List of ICC Men's T20 World Cup records

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This is a list of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 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[]

Team Span Matches Won Lost Tied Super Over Wins Tie+Lost No result % Win
First Season Last Season
 Afghanistan 2010 2021 19 7 12 0 0 0 0 36.84%
 Australia 2007 2021 36 22 14 0 0 0 0 61.11%
 Bangladesh 2007 2021 33 7 25 0 0 0 1 21.87%
 England 2007 2021 38 19 18 0 0 0 1 51.35%
 Hong Kong 2014 2016 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 16.66%
 India 2007 2021 38 23 13 0 1 0 1 63.51%
 Ireland 2009 2021 18 4 11 0 0 0 3 26.66%
 Kenya 2007 2007 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00%
 Namibia 2021 2021 8 3 5 0 0 0 0 37.50%
   Nepal 2014 2014 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 66.66%
 Netherlands 2009 2021 15 5 9 0 0 0 1 35.71%
 New Zealand 2007 2021 37 20 15 0 0 2 0 56.75%
 Oman 2016 2021 6 2 3 0 0 0 1 40.00%
 Pakistan 2007 2021 40 24 15 0 0 1 0 61.25%
 Papua New Guinea 2021 2021 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.00%
 Scotland 2007 2021 15 4 10 0 0 0 1 28.57%
 South Africa 2007 2021 35 22 13 0 0 0 0 62.85%
 Sri Lanka 2007 2021 43 27 15 0 1 0 0 63.95%
 United Arab Emirates 2014 2014 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.00%
 West Indies 2007 2021 36 18 16 0 1 0 1 52.85%
 Zimbabwe 2007 2016 12 5 7 0 0 0 0 41.66%
Last updated: 14 November 2021[2]

Tie+W and Tie+L indicates matches tied and then won or lost in a tiebreaker such as a bowlout or one-over-eliminator ("Super Over") The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties (irrespective of a tiebreaker) as half a win

Result records[]

Greatest win margin (by runs)[]

Margin Teams Venue Date
172 runs  Sri Lanka (260-6) beat  Kenya (88-10) Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 14 September 2007
130 runs  South Africa (211-5) beat  Scotland (81) Kennington Oval, London 7 June 2009
130 runs  Afghanistan (190-4) beat  Scotland (60) Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 25 October 2021
116 runs  England (196-5) beat  Afghanistan (80) R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 21 September 2012
90 runs  India (170-4) beat  England (80) R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 23 September 2012
Last updated: 14 November 2021[3]

Lowest win margin (by runs)[]

Margin Teams Venue Date
1 run  South Africa (128–7) beat  New Zealand (127-5) Lord's, London 9 June 2009
 New Zealand (133–7) beaten by  Pakistan (134-7) Kensington Oval, Bridgetown 8 May 2010
 India (152-6) beat  South Africa (151) R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 2 October 2012
 India (146-7) beat  Bangladesh (145-9) M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 23 March 2016
2 runs  South Africa (170-6) beat  New Zealand (168-8) Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 24 March 2014
3 runs  England (153-7) beat  India (150-5) Lord's, London 14 June 2009
 South Africa (196-5) beat  England (193-7) Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 29 March 2014
 West Indies (142/7) beat  Bangladesh (139/5) Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 29 October 2021
Last updated: 14 November 2021[4]

Team scoring records[]

Highest innings totals[]

Score Team Opponent Venue Date
260–6 (20 overs)  Sri Lanka  Kenya Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 14 September 2007
230–8 (19.4 overs)  England  South Africa Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 18 March 2016
229-4 (20 overs)  South Africa  England Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 18 March 2016
218–4 (20 overs)  India  England Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban 19 September 2007
211-5 (20 overs)  South Africa  Scotland The Oval, London 7 June 2009
Last updated: 14 November 2021[5]

Lowest innings totals[]

Score Team Opponent Venue Date
39 (10.3 overs)  Netherlands  Sri Lanka Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 24 March 2014
44 (10 overs)  Netherlands  Sri Lanka Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 22 October 2021
55 (14.2 overs)  West Indies  England Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 23 October 2021
60 (15.3 overs)  New Zealand  Sri Lanka Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 31 March 2014
60 (10.2 overs)  Scotland  Afghanistan Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 25 October 2021
Last updated: 14 November 2021[6]

Highest match aggregate[]

Score Teams Venue Date
459-12 (39.4 overs)  England (230-8) v  South Africa (229-4) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 18 March 2016
418-10 (40 overs)  England (200-6) v  India (218-4) Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban 19 September 2007
413-8 (37.4 overs)  South Africa (208-2) v  West Indies (205-6) Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 11 September 2007
389-12 (40 overs)  England (193-7) v  South Africa (196-5) Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 29 March 2014
388-5 (39.4 overs)  India (192-2) v  West Indies (196-3) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 31 March 2016
Last updated: 14 November 2021[7]

Lowest match aggregate[]

Score Teams Venue Date
79–11 (15.3 overs)  Netherlands (39) v  Sri Lanka (40-1) Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 24 March 2014
89–12 (17.2 Overs)  Netherlands (44) v  Sri Lanka (45-2) Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 22 October 2021
106–12 (12.0 overs)  Ireland (47-7) v  Netherlands (59-5) HPCA, Dharamshala 13 March 2016
111-14 (22.4 overs)  England (56-4) v  West Indies (55) Dubai International Stadium, Dubai 23 October 2021
120-11 (23.2 overs)  New Zealand (36-1) v  Zimbabwe (84) [Target: 30 (D/L Method)] Providence Stadium, Guyana 4 May 2007
Last updated: 14 November 2021[8]

Highest run chase[]

Score Team Opposition Venue Date
230-8 (19.4 overs)  England  South Africa Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 18 March 2016
208-2 (17.4 overs)  South Africa  West Indies Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 11 September 2007
197-7 (19.5 overs)  Australia  Pakistan Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet 14 May 2010
196-3 (19.4 overs)  West Indies  India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 31 March 2016
193-4 (13.5 overs)  Netherlands  Ireland Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet 21 March 2014
Last updated: 14 November 2021[9]

Batting[]

Most career runs[]

Runs Player Mat Inn HS Avg 100s 50s Period
1,016 Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene 31 31 100 39.07 1 6 2007-2014
965 Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle 33 31 117 34.46 2 7 2007–2021
897 Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan 35 34 96* 30.93 0 6 2007–2016
847 India Rohit Sharma 33 30 79* 38.50 0 8 2007–2021
845 India Virat Kohli 21 19 89* 76.81 0 10 2012–2021
Last updated: 14 November 2021[10]

Highest individual scores[]

Runs Player Balls 4s 6s SR Opposition Venue Date
123 New Zealand Brendon McCullum 58 11 7 212.06  Bangladesh Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy 21 September 2012
117 Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle 57 7 10 205.26  South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 11 September 2007
116* England Alex Hales 64 11 6 181.25  Sri Lanka Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 27 March 2014
111* Pakistan Ahmed Shehzad 62 10 5 179.03  Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 30 March 2014
103* Bangladesh Tamim Iqbal 63 10 5 163.49  Oman Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala 13 March 2016
Last updated: 14 November 2021[11]

Highest average[]

Average Player Mat Inn NO Runs Span
76.81 India Virat Kohli 21 19 8 845 2012–2021
54.62 Australia Michael Hussey 21 16 8 437 2007-2012
44.61 England Kevin Pietersen 15 15 2 580 2007-2010
42.50 NamibiaSouth Africa David Wiese 11 10 4 255 2016–2021
41.00 England Jos Buttler 21 21 7 574 2012-2021
Qualification: Minimum 10 innings

Last updated: 14 November 2021[12]

Highest strike rate[]

Strike Rate Player Mat Inn Runs BF Span
164.12 Cricket West Indies Darren Sammy 25 18 215 131 2009-2016
154.23 Pakistan Shahid Afridi 34 32 546 354 2007-2016
152.75 India KL Rahul 5 5 194 127 2021-2021
150.00 Pakistan Imran Nazir 13 13 300 200 2007-2012
148.33 England Kevin Pietersen 15 15 580 391 2007-2010
Qualification: Minimum 125 balls faced.

Last updated: 14 November 2021[13]

Most centuries[]

Centuries Player Mat Inn Runs HS Span
2 Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle 32 30 950 117 2007-2021
1 7 players (Mahela Jayawardene, Suresh Raina, Brendon McCullum, Ahmed Shehzad, Alex Hales, Tamim Iqbal, Jos Buttler)
Last updated: 14 November 2021[14]

Most 50+ scores[]

Number Player Mat Inn Runs HS 100s 50s Span
10 India Virat Kohli 21 19 845 89* 0 10 2012-2021
9 Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle 33 31 965 117 2 9 2007-2021
8 India Rohit Sharma 33 30 847 79* 0 8 2007-2021
7 Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene 31 31 1016 100 1 6 2007-2014
6 Australia David Warner 30 30 762 89* 0 6 2009-2021
Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan 35 34 897 96* 0 6 2007-2016
Last updated: 14 November 2021[15]

More Record Holders[]

Indian cricketer Virat Kohli holds numerous batting records including most fifties & the highest average. He also has the most man of the match awards (5) & he is the only player to have won 2 man of the tournament awards.
West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle holds the most batting records including most man of the match awards (5), most sixes and he is the 2nd highest overall run scorer.
Record First Second Ref(s)
Fastest century Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle v England (2016) 48 balls Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle v South Africa (2007) 57 balls [16]
Fastest fifty India Yuvraj Singh v England (2007) 12 balls Netherlands Stephan Myburgh v Ireland (2014) 17 balls [17]
Most ducks Pakistan Shahid Afridi 5 out of 32 Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan 5 out of 34 [18]
Most sixes Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle 61 India Yuvraj Singh 33 [19] [20]
Most sixes in an innings Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle v England (2016) 11 Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle v South Africa (2007) 10 [21]
Most fours Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene 111 Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan 101 [22]
Most fours in an innings South Africa Herschelle Gibbs v West Indies (2007) 14 New Zealand Aaron Redmond v Ireland (2009) 13 [23]
Most runs through boundaries in an innings Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle v South Africa (2007) 88 New Zealand Brendon McCullum v Bangladesh (2012) 86 [24]
Highest partnership Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakara (2nd wicket) v West Indies (2010) 166 England Alex Hales & Eoin Morgan (3rd wicket) v Sri Lanka (2014) 152 [25]

One tournament[]

Record First Second Ref(s)
Most 50+ scores Australia Matthew Hayden
India Virat Kohli
Pakistan Babar Azam
4 2007
2014
2021
India Gautam Gambhir
Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan
Sri Lanka Mahela Jayawardene
Australia Shane Watson
Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle
Cricket West Indies Marlon Samuels
Netherlands Stephan Myburgh
India Virat Kohli
Sri Lanka Pathum Nissanka
India KL Rahul
Pakistan Mohammad Rizwan
Australia David Warner
3 2007
2009
2010
2012
2012
2012
2014
2016
2021
2021
2021
2021
[26]
Most runs in a tournament India Virat Kohli 319 (6 innings) 2014 Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan 317 (7 innings) 2009 [27]
Most sixes Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle 16 (6 innings) 2012 Cricket West Indies Marlon Samuels 15 (6 innings) 2012 [28]
Most fours Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan 46 (7 innings) 2009 Australia Matthew Hayden 32 (6 innings) 2007 [29]

Bowling[]

Most career wickets[]

Wickets Player Matches Avg. Econ BBI Span
41 Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan 31 17.29 6.43 4/9 2007-2021
39 Pakistan Shahid Afridi 31 23.25 6.71 4/11 2007-2016
38 Sri Lanka Lasith Malinga 31 20.07 7.43 5/31 2007-2014
36 Pakistan Saeed Ajmal 23 16.86 6.79 4/19 2009-2014
35 Sri Lanka Ajantha Mendis 21 15.02 6.70 6/8 2009-2014
Last updated: 14 November 2021[30]

Best bowling figures[]

Figures Player Overs Maidens Econ Opposition Venue Date
6/8 Sri Lanka Ajantha Mendis 4.0 2 2.00  Zimbabwe MRIC Stadium, Hambantota 18 September 2012
5/3 Sri Lanka Rangana Herath 3.3 2 0.85  New Zealand Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 31 March 2014
5/6 Pakistan Umar Gul 3.0 0 2.00  New Zealand The Oval, Kennington 13 June 2009
5/19 Netherlands Ahsan Malik 4.0 0 4.75  South Africa Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 27 March 2014
5/19 Australia Adam Zampa 4.0 0 4.75  Bangladesh Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 4 November 2021
Last updated: 14 November 2021[31]

Best average[]

Avg. Player Matches Wickets Econ Overs Span
13.58 Cricket West Indies Samuel Badree 15 24 5.52 59.0 2012-2016
15.02 Sri Lanka Ajantha Mendis 21 35 6.70 78.3 2009-2014
15.26 India Ravichandran Ashwin 18 26 6.01 66.0 2012-2021
15.40 Cricket West Indies Sunil Narine 12 15 5.17 44.4 2012-2014
15.52 Afghanistan Rashid Khan 12 19 6.36 46.2 2016-2021
Qualification: Minimum 250 deliveries

Last updated: 14 November 2021[32]

Best strike rate[]

Strike-rate Player Matches Wickets Overs Span
13.4 Sri Lanka Ajantha Mendis 21 35 78.3 2009-2014
13.7 New Zealand Ish Sodhi 12 19 43.4 2016-2021
14.1 Pakistan Umar Gul 24 35 82.4 2007-2014
14.5 Bangladesh Al-Amin Hossain 14 18 43.3 2014-2016
14.6 Afghanistan Rashid Khan 12 19 46.2 2016-2021
Qualification: Minimum 250 deliveries

Last updated: 14 November 2021[33]

Best economy rate[]

Economy rates Player Matches Wickets Runs Overs Span
5.17 Cricket West Indies Sunil Narine 12 15 231 44.4 2012-2014
5.52 Cricket West Indies Samuel Badree 15 24 326 59.0 2012-2016
5.83 New Zealand Daniel Vettori 17 20 392 67.1 2007-2012
5.94 New Zealand Nathan McCullum 22 23 399 67.1 2007-2016
6.01 India Ravichandran Ashwin 18 26 397 66.0 2012-2021
Qualification: Minimum 250 deliveries

Last updated: 14 November 2021[34]

Overall[]

Record First Second Ref(s)
Most four-wicket hauls (and over) Pakistan Saeed Ajmal
Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan
3 Bangladesh Mustafizur Rahman
South Africa Morne Morkel
Sri Lanka Ajantha Mendis
Pakistan Umar Gul
Pakistan Shahid Afridi
2 [35]

One tournament[]

Record First Second Ref(s)
Most wickets in a tournament Sri Lanka Wanindu Hasaranga 16 (8 matches) 2021 Sri Lanka Ajantha Mendis 15 (6 matches) 2012 [36]

Hat-tricks[]

No. Player Team Opposition Dissmissed Players Venue Date Result
1 Brett Lee  Australia  Bangladesh South Africa Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town 16 September 2007 Won
2 Curtis Campher  Ireland  Netherlands United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi 18 October 2021 Won
3 Wanindu Hasaranga  Sri Lanka  South Africa United Arab Emirates Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 06 November 2021 Lost
4 Kagiso Rabada  South Africa  England United Arab Emirates Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 10 November 2021 Won

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 which 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

Overall[]

Record First Second Ref(s)
Most dismissals (wicketkeeper) India MS Dhoni 32 Pakistan Kamran Akmal 30 [37]
Most catches (fielder) South Africa AB De Villiers 23 New Zealand Martin Guptill 19 [38]

One tournament[]

Record First Second Ref(s)
Most dismissals (wicketkeeper) South Africa AB De Villiers 9 2012 Australia Adam Gilchrist 9 2007 [39]
Most catches (fielder) Australia Mike Hussey 8 2010 Scotland Calum MacLeod 8 2021 [40]

One match[]

Record First Ref(s)
Most dismissals (wicketkeeper) Australia Adam Gilchrist
England Matt Prior
Pakistan Kamran Akmal
Ireland Niall O'Brien
India MS Dhoni
South Africa AB De Villiers
India MS Dhoni
Cricket West Indies Denesh Ramdin
Zimbabwe Richmond Mutumbami
South Africa Quinton de Kock
Scotland Matthew Cross
4 2007
2007
2009
2009
2010
2012
2012
2014
2016
2016
2021
[41]
Most catches (fielder) Cricket West Indies Darren Sammy 4 2010 [42]

Extras[]

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.

Record First Second Ref(s)
Most extras conceded in one innings  South Africa v  West Indies (2007) 28 (0 b, 4 lb, 23 w, 1 nb)  England v  South Africa (2016) 26 ( 0 b, 6 lb, 20 wd, 0 nb) [43]

Other Records[]

There are certain records other than batting, bowling or fielding. These records include participation records, hosting records etc.

Grounds[]

The World Cup has never been held in same country twice.

Record First Second Ref(s)
Most matches hosted by a ground Sri Lanka R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Bangladesh Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram
15 Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 14 [44]

Umpires[]

Record First Second Ref(s)
Most matches as umpire in World Cup Pakistan Aleem Dar 40 Australia Rod Tucker 33 [45]
Most finals as umpire in World Cup Australia Simon Taufel 3 Pakistan Aleem Dar 2 [46]

Appearances[]

Matches[]

Record First Second Ref(s)
Most appearances in World Cup Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan 35 Cricket West Indies Dwayne Bravo 34 [47]

Representing more than one country[]

Player Countries
Dirk Nannes  Netherlands (2009)
 Australia (2010)
Roelof van der Merwe  South Africa (2009 & 2010)
 Netherlands (2016 & 2021)
David Wiese  South Africa (2016)
 Namibia (2021)

Most T20 World Cup Titles[]

Most No. of Titles Player(s)
2 Cricket West Indies Dwayne Bravo (2012 & 2016)
Cricket West Indies Darren Sammy (2012 & 2016)
Cricket West Indies Chris Gayle (2012 & 2016)
Cricket West Indies Denesh Ramdin (2012 & 2016)
Cricket West Indies Marlon Samuels (2012 & 2016)
Cricket West Indies Andre Russell (2012 & 2016)
Cricket West Indies Lendl Simmons (2012 & 2016)
Cricket West Indies Samuel Badree (2012 & 2016)
Cricket West Indies Johnson Charles (2012 & 2016)
Cricket West Indies Sunil Narine (2012 & 2016)

Age[]

Record First Second Ref(s)
Youngest player Pakistan Mohammad Amir 17 years, 55 days Afghanistan Rashid Khan 17 years, 169 days [48]
Oldest player Hong Kong Ryan Campbell 44 years, 34 days Australia Brad Hogg 43 years, 53 days [49]

Captaincy[]

Record First Second Ref(s)
Most matches as captain India MS Dhoni 33 Cricket West Indies Darren Sammy 18 [50]
Best win % as captain (min. 10 matches) New Zealand Kane Williamson 75.00% (12 matches) Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara 71.42% (14 matches) [51]

Other results[]

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