List of Twenty20 cricket records
This is a list of Twenty20 cricket records, that is a record team or individual performances in Twenty20 cricket.
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 scoring records
Most successful teams
Most wins
Highest winning percentage
Qualification: 10 matches.
Highest innings totals
Completed innings only. Totals are for the teams in bold, with teams playing at home (where applicable) on the left.
Lowest innings totals
Completed innings only. Totals are for the teams in bold, with teams playing at home (where applicable) on the left.
Highest victory margin (by runs)
Highest match aggregate
Individual records
Individual records (batting)
Highest individual score
Most career runs
Rank |
Runs |
Player |
Teams |
Period |
1 | 8,840 (241 inn.) | Chris Gayle | West Indies, Barisal Burners, Dhaka Gladiators, Jamaica, Kolkata Knight Riders,Lahore Qalandars, Matabeleland Tuskers, PCA Masters XI, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Stanford Superstars, Sydney Thunder, Western Australia, Melbourne Renegades | 2005–present |
2 | 6,998 (242 inn.) | Brad Hodge | Australia, Auckland, Australia A, Barisal Burners, Basnahira Cricket Dundee, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Adelaide Strikers, Northern Districts, Rajasthan Royals, Victoria | 2003–present |
3 | 6,426 (221 inn.) | Brendon McCullum | New Zealand, Birmingham Bears, Brisbane Heat, Canterbury, Glamorgan, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Kolkata Knight Riders, New South Wales, Otago, Sussex, Chennai Super Kings | 2005–present |
4 | 6,314 (207 inn.) | David Warner | Australia, Australia A, Delhi Daredevils, Durham, New South Wales, Sydney Sixers, Northern Districts, Middlesex, Sydney Thunder, Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2007–present |
5 | 6,101 (218 inn.) | Suresh Raina | India, Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Lions, Uttar Pradesh | 2006–present |
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 25 April 2016 |
Most centuries in a career
Rank |
Centuries |
Player |
Teams |
Period |
1 | 17 | Chris Gayle | West Indies, Barisal Burners, Matabeleland Tuskers, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Dhaka Gladiators, Lahore Qalandars, Sydney Thunder | 2005–present |
2 | 7 | Brendon McCullum | New Zealand, Kolkata Knight Riders, Brisbane Heat, Otago, Chennai Super Kings | 2005–present |
3 | 6 | Luke Wright | England, Quetta Gladiators,Dhaka Gladiators,Melbourne Stars | 2004–present |
4 | 5 | Michael Klinger | Gloucestershire,Perth Scorchers | 2006–present |
5 | David Warner | Australia, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Sydney Thunder | 2007–present |
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 12 February 2016 |
Fastest 100
Fastest 50
Highest career strike rate
Qualification: 1,000 balls.
Rank |
Strike Rate |
Player |
Teams |
Period |
1 | 165.71 (1639 balls) | Andre Russell | West Indies, Comilla Victorians, Delhi Daredevils, Islamabad United, Jamaica, Jamaica Tallawahs, Khulna Royal Bengals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Melbourne Renegades | 2010–present |
2 | 155.12 (1,970 balls) | Shahid Afridi | Pakistan, Peshawar Zalmi,Deccan Chargers, Hampshire, Karachi Dolphins, Kent, Melbourne Renegades, Pakistanis, Ruhuna Royals, South Australia | 2004–present |
3 | 153.69 (1,896 balls) | Glenn Maxwell | Australia, Australia, Delhi Daredevils, Hampshire, Kings XI Punjab, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Mumbai Indians, Surrey, Victoria, Yorkshire | 2010–present |
4 | 153.10 (3,845 balls) | Kieron Pollard | West Indies,Adelaide Strikers, Barbados Tridents, Cape Cobras, Dhaka Gladiators, Mumbai Indians, Somerset, South Australia, Stanford Superstars, West Indies | 2006–2015 |
5 | 150.60 (1,569 balls) | Marcus Trescothick | England, Somerset | 2004–2015 |
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 30 March 2016 |
Highest career average
Qualification: 50 innings.
Rank |
Average |
Innings |
Player |
Teams |
Period |
1 | 43.49 | 237 | Chris Gayle | West Indies, Barisal Burners, Jamaica, Kolkata Knight Riders, Matabeleland Tuskers, PCA Masters XI, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Stanford Superstars, Sydney Thunder, West Indians, Western Australia | 2005–present |
2 | 41.30 | 127 | Shaun Marsh | Australia, Australia A, Glamorgan, Kings XI Punjab, Perth Scorchers, Western Australia | 2006–present |
3 | 38.89 | 108 | Hamilton Masakadza | Zimbabwe,Easterns, Mountaineers, Zimbabweans | 2006–present |
4 | 38.29 | 141 | Michael Hussey | Australia, Australia A, Chennai Super Kings, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Thunder | 2003–present |
5 | 38.04 | 189 | JP Duminy | South Africa, Cape Cobras, Deccan Chargers, Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, South Africa, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Western Province Boland | 2004–present |
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 10 January 2013 |
Most career sixes
Rank |
Sixes |
Player |
Teams |
Period |
1 | 603 | Chris Gayle | West Indies, Barisal Burners, Lahore Qalandars, Jamaica, Kolkata Knight Riders, Matabeleland Tuskers, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Stanford Superstars, Sydney Thunder, Western Australia | 2005–present |
2 | 388 | Kieron Pollard | West Indies, Dhaka Gladiators, Mumbai Indians, Somerset, South Australia, Stanford Superstars, Trinidad and Tobago | 2006–present |
3 | 290 | Brendon McCullum | New Zealand, Brisbane Heat, Canterbury, Glamorgan, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Kolkata Knight Riders, New South Wales, Otago, Sussex | 2005–present |
4 | 200 | David Hussey | Australia, Australia A, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Melbourne Stars, Northern Districts, Nottinghamshire, Victoria | 2004–present |
5 | 193 | Ross Taylor | New Zealand, Central Districts, Durham, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils, Victoria | 2006–present |
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 10 January 2013 |
Most sixes in an innings
Individual records (bowling)
Best figures in a match
Most career wickets
Rank |
Wickets |
Matches |
Player |
Teams |
Period |
1 | 300 | 289 | Dwayne Bravo | West Indies, Chennai Super Kings, Chittagong Kings, Dolphins, Essex, Kent, Lahore Qalandars, Melbourne Renegades, Mumbai Indians, Sydney Sixers, Trinidad & Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel, Victoria | 2006–present |
2 | 299 | 221 | Lasith Malinga | Sri Lanka, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Kent, Melbourne Stars, Mumbai Indians, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Ruhuna, Ruhuna Rhinos, Southern Express T20 | 2004–present |
3 | 277 | 217 | Yasir Arafat | Pakistan, Barisal Burners, Canterbury, Dolphins, Hampshire, Khan Research Laboratories, Kent, Lancashire, Otago, Pakistan A, Perth Scorchers, Rawalpindi Rams, Surrey, Somerset, Sussex | 2006–present |
4 | 263 | 225 | Alfonso Thomas | South Africa, Adelaide Strikers, Dhaka Gladiators, Dolphins, Highveld Lions, Perth Scorchers, Pune Warriors India, Somerset, Titans | 2004–2015 |
5 | 257 | 215 | Dirk Nannes | Australia, Netherlands, Basnahira Cricket Dundee, Canterbury, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils, Highveld Lions, Melbourne Renegades, Middlesex, Mountaineers, Nottinghamshire, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Somerset, Surrey, Sydney Thunder, Victoria | 2007–present |
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 30 March 2016 |
Individual records (wicket keeping)
Most dismissals in career
Rank |
Dismissals |
Innings |
Player |
Team |
Period |
Catches |
Stumpings |
1 | 123 | 112 | Kamran Akmal | Pakistan, Lahore Eagles, Lahore Lions, Peshawar Zalmi, Pakistanis, Rajasthan Royals, Sylhet Royals, Wayamba United | 2005–present | 63 | 60 |
2 | 101 | 109 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka, Deccan Chargers, Quetta Gladiators, Kandurata Kites, Kings XI Punjab, Nondescripts | 2004–present | 67 | 34 |
3 | 92 | 126 | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | India, Chennai Super Kings, Jharkhand, Rising Pune Supergiants | 2006–present | 59 | 33 |
4 | 84 | 89 | Adam Gilchrist | Australia, Deccan Chargers, Kings XI Punjab, Middlesex | 2005–2012 | 62 | 22 |
5 | 84 | 105 | James Foster | England, Essex | 2003–present | 45 | 39 |
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 10 January 2013 |
Individual records (other)
Most matches played
Rank |
Matches |
Player |
Teams |
Period |
1 | 223 | Albie Morkel | South Africa, Delhi Daredevils, Chennai Super Kings, Durham, Somerset, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Titans, Rising Pune Supergiants | 2004–present |
2 | 187 | David Hussey | Australia, Australia A, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Melbourne Stars, Northern Districts, Nottinghamshire, Victoria | 2004–present |
3 | 156 | Brad Hodge | Australia, Australia A, Barisal Burners, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lancashire, Melbourne Renegades, Northern Districts, Rajasthan Royals, Victoria | 2003–present |
156 | Owais Shah | England, Cape Cobras, Delhi Daredevils, Essex, Hobart Hurricanes, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Kolkata Knight Riders, Middlesex, Wellington | 2003–present |
5 | 155 | Kieron Pollard | West Indies, Dhaka Gladiators, Mumbai Indians, Somerset, South Australia, Stanford Superstars, Trinidad and Tobago | 2006–present |
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 25 July 2012 |
Partnership Records
Record wicket partnerships
- 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).
Notes and references
See also
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