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

Rank	Team	Wins
1	Chennai Super Kings	90
2	Mumbai Indians	76
3	Lancashire	74
4	Hampshire	74
5	Somerset	71
Source: ESPNcricinfo (updated 30 April 2015)

Highest winning percentage

Qualification: 10 matches.

Rank	Team	Win%	Matches
1	Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd.	85.00%	10
2	Sialkot Stallions	80.00%	65
3	Trinidad and Tobago	77.67%	60
4	Lahore Lions	76.11%	67
5	Gauteng	73.91%	23
Source: ESPNcricinfo (updated 30 April 2015)

Highest innings totals

Completed innings only. Totals are for the teams in bold, with teams playing at home (where applicable) on the left.

Rank	Score	Teams	Venue	Date
1	263/5 (20 overs)	Royal Challengers Bangalore v Pune Warriors India	Bangalore	23/04/2013
2	260/6 (20 overs)	Sri Lanka v  Kenya	Johannesburg	14/09/2007
3	254/3 (20 overs)	Middlesex v Gloucestershire	Uxbridge	26/06/2011
4	250/3 (20 overs)	Somerset v Gloucestershire	Taunton	27/06/2006
5	248/6 (20 overs)	Australia v England	Southampton	29/08/2013
Source: ESPNcricinfo (updated 30 April 2015).

Lowest innings totals

Completed innings only. Totals are for the teams in bold, with teams playing at home (where applicable) on the left.

Rank	Score	Teams	Venue	Date
1	30 (11.1 overs)	Jharkhand v Tripura	Dhanbad	20/09/2009
2	39 (10.3 overs)	Sri Lanka v  Netherlands	Chittagong	24/03/2014
3	44 (12.5 overs)	Leeward Islands v Trinidad and Tobago	North Sound	11/01/2012
	44 (14.4 overs)	North West v Boland	Potchefstroom	16/11/2014
5	45 (8.4 overs)	Mohammedan v Prime Bank	Sylhet	26/12/2013
Source: ESPNcricinfo (updated 30 April 2015).

Highest victory margin (by runs)

Rank	Winner	Margin	Target	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	Sri Lanka	172 runs	261	Kenya	Johannesburg	14/09/2007
2	Trinidad and Tobago	167 runs	212	Leeward Islands	North Sound	11/01/2012
3	Prime Bank	159 runs	205	Mohammedan	Harare	26/12/2013
4	Northerns	158 runs	228	Southerns	Harare	19/03/2008
5	Somerset	143 runs	226	Essex	Chelmsford	15/06/2011
Source: ESPNcricinfo (updated 30 April 2015).

Highest match aggregate

Rank	Score	Teams	Venue	Date
1	469/10 (40 overs)	Chennai Super Kings (246–5) v Rajasthan Royals (223–5)	Chennai	3/04/2010
2	467/13 (39.2 overs)	South Africa (231/7) v  West Indies (236/6)	Johannesburg	11/01/2015
3	457/12 (40 overs)	Australia (248–6) v  England (209–6)	Southampton	29/08/2013
4	451/6 (38.3 overs)	Essex (225–4) v Sussex (226–5)	Chelmsford	25/07/2014
4	451/10 (40 overs)	Karachi Dolphins (243-2) v Lahore Eagles (208-8)	Lahore	14/10/2010
Source: ESPNcricinfo (updated 30 April 2015).

Individual records

Individual records (batting)

Highest individual score

Rank	Runs	Player	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	175*	Chris Gayle	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Pune Warriors India	Bangalore	23/04/2013
2	158*	Brendon McCullum	Kolkata Knight Riders	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Bangalore	18/04/2008
3	156	Aaron Finch	Australia	England	Hampshire	29/08/2013
4	153*	Luke Wright	Sussex	Essex	Chelmsford	25/07/2014
5	152*	Graham Napier	Essex	Sussex	Chelmsford	24/06/2008
Source: ESPNcricinfo (updated 30 April 2015).

Most career runs

Rank	Runs	Player	Teams	Period
1	6,975 (191 inn.)	Chris Gayle	West Indies, Barisal Burners, Dhaka Gladiators, Jamaica, Kolkata Knight Riders, Matabeleland Tuskers, PCA Masters XI, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Stanford Superstars, Sydney Thunder, West Indians, Western Australia	2005–present
2	6,363 (219 inn.)	Brad Hodge	Australia, Auckland, Australia A, Barisal Burners, Basnahira Cricket Dundee, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Northern Districts, Rajasthan Royals, Victoria	2003–present
3	5,822 (236 inn.)	David Hussey	Australia, Australia A, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Melbourne Stars, Northern Districts, Nottinghamshire, Victoria	2004–present
4	5,570 (194 inn.)	Brendon McCullum	New Zealand, Brisbane Heat, Canterbury, Glamorgan, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Kolkata Knight Riders, New South Wales, Otago, Sussex, Chennai Super Kings	2005–present
5	5,269 (179 inn.)	David Warner	Australia, Australia A, Delhi Daredevils, Durham, New South Wales, Sydney Sixers, Northern Districts, Middlesex, Sydney Thunder, Sunrisers Hyderabad	2003–present
Northern Districts	Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 23 April 2013

Most centuries in a career

Rank	Centuries	Player	Teams	Period
1	11	Chris Gayle	West Indies, Barisal Burners, Matabeleland Tuskers, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Dhaka Gladiators, Sydney Thunder	2005–present
2	5	Brendon McCullum	New Zealand, Kolkata Knight Riders, Brisbane Heat, Otago	2005–present
	5	David Warner	Delhi Daredevils, New South Wales, Sydney Thunder	2007–present
3	3	Ian Harvey	Gloucestershire, Yorkshire	2003–2010
	3	Adam Gilchrist	Deccan Chargers, Kings XI Punjab, Middlesex	2005–present
	3	Hamilton Masakadza	Easterns, Mountaineers	2006–present
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 10 January 2013

Fastest 100

Rank	Balls	Player	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	30	Chris Gayle	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Pune Warriors India	Bangalore	23/04/2013
2	34	Andrew Symonds	Kent	Middlesex	Maidstone	02/07/2004
3	35	Louis van der Westhuizen	Namibia	Kenya	Windhoek	07/11/2011
4	37	Yusuf Pathan	Rajasthan Royals	Mumbai Indians	Mumbai	13/03/2010
	37	Scott Styris	Sussex	Gloucestershire	Hove	24/07/2012
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 23 April 2013

Fastest 50

Rank	Balls	Player	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	12	Yuvraj Singh	India	England	Durban	19/09/2007
2	13	Marcus Trescothick	Somerset	Hampshire	Taunton	09/07/2010
3	14	Gerard Brophy	Yorkshire	Derbyshire	Derby	10/07/2006
	14	Imran Nazir	Sialkot Stallions	Lahore Eagles	Lahore	26/04/2005
	14	Kieran Noema-Barnett	Central Districts	Otago	Invercargill	12/12/2010
	14	Kieron Pollard	Trinidad and Tobago	Leeward Islands	North Sound	11/01/2012
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 26 February 2012

Highest career strike rate

Qualification: 1,000 balls.

Rank	Strike Rate	Player	Teams	Period
1	161.27 (2,014 balls)	Kieron Pollard	West Indies, Adelaide Strikers, Dhaka Gladiators, Mumbai Indians, Somerset, South Australia, Stanford Superstars, Trinidad and Tobago	2006–present
2	157.00 (1,370 balls)	Marcus Trescothick	England, Somerset	2004–present
3	369.9 (1,756 balls)	Virender Sehwag	India, Delhi, Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab, Leicestershire	2003–present
4	153.65 (1,265 balls)	Shahid Afridi	Pakistan, Deccan Chargers, Hampshire, Karachi Dolphins, Kent, Melbourne Renegades, Pakistanis, Ruhuna Royals, South Australia	2004–present
5	152.88 (1,471 balls)	Imran Nazir	Pakistan, Dhaka Division, Dhaka Gladiators, Nagenahira Nagas, Sialkot Stallions	2005–present
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 10 January 2013

Highest career average

Qualification: 50 innings.

Rank	Average	Innings	Player	Teams	Period
1	42.38	90	Shaun Marsh	Australia, Australia A, Glamorgan, Kings XI Punjab, Perth Scorchers, Western Australia	2006–present
2	42.21	122	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
3	38.96	77	Michael Hussey	Australia, Australia A, Chennai Super Kings, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Thunder	2003–present
4	38.89	69	Hamilton Masakadza	Zimbabwe, Easterns, Mountaineers, Zimbabweans	2006–present
5	38.57	50	Aaron Finch	Australia, Australia A, Melbourne Renegades, Rajasthan Royals, Ruhuna Royals, Victoria	2009–present
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 10 January 2013

Most career sixes

Rank	Sixes	Player	Teams	Period
1	500	Chris Gayle	West Indies, Barisal Burners, Jamaica, Kolkata Knight Riders, Matabeleland Tuskers, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Stanford Superstars, Sydney Thunder, West Indians, Western Australia	2005–present
2	228	Kieron Pollard	West Indies, Dhaka Gladiators, Mumbai Indians, Somerset, South Australia, Stanford Superstars, Trinidad and Tobago	2006–present
3	200	David Hussey	Australia, Australia A, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Melbourne Stars, Northern Districts, Nottinghamshire, Victoria	2004–present
4	196	Brendon McCullum	New Zealand, Brisbane Heat, Canterbury, Glamorgan, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Kolkata Knight Riders, New South Wales, Otago, Sussex	2005–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

Rank	Sixes	Player	Team	Opponent	Venue	Date
1	17	Chris Gayle	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Pune Warriors India	Bangalore	23/04/2013
2	16	Graham Napier	Essex	Sussex	Chelmsford	24/06/2008
3	14	Craig Williams	Namibia	Scotland	Windhoek	04/10/2011
4	13	Brendon McCullum	Kolkata Knight Riders	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Bangalore	18/04/2008
	13	Richard Levi	South Africa	New Zealand	Hamilton	19/02/2012
	13	Chris Gayle	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Delhi Daredevils	Delhi	17/05/2012
Source: Cricinfo.com, Last updated: 23 April 2013

Individual records (bowling)

Best figures in a match

Source: ESPNcricinfo (updated 30 April 2015).

Rank	Bowling	Player	Team	Opponent	Venue	Date
1	6/5	Arul Suppiah	Somerset	Glamorgan	Cardiff	05/07/2011
2	6/6	Shakib Al Hasan	Barbados Tridents	Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel	Bridgetown	03/08/2013
3	6/7	Lasith Malinga	Melbourne Stars	Perth Scorchers	Perth	12/12/2012
4	6/8	Ajantha Mendis	Sri Lanka	Zimbabwe	Hambantota	18/09/2012
5	6/9	Phaphama Fojela	Border	Easterns	East London	14/12/2014

Most career wickets

Rank	Wickets	Matches	Player	Teams	Period
1	202	168	Dirk Nannes	Australia,  Netherlands, Basnahira Cricket Dundee, Canterbury, Delhi Daredevils, Highveld Lions, Melbourne Renegades, Middlesex, Mountaineers, Nottinghamshire, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Somerset, Surrey, Sydney Thunder, Victoria, Chennai Super Kings	2007–present
2	191	137	Lasith Malinga	Sri Lanka, Kent, Melbourne Stars, Mumbai Indians, Nondescripts Cricket Club, Ruhuna, Ruhuna Rhinos	2004–present
3	185	159	Alfonso Thomas	South Africa, Adelaide Strikers, Dolphins, Highveld Lions, Perth Scorchers, Pune Warriors India, Somerset, Titans	2004–present
4	177	146	Yasir Arafat	Pakistan, Barisal Burners, Canterbury, Dolphins, Kent, Lancashire, Otago, Pakistan A, Rawalpindi Rams, Surrey, Somerset, Sussex	2006–present
5	171	205	Albie Morkel	South Africa, Chennai Super Kings, Durham, Somerset, South Africans, Titans	2004–
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 10 January 2013

Individual records (wicketkeeping)

Most dismissals in career

Rank	Dismissals	Innings	Player	Team	Period	Catches	Stumpings
1	123	112	Kamran Akmal	Pakistan, Lahore Eagles, Lahore Lions, Pakistanis, Rajasthan Royals, Sylhet Royals, Wayamba United	2005–present	63	60
2	101	109	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka, Deccan Chargers, Kandurata Kites, Kings XI Punjab, Nondescripts	2004–present	67	34
3	92	126	Mahendra Singh Dhoni	India, Chennai Super Kings, Jharkhand	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, Chennai Super Kings, Durham, Somerset, South Africans, Titans	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

Partnership	Runs	Players	Team	Opponent	Venue	Date
1st wicket	201	Peter Ingram & Jamie How	Central Districts	Wellington	New Plymouth	18/01/2012
2nd wicket	206	Adam Gilchrist & Shaun Marsh	Kings XI Punjab	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Dharamsala	17/05/2011
3rd wicket	162	Abdul Razzaq & Nasir Jamshed	Lahore Lions	Quetta Bears	Lahore	26/05/2009
4th wicket	140*	Nathan McCullum & Dimitri Mascarenhas	Otago	Canterbury	Dunedin	04/02/2009
	140*	Elton Chigumbura & Cephas Zhuwao	Northerns	Centrals	Bulawayo	14/05/2009
5th wicket	149	Yogesh Takawale & Sairaj Bahutule	Maharashtra	Gujarat	Mumbai	03/04/2007
6th wicket	122*	Ambati Rayudu & Kieron Pollard	Mumbai Indians	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Bangalore	14/05/2012
7th wicket	99*	Aditya Thyagarajan & Orlando Baker	United States	Ireland	Abu Dhabi	10/02/2010
8th wicket	120	Azhar Mahmood & Isuru Udana	Wayamba United	Uva Next	Colombo	28/08/2012
9th wicket	64*	Krishal Magage & Maduranga Zoysa	Burgher	Panadura	Colombo	01/04/2012
10th wicket	59	Heath Streak & James Anyon	Warwickshire	Worcestershire	Birmingham	01/07/2005
Source: Cricinfo.com, last updated 18 May 2012

• 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

• Cricinfo

See also

• Twenty20

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