List of ICC Men's T20 World Cup records

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]

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.

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

Teams Matches Won Lost Tie+Win Tie+Lost No result % Win Span
First Season Last Season
  Afghanistan 22 7 15 0 0 0 31.81% 2010 2022
  Australia 40 25 15 0 0 0 62.5% 2007 2022
  Bangladesh 38 9 28 0 0 1 24.32% 2007 2022
  England 44 24 19 0 0 1 55.81% 2007 2022
  Hong Kong 6 1 5 0 0 0 16.66% 2014 2016
  India 44 27 15 1 0 1 63.95% 2007 2022
  Ireland 25 7 15 0 0 3 31.81% 2009 2022
  Kenya 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.00% 2007 2007
  Namibia 11 4 7 0 0 0 36.36% 2021 2022
    Nepal 3 2 1 0 0 0 66.66% 2014 2014
  Netherlands 23 9 13 0 0 1 40.9% 2009 2022
  New Zealand 42 23 17 0 2 0 57.14% 2009 2022
  Oman 6 2 3 0 0 1 40.00% 2016 2021
  Pakistan 47 28 18 0 1 0 60.63% 2007 2022
  Papua New Guinea 3 0 3 0 0 0 0.00% 2021 2021
  Scotland 18 5 12 0 0 1 29.41% 2007 2022
  South Africa 40 24 15 0 0 1 61.53% 2007 2022
  Sri Lanka 51 31 19 1 0 0 61.76% 2007 2022
  United Arab Emirates 6 1 5 0 0 0 16.66% 2014 2022
  West Indies 39 19 18 1 0 1 51.31% 2007 2022
  Zimbabwe 20 8 11 0 0 1 42.1% 2007 2022
Last updated: 13 November 2022[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
104 runs   South Africa (205-5) beat   Bangladesh (101) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 27 October 2022
Last updated: 31 October 2022[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 20 September 2007
  South Africa (94-0) beat   Zimbabwe (93/8) Sooriyawewa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota 20 September 2012
  Oman (131-0) beat   Papua New Guinea (129-9) Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat 17 October 2021
  Pakistan (152-0) beat   India (151-7) Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 24 October 2021
  England (170-0) beat   India (168-6) Adelaide Oval, North Adelaide 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 9 June 2009
  New Zealand (133–7) beat   Pakistan (132-7) 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
  Zimbabwe (130-8) beat   Pakistan (129-8) Perth Stadium, Perth 27 October 2022
2 runs   South Africa (170-6) beat   New Zealand (168-8) Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 24 March 2014
Last updated: 28 October 2022[5]

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[6]

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) 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[7]

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[8]

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[9]

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[10]

Most extras conceded in one innings

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 w, 1 nb)
26 230/8   England   South Africa 2016 26 ( 0 b, 6 lb, 20 wd, 0 nb)
Last updated: 14 November 2021[11]

Individual records

Batting

Most runs

Rank Runs Player Mat Inn HS Avg 100s 50s Period
1 1,141   Virat Kohli 27 25 89* 81.50 0 14 2012-2022
2 1,016   Mahela Jayawardene 31 31 100 39.07 1 6 2007-2014
3 965   Chris Gayle 33 31 117 34.46 2 7 2007-2021
4 963   Rohit Sharma 39 36 79* 34.39 0 9 2007-2022
5 897   Tillakaratne Dilshan 35 34 96* 30.93 0 6 2007-2016
Last updated: 13 November 2022[12]

Most runs in each batting position

Batting position Batsman Innings Runs Average Span Ref
Opener   Chris Gayle 29 940 36.15 2007-2021 [13]
Number 3   Virat Kohli 24 1,132 87.07 2012-2022 [14]
Number 4   AB de Villiers 16 439 36.58 2007-2016 [15]
Number 5   Eoin Morgan 13 365 40.55 2010-2021 [16]
Number 6   MS Dhoni 13 271 45.16 2007-2016 [17]
Number 7   Michael Hussey 6 192 192.00 2009-2010 [18]
Number 8   Gulbadin Naib 3 84 42.00 2012-2021 [19]
Number 9   Umar Gul 6 67 22.33 2009-2014 [20]
Number 10   Barry McCarthy 4 33 33.00 2022-2022 [21]
Number 11   Paul Van Meekeren 4 45 15.00 2016-2022 [22]
Last updated: 13 November 2022.

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 21 September 2012
2 117   Chris Gayle 57 7 10 205.26   South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 11 September 2007
3 116*   Alex Hales 64 11 6 181.25   Sri Lanka Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 27 March 2014
4 111*   Ahmed Shehzad 62 10 5 179.03   Bangladesh Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 30 March 2014
5 109   Rilee Rossouw 56 7 8 194.64 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 27 October 2022
Last updated: 13 November 2022[23]

Highest average

Rank Average Player Mat Inn NO Runs Span
1 81.50   Virat Kohli 27 25 11 1,141 2012-2022
2 54.62   Michael Hussey 21 16 8 437 2007-2012
3 44.61   Kevin Pietersen 15 15 2 580 2007-2010
4 42.08   Jos Buttler 27 27 8 799 2012-2022
5 41.45   Mohammad Rizwan 13 13 2 456 2021-2022
Qualification: Minimum 10 innings

Last updated: 13 November 2022[24]

Highest strike rate

Rank Strike rate Player Mat Inn Runs BF Span
1 181.29   Suryakumar Yadav 10 9 281 155 2021-2022
2 164.12   Darren Sammy 25 18 215 131 2009-2016
3 154.23   Shahid Afridi 34 32 546 354 2007-2016
4 151.47   Marcus Stoinis 11 8 206 136 2021-2022
5 150.00   Imran Nazir 13 13 300 200 2007-2012
Qualification: Minimum 125 balls faced.

Last updated: 13 November 2022[25]

Most centuries

Centuries Player Mat Inn Runs HS Span
2   Chris Gayle 32 30 950 117 2007-2021
1 9 players (  Mahela Jayawardene,   Suresh Raina,   Brendon McCullum,   Ahmed Shehzad,   Alex Hales,   Tamim Iqbal,   Jos Buttler,   Rilee Rossouw,   Glenn Phillips)
Last updated: 13 November 2022[26]

Most 50+ scores

Rank 50+ Scores Player Mat Inn Runs HS 100s 50s Span
1 14   Virat Kohli 27 25 1,141 89* 0 14 2012-2022
2 9   Chris Gayle 33 31 965 117 2 7 2007-2021
  Rohit Sharma 39 36 963 79* 0 9 2007-2022
4 7   Mahela Jayawardene 31 31 1016 100 1 6 2007-2014
5 6   Tillakaratne Dilshan 35 34 897 96* 0 6 2007-2016
  David Warner 34 34 806 89* 0 6 2009-2022
Last updated: 13 November 2022[27]

Fastest 50

Rank Balls Player Opposition Venue Date
1 12   Yuvraj Singh   England Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban 19 September 2007
2 17   Stephan Myburgh   Ireland Sylhet International Cricket Stadium 21 March 2014
  Marcus Stoinis   Sri Lanka Perth Stadium, Perth 25 October 2022
4 18   Glenn Maxwell   Pakistan Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur 23 March 2014
  KL Rahul   Scotland Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 5 November 2021
  Shoaib Malik Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 7 November 2021
Last updated: 13 November 2022[28][29][30]

Fastest 100

Rank Balls Player Opposition Venue Date
1 47   Chris Gayle   England Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 16 March 2016
2 50   South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 11 September 2007
3 51   Brendon McCullum   Bangladesh Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy 21 September 2012
4 52   Rilee Rossouw Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 27 October 2022
5 58   Ahmed Shehzad Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur 30 March 2014
Last updated: 13 November 2022[31][32][33]

Most sixes

Rank Sixes Player Inn Runs Span
1 61   Chris Gayle 31 965 2007-2021
2 35   Rohit Sharma 36 963 2007-2022
3 33   Jos Buttler 27 799 2012-2022
  Yuvraj Singh 28 593 2007-2016
5 31   Shane Watson 22 537 2007-2016
  David Warner 34 806 2009-2022
Last updated: 13 November 2022[34]

Most fours

Rank Fours Player Inn Runs Span
1 111   Mahela Jayawardene 31 1,016 2007-2014
2 103   Virat Kohli 25 1,141 2007-2022
3 101   Tillakaratne Dilshan 34 897 2007-2016
4 91   Rohit Sharma 36 963 2007-2022
5 86   David Warner 34 806 2009-2022
Last updated: 13 November 2022[35]

Most sixes in an innings

Rank Sixes Player Opposition Venue Date
1 11   Chris Gayle   England Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 16 March 2016
2 10   South Africa Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 11 September 2007
3 8   Rilee Rossouw   Bangladesh Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 27 October 2022
Last updated: 13 November 2022[36]

Most fours in an innings

Rank Fours Player Opposition Venue Date
1 14   Herschelle Gibbs   West Indies Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 11 September 2007
2 13   Aaron Redmond   Ireland Trent Bridge, Nottingham 11 June 2009
3 12   Lendl Simmons   South Africa The Oval, London 13 June 2009
  Tillakaratne Dilshan   West Indies 19 June 2009
Last updated: 13 November 2022[37]

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 11 September 2007
2 86 48 5 11 208.33   England Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 16 March 2016
  Brendon McCullum 58 11 7 212.06   Bangladesh Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy 21 September 2012
4 80   Alex Hales 64 11 6 181.25   Sri Lanka Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 27 March 2014
5 76   Rilee Rossouw 56 7 8 194.64   Bangladesh Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 27 October 2022
Last updated: 13 November 2022[38]

Most ducks

Rank Ducks Player Inn Span
1 5   Shahid Afridi 32 2007-2016
  Tillakaratne Dilshan 34 2007-2016
3 4   George Dockrell 7 2010-2022
  Calum MacLeod 11 2009-2022
  Roelof van der Merwe 13 2009-2022
Last updated: 13 November 2022[39]

One tournament

Most runs in a tournament
Rank Runs Player Matches Inn Avg 100s 50s Season
1 319   Virat Kohli 6 6 106.33 0 4 2014
2 317   Tillakaratne Dilshan 7 7 52.83 0 3 2009
3 303   Babar Azam 6 6 60.60 0 4 2021
4 302   Mahela Jayawardhane 6 6 60.40 1 2 2010
5 296   Virat Kohli 6 6 98.66 0 4 2022
Last updated: 13 November 2022[40]
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[41]
More record holders
Record First Second Ref(s)
Most sixes   Chris Gayle 16 (6 innings) 2012   Marlon Samuels 15 (6 innings) 2012 [42]
Most fours   Tillakaratne Dilshan 46 (7 innings) 2009   Matthew Hayden 32 (6 innings) 2007 [43]

Bowling

Most career wickets

Rank Wickets Player Matches Avg. Econ BBI Span
1 47   Shakib Al Hasan 36 18.63 6.78 4/9 2007-2022
2 39   Shahid Afridi 34 23.25 6.71 4/11 2007-2016
3 38   Lasith Malinga 31 20.07 7.43 5/31 2007-2014
4 36   Saeed Ajmal 23 16.86 6.79 4/19 2009-2014
5 35   Ajantha Mendis 21 15.02 6.70 6/8 2009-2014
  Umar Gul 24 17.25 7.30 5/6 2007-2014
Last updated: 13 November 2022[44]

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 18 September 2012
2 5/3   Rangana Herath 3.3 2 0.85   New Zealand Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 31 March 2014
3 5/6   Umar Gul 3.0 0 2.00 The Oval, Kennington 13 June 2009
4 5/10   Sam Curran 3.4 0 2.72   Afghanistan Perth Stadium, Perth 22 October 2022
5 5/19   Ahsan Malik 4.0 0 4.75   South Africa Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 27 March 2014
Last updated: 13 November 2022[45]

Best average

Rank Avg. Player Matches Wickets Econ Overs Span
1 11.45   Wanindu Hasaranga 16 31 5.81 61.0 2021-2022
2 13.30   Adam Zampa 14 23 6.12 50.0 2021-2022
3 13.58   Samuel Badree 15 24 5.52 59.0 2012-2016
4 14.64   Trent Boult 14 25 6.57 55.4 2014-2022
5 15.02   Ajantha Mendis 21 35 6.70 78.3 2009-2014
Qualification: Minimum 250 deliveries

Last updated: 13 November 2022[46]

Best strike rate

Rank Strike-rate Player Matches Wickets Overs Span
1 11.8   Wanindu Hasaranga 16 31 61.0 2021-2022
2 13.0   Adam Zampa 14 23 50.0 2021-2022
3 13.4   Ajantha Mendis 21 35 78.3 2009-2014
  Trent Boult 13 23 51.4 2014-2022
5 13.9   Wayne Parnell 13 18 41.5 2009-2022
Qualification: Minimum 250 deliveries

Last updated: 5 November 2022[47]

Best economy rate

Rank Economy rates Player Matches Wickets Runs Overs Span
1 5.17   Sunil Narine 12 15 231 44.4 2012-2014
2 5.52   Samuel Badree 15 24 326 59.0 2012-2016
3 5.81   Wanindu Hasaranga 16 31 355 61.0 2021-2022
4 5.83   Daniel Vettori 17 20 392 67.1 2007-2012
5 5.94   Nathan McCullum 22 23 399 67.1 2007-2016
Qualification: Minimum 250 deliveries

Last updated: 5 November 2022[48]

Most four-wicket hauls (and over)

Rank 4+ Player Matches Wickets Overs Best Figure 4s 5s Span
1 3   Saeed Ajmal 23 36 89.2 4/19 3 0 2009-2014
  Shakib Al Hasan 36 47 129.1 4/9 3 0 2007-2022
3 2   Anrich Nortje 10 20 36.5 4/10 2 0 2021-2022
  Mustafizur Rahman 15 20 56.0 5/22 1 1 2016-2022
  Morne Morkel 17 24 62.4 4/17 2 0 2007-2014
  Ajantha Mendis 21 35 78.3 6/8 1 1 2009-2014
  Umar Gul 24 35 82.4 5/6 1 1 2009-2014
  Shahid Afridi 34 39 135.0 4/11 2 0 2009-2016
Last updated: 13 November 2022[49]

Most wickets in a tournament

Rank Wickets Player Matches Overs Best Figure Season
1 16   Wanindu Hasaranga 8 30.0 3/9 2021
2 15   Ajantha Mendis 6 24.0 5/8 2012
  Wanindu Hasaranga 8 31.0 3/8 2022
4 14   Dirk Nannes 7 26.0 4/18 2010
5 13   Sam Curran 6 22.4 5/10 2022
  Umar Gul 7 27.4 4/25 2007
Last updated: 13 November 2022[50]

Hat-tricks

No. Player Team Opposition Dismissed Players Venue Date Result
1 Brett Lee   Australia   Bangladesh   Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town 16 September 2007 Won
2 Curtis Campher   Ireland   Netherlands   Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi 18 October 2021 Won
3 Wanindu Hasaranga   Sri Lanka   South Africa   Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 6 November 2021 Lost
4 Kagiso Rabada   South Africa   England   Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 10 November 2021 Won
5 Karthik Meiyappan   United Arab Emirates   Sri Lanka   Kardinia Park, Geelong 18 October 2022 Lost
6 Joshua Little   Ireland   New Zealand   Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 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 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

Most dismissals (wicketkeeper)

Rank Dismissals Player Innings Catches Stumping
1 32   MS Dhoni 32 21 11
2 30   Kamran Akmal 30 12 18
3 27   Dinesh Ramdin 29 18 9
4 26   Kumar Sangakkara 31 12 14
5 22   Quinton de Kock 18 17 5
Last updated: 6 November 2022[51]

Most catches (fielder)

Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Ct/Inn
1 23   AB de Villiers 30 25 0.920
2 21   David Warner 34 34 0.617
3 19   Martin Guptill 28 28 0.678
4 16   Glenn Maxwell 24 24 0.666
  Rohit Sharma 38 38 0.421
Last updated: 6 November 2022[52]

One tournament

Record Player Dismissal Innings Tournament
Most dismissals (wicketkeeper)[53]   AB De Villiers 9 5 2012
  Adam Gilchrist 9 6 2007
  Kamran Akmal 9 6 2010
  Kumar Sangakkara 9 7 2009
  Matthew Wade 9 7 2021
Most catches (fielder) [54]   Dasun Shanaka 9 8 2022
  Mike Hussey 8 7 2010
  Calum MacLeod 8 7 2021
  Steven Smith 8 7 2021
  David Warner 8 7 2010

One match

Record Player Dismissal Opposition Tournament
Most dismissals (wicketkeeper) [55]   Adam Gilchrist 4   Zimbabwe 2007
  Matt Prior 4   South Africa 2007
  Kamran Akmal 4   Netherlands 2009
  Niall O'Brien 4   Sri Lanka 2009
  MS Dhoni 4   Afghanistan 2010
  AB De Villiers 4   Zimbabwe 2012
  MS Dhoni 4   Pakistan 2012
  Denesh Ramdin 4   Pakistan 2014
  Richmond Mutumbami 4   Scotland 2016
  Quinton de Kock 4   Afghanistan 2016
  Matthew Cross 4   Papua New Guinea 2021
Most catches (fielder) [56]   Darren Sammy 4   Ireland 2010

Appearances

Tournaments

Record Joint first Ref(s)
Most World Cups played in   Rohit Sharma 8 (2007-2022)   Shakib Al Hasan 8 (2007-2022)

Most Matches Played

Rank Matches Player Runs Wkts Span
1 39   Rohit Sharma 963 0 2007-2022
2 36   Shakib Al Hasan 742 47 2007-2022
3 35   Tillakaratne Dilshan 897 2 2007-2016
4 34   Dwayne Bravo 530 27 2007-2016
  Shahid Afridi 546 39 2007-2016
  Shoaib Malik 646 3 2007-2021
  David Warner 806 - 2009-2022
Last updated: 10 November 2022[57]

Representing more than one country

Player Countries
Dirk Nannes   Netherlands (2009)
  Australia (2010)
Roelof van der Merwe   South Africa (2009 & 2010)
  Netherlands (2016, 2021, 2022)
David Wiese   South Africa (2016)
  Namibia (2021 & 2022)

Most T20 World Cup Titles

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

Age

Record First Second Ref(s)
Youngest player   Mohammad Amir 17 years, 55 days   Rashid Khan 17 years, 169 days [58]
Oldest player   Ryan Campbell 44 years, 34 days   Brad Hogg 43 years, 53 days [59]

Most matches as a captain

Rank Matches Player Won Lost Tied NR Win% Period
1 33   MS Dhoni 20 11 1 1 64.06 2007-2016
2 18   Darren Sammy 11 5 1 1 67.64 2012-2016
3 17   Paul Collingwood 8 8 0 1 50.00 2007-2010
4 16   Kane Williamson 12 4 0 0 75.00 2016-2022
  Graeme Smith 11 5 0 0 68.75 2007-2010
  Dasun Shanaka 9 7 0 0 56.25 2022-2022
Last updated: 5 November 2022[60]

Most player-of-the-match awards

No. of Awards Player Matches
7   Virat Kohli 27
5   Chris Gayle 33
  Mahela Jayawardene 31
  Shane Watson 24
4   AB de Villiers 30
  Shahid Afridi 34
  Tillakaratne Dilshan 35
Last updated: 10 November 2022[61]

Partnership

Highest overall partnership runs by a pair

Rank Runs Innings Players Batting team Highest Average 100/50 Span
1 607 12 Mohammad Rizwan & Babar Azam   Pakistan 152* 55.18 3/2 2021–2022
2 572 20 Tillakaratne Dilshan & Mahela Jayawardene   Sri Lanka 145 31.77 1/2 2007–2014
3 571 17 Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakkara 166 35.68 2/1 2007-2014
4 469 17 David Warner & Shane Watson   Australia 133 27.58 2/2 2009–2014
5 446 10 Jacques Kallis & Graeme Smith   South Africa 97 44.60 0/3 2009–2010
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[62]

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 10 November 2022
2 168 2nd wicket Rilee Rossouw & Quinton de Kock   South Africa   Bangladesh Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 27 October 2022
3 166 2nd wicket Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakkara   Sri Lanka   West Indies Kensington Oval, Barbados 7 May 2010
4 152* 1st wicket Mohammad Rizwan & Babar Azam   Pakistan   India Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 24 October 2021
5 152 3rd wicket Alex Hales  & Eoin Morgan    England   Sri Lanka Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 27 May 2014
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[63]

Highest partnerships (by wicket)

Partnership Runs Players Batting Team Opposition Venue Date
1st wicket 170* Jos Buttler & Alex Hales   England   India Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 10 November 2022
2nd wicket 168 Quinton de Kock & Rilee Rossouw   South Africa   Bangladesh Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 27 October 2022
3rd wicket 152 Alex Hales & Eoin Morgan   England   Sri Lanka Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 27 March 2014
4th wicket 123 Pathum Nissanka & Wanindu Hasaranga   Sri Lanka   Ireland Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi 20 October 2021
5th wicket 119* Shoaib Malik & Misbah-ul-Haq   Pakistan   Australia Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 18 September 2007
Curtis Campher & George Dockrell   Ireland   Scotland Bellerive Oval, Hobart 19 October 2022
6th wicket 101* Cameron White & Michael Hussey   Australia   Sri Lanka Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 9 May 2010
7th wicket 74 Michael Hussey & Steve Smith   Australia   Bangladesh Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 5 May 2010
8th wicket 70 David Wiese & Ruben Trumpelmann   Namibia   United Arab Emirates Kardinia Park, Geelong 20 October 2022
9th wicket 44 Gulbadin Naib & Shapoor Zadran   Afghanistan   England R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 21 September 2012
10th wicket 34 Fred Klaassen & Paul van Meekeren   Netherlands   Bangladesh Bellerive Oval, Hobart 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[64]

Other Records

Grounds

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

Record Ground Matches
Most matches hosted by a ground [65]   R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 15
  Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi 15
  Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram 15
  Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka 14
  Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 13

Umpires

Record Umpire Matches
Most matches as umpire [66]   Aleem Dar 45
  Rod Tucker 39
  Marais Erasmus 32
  Richard Kettleborough 32
Most finals as umpire [67]   Simon Taufel 3
  Aleem Dar 2
  Richard Kettleborough 2

Other Results

General statistics by tournament

Year Host Champion Winning captain Most runs Most wickets Player of the match (Final) Player of the tournament
2007   South Africa   India   MS Dhoni   Matthew Hayden (265)   Umar Gul (13)   Irfan Pathan   Shahid Afridi
2009   England   Pakistan   Younis Khan   Tillakaratne Dilshan (317)   Umar Gul (13)   Shahid Afridi   Tillakaratne Dilshan
2010   West Indies   England   Paul Collingwood   Mahela Jayawardene (302)   Dirk Nannes (14)   Craig Kieswetter   Kevin Pietersen
2012   Sri Lanka   West Indies   Darren Sammy   Shane Watson (249)   Ajantha Mendis (15)   Marlon Samuels   Shane Watson
2014   Bangladesh   Sri Lanka   Lasith Malinga   Virat Kohli (319)   Imran Tahir (12)
  Ahsan Malik (12)
  Kumar Sangakkara   Virat Kohli
2016   India   West Indies   Darren Sammy   Tamim Iqbal (295)   Mohammad Nabi (12)   Marlon Samuels   Virat Kohli
2021   United Arab Emirates &   Oman   Australia   Aaron Finch   Babar Azam (303)   Wanindu Hasaranga (16)   Mitchell Marsh   David Warner
2022   Australia   England   Jos Buttler   Virat Kohli (296)   Wanindu Hasaranga (15)   Sam Curran   Sam Curran
2024   West Indies &   United States

Results of host teams

Year Host Team Finish
2007   South Africa Super 8
2009   England Super 8
2010   West Indies Super 8
2012   Sri Lanka Runners-up
2014   Bangladesh Super 10
2016   India Semi-finalists
2021   United Arab Emirates did not qualify
  Oman Round 1
2022   Australia Super 12
2024   West Indies
  United States

Results of defending champions

Year Defending champions Finish
2009   India Super 8
2010   Pakistan Semi-finalists
2012   England Super 8
2014   West Indies Semi-finalists
2016   Sri Lanka Super 10
2021   West Indies Super 12
2022   Australia Super 12
2024   England

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