| Rank | Average | Player | Innings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 96.00 | Rohit Sharma |
4 | |||
| 2 | 71.00 | Junaid Siddique |
1 | |||
| 3 | 59.16 | Misbah-ul-Haq |
11 | |||
| 4 | 56.16 | Andrew Symonds |
10 | |||
| 5 | 56.00 | Brendan Taylor |
3 | |||
| Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 8 August 2008 | ||||||
Most career sixes
| Rank | Sixes | Player | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Yuvraj Singh
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| 15 | Misbah-ul-Haq
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| 15 | Jacob Oram
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| 15 | Paul Collingwood
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| 2 | 14 | Craig McMillan
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| 14 | Albie Morkel
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| Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 8 August 2008 | ||||||
Most sixes in an innings
| Rank | Sixes | Player | Opponent | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Chris Gayle |
South Africa | 2007 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Yuvraj Singh |
England | 2007 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Justin Kemp |
New Zealand | 2007 | ||
| 6 | Jacob Oram |
Australia | 2007 | |||
| Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 8 August 2008 | ||||||
Most runs off an over
| Rank | Runs | Player/s | Team | Bowler | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | Yuvraj Singh | India |
Stuart Broad | 19/09/2007 | |
| 2 | 30 | Ricky Ponting | Australia |
Daryl Tuffey | 17/02/2005 | |
| 3 | 29 | Jehan Mubarak | Sri Lanka |
Lameck Onyango | 14/09/2007 | |
| 4 | 25 | Sanath Jayasuriya Mahela Jayawardene |
Sri Lankan |
Steve Tikolo | 14/09/2007 | |
| 25 | Craig McMillan Jacob Oram |
New Zealand |
Yuvraj Singh | 06/09/2007 | ||
| Source: Cricinfo, Last updated: 8 August 2008 | ||||||
Individual records (bowling)
Best figures in a match
| Rank | Bowling | Player | Opponent | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4-7 | Mark Gillespie |
Kenya | Durban | 12/09/2007 |
| 2 | 4-9 | Dale Steyn |
West Indies | Port Elizabeth | 16/12/2007 |
| 3 | 4-13 | R. P. Singh |
South Africa | Durban | 20/09/2007 |
| 4 | 4-17 | Morne Morkel |
New Zealand | Durban | 19/09/2007 |
| 5 | 4-18 | Mohammad Asif |
India | Durban | 14/09/2007 |
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 8 August, 2008 | |||||
Most career wickets
| Rank | Wickets | Matches | Player | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 11 | Shahid Afridi |
from 2006-present |
| 15 | 12 | Nathan Bracken |
from 2006-present | |
| 15 | 12 | Shaun Pollock |
from 2005-present | |
| 4 | 14 | 9 | Abdur Razzak |
from 2007-present |
| 5 | 13 | 8 | R.P. Singh |
from 2007-present |
| 13 | 9 | Umar Gul |
from 2006-present | |
| 13 | 9 | Daniel Vettori |
from 2007-present | |
| 13 | 9 | Stuart Clark |
from 2006-present | |
| 13 | 11 | Stuart Broad |
from 2006-present | |
| 13 | 14 | Paul Collingwood |
from 2005-present | |
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 8 August, 2008 | ||||
Individual records (wicketkeeping)
Most dismissals in career
| Rank | Dismissals | Player | Catches | Stumpings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Adam Gilchrist |
17 | 0 | |
| 2 | 12 | Brendon McCullum |
9 | 3 | |
| 3 | 11 | Mushfiqur Rahim |
4 | 7 | |
| 11 | Kamran Akmal |
6 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 9 | Mark Boucher |
9 | 0 | |
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 8 August, 2008 | |||||
Partnership Records
Record wicket partnerships
| Partnership | Runs | Players | Opponent | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st wicket | 145 | Chris Gayle & Devon Smith |
South Africa | Johannesburg | 11/09/2007 |
| 2nd wicket | 111 | Graeme Smith & Herschelle Gibbs |
Australia | Johannesburg | 24/02/2006 |
| 3rd wicket | 120* | Herschelle Gibbs & Justin Kemp |
West Indies | Johannesburg | 11/09/2007 |
| 4th wicket | 101 | Younis Khan & Shoaib Malik |
Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 17/09/2007 |
| 5th wicket | 119* | Shoaib Malik & Misbah-ul-Haq |
Australia | Johannesburg | 18/09/2007 |
| 6th wicket | 77* | Ricky Ponting & Michael Hussey |
New Zealand | Auckland | 17/02/2005 |
| 7th wicket | 91 | Paul Collingwood & Michael Yardy |
West Indies | London | 28/06/2007 |
| 8th wicket | 40 | Scott Styris & Jeff Wilson |
Australia | Auckland | 17/02/2005 |
| 40 | Jehan Mubarak & Chaminda Vaas |
Australia | Cape Town | 20/09/2007 | |
| 9th wicket | 44 | Dilhara Fernando & Lasith Malinga |
New Zealand | Auckland | 26/12/2006 |
| 10th wicket | 28 | Jacob Oram & Jeetan Patel |
Australia | Perth | 11/12/2007 |
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 8 August, 2008 | |||||
- 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 | Players | Opponent | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 145 (1st wicket) | Chris Gayle & Devon Smith |
South Africa | Johannesburg | 11/09/2007 |
| 2 | 136 (1st wicket) | Gautam Gambhir & Virender Sehwag |
England | Durban | 19/09/2007 |
| 3 | 132* (1st wicket) | Loots Bosman & Graeme Smith |
Pakistan | Johannesburg | 02/02/2007 |
| 4 | 120* (3rd wicket) | Herschelle Gibbs & Justin Kemp |
West Indies | Johannesburg | 11/09/2007 |
| 5 | 119* (5th wicket) | Shoaib Malik & Misbah-ul-Haq |
Australia | Johannesburg | 18/09/2007 |
| Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 8 August, 2008 | |||||
- 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).