T20 International Cricket Stats and Records Thread

[Cover Drive Six]

Most wickets in T20 World Cups:

41 - Shakib Al Hasan
39 - Shahid Afridi
38 - Lasith Malinga
36 - Saeed Ajmal
35 - Ajantha Mendis
35 - Umar Gul

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Most runs in T20 World Cups:

1016 - Mahela Jayawardene
965 - Chris Gayle
897 - Tilakaratne Dilshan
847 - Rohit Sharma
845 - Virat Kohli
762 - David Warner

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Leading wicket takers in each edition of #T20WorldCup :

2007 - U Gul (13 wkts)
2009 - U Gul (13 wkts)
2010 - D Nannes (14 wkts)
2012 - A Mendis (15 wkts
2014 - Imran Tahir & A Malik (12 wkts)
2016 - Mohd Nabi (12 wkts)
2021 - W Hasaranga (16 wkts)
2022 - ???

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Associate teams defeating Sri Lanka in men's international cricket:
Keny by 53 runs in ODI WC, 2003
Namibia by 55 runs in T20 WC, 2022

An African team in 8th ODI WC, and an African team in 8th T20 WC.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Equal biggest chase from the last three overs in a World Cup [Both Pakistan]

Here’s a stat: that’s the matching that famous game when Mike Hussey did the same thing to Pakistan in the Caribbean in 2010.

 

[WengerOut]

Even Ajmal got clobbered that day in the last over. IIRC 18 runs were needed. Poor Nawaz who is not even half of Ajmal had only 16 runs to defend.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Namibia's Loftie-Eaton breaks the record for fastest-ever Men's T20I ton

Namibia batter Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton hit a hundred off just 33 balls against Nepal, making him the quickest man to reach the milestone in T20Is.

Loftie-Eaton achieved this landmark in the first T20I of the Nepal Tri-Nation T20I series against the hosts. Arriving when his side was precariously placed at 62/3 in the 11th over against the Rhinos, Loftie-Eaton unleashed a flurry of attacking strokes that helped Namibia race past 200.

Smashing 11 fours and eight sixes, the batter scored 101 off just 36 deliveries, reaching the hundred milestone on the 33rd delivery with a four. The previous fastest century in men's T20Is belonged to Nepal's Kushal Malla, who hit one off 34 balls versus Mongolia last year.

Fastest hundreds in Men's T20Is
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Batter​	Country​	Opponent​	Year​	Deliveries​
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton​	Namibia​	Nepal​	2024​	33​
Kushal Malla​	Nepal​	Namibia​	2023​	34​
David Miller​	South Africa​	Bangladesh​	2017​	35​
Rohit Sharma​	India​	Sri Lanka​	2017​	35​
Sudesh Wickramasekara​	Czech Republic​	Turkey​	2019​	35​

Powered by the 22-year-old's effort, Namibia scored 206/4 in their 20 overs. Despite, valiant knocks from Rohit Paudel (42 from 24), Malla (32 from 21), Dipendra Singh Airee (48 from 32), and Sompal Kami (26 from 11), the tournament hosts fell 20 short of the target.

Loftie-Eaton also picked up two wickets with his spin and was adjudged the Player of the Match.

ICC​

 

[hassan918]

Namibia's Loftie-Eaton breaks the record for fastest-ever Men's T20I ton

Namibia batter Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton hit a hundred off just 33 balls against Nepal, making him the quickest man to reach the milestone in T20Is.

Loftie-Eaton achieved this landmark in the first T20I of the Nepal Tri-Nation T20I series against the hosts. Arriving when his side was precariously placed at 62/3 in the 11th over against the Rhinos, Loftie-Eaton unleashed a flurry of attacking strokes that helped Namibia race past 200.

Smashing 11 fours and eight sixes, the batter scored 101 off just 36 deliveries, reaching the hundred milestone on the 33rd delivery with a four. The previous fastest century in men's T20Is belonged to Nepal's Kushal Malla, who hit one off 34 balls versus Mongolia last year.

Fastest hundreds in Men's T20Is
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Batter​	Country​	Opponent​	Year​	Deliveries​
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton​	Namibia​	Nepal​	2024​	33​
Kushal Malla​	Nepal​	Namibia​	2023​	34​
David Miller​	South Africa​	Bangladesh​	2017​	35​
Rohit Sharma​	India​	Sri Lanka​	2017​	35​
Sudesh Wickramasekara​	Czech Republic​	Turkey​	2019​	35​

Powered by the 22-year-old's effort, Namibia scored 206/4 in their 20 overs. Despite, valiant knocks from Rohit Paudel (42 from 24), Malla (32 from 21), Dipendra Singh Airee (48 from 32), and Sompal Kami (26 from 11), the tournament hosts fell 20 short of the target.

Loftie-Eaton also picked up two wickets with his spin and was adjudged the Player of the Match.

ICC​

Namibia have producing some really good cricketers in the last few years.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Dipendra Singh Airee becomes third player to hit six sixes in an over in T20Is​

Dipendra Singh Airee of Nepal became only the third player to hit six sixes in an over in a T20I during the match against Qatar on Saturday.

Dipendra Singh Airee of Nepal became only the third player to hit six sixes in an over in a T20I during the match against Qatar on Saturday.

Airee hit Kamran Khan for 36 runs in the last over of the innings during the seventh match of the ACC Men’s Premier Cup being held in AI Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman.

Dipendra ended up with a score of 64 in 21 balls which included three fours and seven sixes. Nepal finished at 210/7.

List of players to hit six sixes in an over in T20Is

1) Yuvraj Singh vs England in 2007

2) Kieron Pollard vs Sri Lanka in 2021

3) Dipendra Singh Airee vs Qatar in 2024

The Nepalese batter previously broke the record - of Yuvraj Singh’s 12-ball half-century - for the fastest T20I fifty in nine balls against Mongolia during the 2023 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.

In the same innings, Dipendra also hit five sixes in one over and one more on his first ball of the next over, hitting sixes in consecutive six balls.

Dipendra Singh Airee becomes third player to hit six sixes in an over in T20Is

Dipendra Singh Airee of Nepal became only the third player to hit six sixes in an over in a T20 international match during the match against Qatar on Saturday.

sportstar.thehindu.com

 

[FearlessRoar]

Dipendra Singh Airee becomes third player to hit six sixes in an over in T20Is​

Dipendra Singh Airee of Nepal became only the third player to hit six sixes in an over in a T20I during the match against Qatar on Saturday.

Dipendra Singh Airee of Nepal became only the third player to hit six sixes in an over in a T20I during the match against Qatar on Saturday.

Airee hit Kamran Khan for 36 runs in the last over of the innings during the seventh match of the ACC Men’s Premier Cup being held in AI Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman.

Dipendra ended up with a score of 64 in 21 balls which included three fours and seven sixes. Nepal finished at 210/7.

List of players to hit six sixes in an over in T20Is

1) Yuvraj Singh vs England in 2007

2) Kieron Pollard vs Sri Lanka in 2021

3) Dipendra Singh Airee vs Qatar in 2024

The Nepalese batter previously broke the record - of Yuvraj Singh’s 12-ball half-century - for the fastest T20I fifty in nine balls against Mongolia during the 2023 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China.

In the same innings, Dipendra also hit five sixes in one over and one more on his first ball of the next over, hitting sixes in consecutive six balls.

Dipendra Singh Airee becomes third player to hit six sixes in an over in T20Is

Dipendra Singh Airee of Nepal became only the third player to hit six sixes in an over in a T20 international match during the match against Qatar on Saturday.

sportstar.thehindu.com

https://twitter.com/x/status/1779133867221209118

 

[emranabbas]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1779133867221209118

the only one i probably rate is yuvraj vs england
cant take sri lanka and qatar seriosuly

 

[Cricket Warrior]

the only one i probably rate is yuvraj vs england
cant take sri lanka and qatar seriosuly

Hitting 6 sixes in international cricket is not an easy feat whether they are hit against any team.

 

[mominsaigol]

the only one i probably rate is yuvraj vs england
cant take sri lanka and qatar seriosuly

Bro you should rate this, because even if Babar was playing against Qatar, he wouldn't be able to do this. And he's the NO 1 BATSMEN IN THE WORLD.

 

[BouncerGuy]

39 runs scored from one over as Samoa batter breaks international record

A new international record at men's T20I level as 39 runs were conceded from one over in the match between Samoa and Vanuatu.

History was created at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional East Asia-Pacific Qualifier A event on Tuesday as Darius Visser helped break the record for most runs from one over of a men's T20I contest.

Visser smashed six sixes and was helped with three no balls from Vanuatu seamer Nalin Nipiko at Garden Oval No.2 in Apia, Samoa, as a total of 39 runs were scored from the 15th over of the contest.

History was created at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional East Asia-Pacific Qualifier A event on Tuesday as Darius Visser helped break the record for most runs from one over of a men's T20I contest.

The 39 runs conceded from the over was the most in the history of men's T20I, surpassing the famous 36-run feat achieved by Yuvraj Singh at the inaugural ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2007 and more recent efforts from Kieron Pollard (2021), Nicholas Pooran (2024), Dipendra Singh Airee (2024) and Rohit Sharma / Rinku Singh (2024).

Visser smashed sixes from the first three deliveries of Nipiko's over and then cleared the boundary from the fourth legal delivery of the over to help bring up the hundred for his country.

A dot ball from the fifth ball of the over did little to dampen Visser's spirits as the 28-year-old smashed a six from the third no ball of the over and finished the over with another almighty blow to ensure he broke the record and became the first player from Samoa to score a century in international cricket.

Visser finished his innings with a total of 14 sixes - four adrift of the most hit by one batter in a men's T20I - and his individual score of 132 from just 62 deliveries was enough to ensure Samoa registered their second victory at the event and kept their hopes up of qualifying for the next edition of the T20 World Cup in 2026.

ICC

 

[Bhaijaan]

39 runs scored from one over as Samoa batter breaks international record

A new international record at men's T20I level as 39 runs were conceded from one over in the match between Samoa and Vanuatu.

History was created at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional East Asia-Pacific Qualifier A event on Tuesday as Darius Visser helped break the record for most runs from one over of a men's T20I contest.

Visser smashed six sixes and was helped with three no balls from Vanuatu seamer Nalin Nipiko at Garden Oval No.2 in Apia, Samoa, as a total of 39 runs were scored from the 15th over of the contest.

History was created at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional East Asia-Pacific Qualifier A event on Tuesday as Darius Visser helped break the record for most runs from one over of a men's T20I contest.

The 39 runs conceded from the over was the most in the history of men's T20I, surpassing the famous 36-run feat achieved by Yuvraj Singh at the inaugural ICC Men's T20 World Cup in 2007 and more recent efforts from Kieron Pollard (2021), Nicholas Pooran (2024), Dipendra Singh Airee (2024) and Rohit Sharma / Rinku Singh (2024).

Visser smashed sixes from the first three deliveries of Nipiko's over and then cleared the boundary from the fourth legal delivery of the over to help bring up the hundred for his country.

A dot ball from the fifth ball of the over did little to dampen Visser's spirits as the 28-year-old smashed a six from the third no ball of the over and finished the over with another almighty blow to ensure he broke the record and became the first player from Samoa to score a century in international cricket.

Visser finished his innings with a total of 14 sixes - four adrift of the most hit by one batter in a men's T20I - and his individual score of 132 from just 62 deliveries was enough to ensure Samoa registered their second victory at the event and kept their hopes up of qualifying for the next edition of the T20 World Cup in 2026.

ICC

The associate nation records should not be mixed with main teams records. It’s a mockery of cricket.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Well-known players who played only one T20I in their career:

Sachin Tendulkar (1 match)
Rahul Dravid (1 match)
Jason Gillespie (1 match)
Inzamam-ul-Haq (1 match)
Phillip Hughes (1 match)
Daren Ganga (1 match)
Murali Kartik (1 match)
Dinesh Mongia (1 match)
Monty Panesar (1 match)
Chris Tremlett (1 match)

 

[FearlessRoar]

Record Alert:

This is the highest T20I total involving Full Member teams

 

[FearlessRoar]

Record Alert:

Highest team total in T20Is

314/3 - Nepal vs Mongolia, Hangzhou, 2023, Asian Games
297/6 - India vs Bangladesh, Hyderabad, 2024
286/5 - Zimbabwe vs Seychelles, Nairobi, 2024
278/3 - Afghanistan vs Ireland, Dehradun, 2019
278/4 - Czech Republic vs Turkey, Ilfov County, 2019
268/4 - Malaysia vs Thailand, Hangzhou, 2023, Asian Games
267/3 - England vs West Indies, Tarouba, 2023

 

[FearlessRoar]

Record Alert:
Zimbabwe shattered the record for the highest T20I score, surpassing Nepal's previous mark of 314 runs, with a staggering 344 runs against Gambia in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier.

Sikandar Raza achieved a milestone, scoring his first T20I century and becoming the first Zimbabwean cricketer to register centuries in all formats of international cricket.

Highest team total in T20Is

344/4 - Zimbabwe vs Gambia, Nairobi, 2024
314/3 - Nepal vs Mongolia, Hangzhou, 2023, Asian Games
297/6 - India vs Bangladesh, Hyderabad, 2024
286/5 - Zimbabwe vs Seychelles, Nairobi, 2024
278/3 - Afghanistan vs Ireland, Dehradun, 2019
278/4 - Czech Republic vs Turkey, Ilfov County, 2019
268/4 - Malaysia vs Thailand, Hangzhou, 2023, Asian Games
267/3 - England vs West Indies, Tarouba, 2023

 

[batandballbattle]

Record Alert:

Highest team total in T20Is

344/4 - Zimbabwe vs Gambia, Nairobi, 2024
314/3 - Nepal vs Mongolia, Hangzhou, 2023, Asian Games
297/6 - India vs Bangladesh, Hyderabad, 2024
286/5 - Zimbabwe vs Seychelles, Nairobi, 2024
278/3 - Afghanistan vs Ireland, Dehradun, 2019
278/4 - Czech Republic vs Turkey, Ilfov County, 2019
268/4 - Malaysia vs Thailand, Hangzhou, 2023, Asian Games
267/3 - England vs West Indies, Tarouba, 2023

Records should only count if both teams are non-associates. At this rate the highest score will be broken every year

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Czech Republic, 2022 vs Bulgaria
Japan, 2024 vs China
𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝘃𝘀 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮

Only the third instance of two batters scoring hundreds in the same innings in men's T20Is

 

[FearlessRoar]

Ivory Coast have entered the record books for the lowest total in a men's T20I, being bowled out for just 7 in a 264-run defeat to Nigeria in an ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier Group C match in Lagos.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Pakistan first team to play 250 T20I

 

[BouncerGuy]

Argentina seamer joins exclusive club with rare T20I double hat-trick

A remarkable feat during a qualifier for the next ICC Men's T20 World Cup as an Argentina veteran claimed four wickets in four consecutive deliveries.

Argentina bowler Hernan Fennell joined an exclusive club of just six players when he claimed a double hat-trick during his side's ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Americas Qualifier clash against the Cayman Islands in Buenos Aires on Sunday.

Fennell picked up four wickets in four consecutive deliveries during the final over of Cayman Islands innings, becoming just the sixth player to have completed the feat previously in men's T20I matches.

The 36-year-old joins Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan, Sri Lanka speedster Lasith Malinga, Ireland all-rounder Curtis Campher, West Indies veteran Jason Holder and Waseem Yaqoobr of Lesotho as bowlers to have completed a T20I double hat-trick.

Double hat-tricks in men's T20I

PLAYER	OPPOSITION / YEAR
Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)	Ireland, 2019
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)	New Zealand, 2019
Curtis Campher (Ireland)	Netherlands, 2021
Jason Holder (West Indies)	England, 2022
Waseem Yaqoobr (Lesotho)	Mali, 2024
Hernan Fennell (Argentina)	Cayman Islands, 2024

Fennell had Troy Taylor caught with the third delivery of his fourth over and then trapped Alistair Ifill lbw with the very next ball to reduce Cayman Islands 116/8 in their final over.

The Argentina seamer then dismissed Ronald Ebanks and Alessandro Morris with the final two deliveries of the innings to make it four wickets in four consecutive balls to complete the remarkable feat on his way to remarkable figures of 5/14.

Fennell also became just the sixth player in the history of men's T20I to have picked up multiple hat-tricks, with the Argentina veteran having previously achieved the feat against Panama in Antigua in 2021 as part of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Qualifier event.

Malta's Waseem Abbas, Australia's Pat Cummins, Serbia's Mark Pavlovic, New Zealand's Tim Southee, Malinga and now Fennell are the only players to have picked up more than one men's T20I hat-trick.

Fennell's heroics failed to inspire Argentina, with the South American side all out for just 94 in reply to Cayman Islands score of 116.

ICC

 

[The Bald Eagle]

This shows why Pakistan desperately needs a spin specialist in T20I

 

[The Bald Eagle]

For the first time in the history of T20I, we have witnessed a match with 3 super overs.
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https://twitter.com/x/status/1934704497957147086

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Not at international level but still impressive
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The first recorded instance of a bowler taking five wickets in five balls in a men's professional game

Curtis Campher's burst in Ireland provincial T20 trophy earns him a bit of history