Records / Men's Twenty20 International
3,627 recorded matchesMen's Twenty20 International cricket records
Most runs, most wickets, hundreds, sixes, best bowling and the highest and lowest totals, counted from ball-by-ball records between 17 Feb 2005 and 14 Oct 2026.
Most runs
M Inn Runs HS Avg 100| Player | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babar Azam | 142 | 134 | 4,545 | 122 | 39.18 | 3 |
| JC Buttler | 160 | 146 | 4,345 | 131 | 35.33 | 2 |
| RG Sharma | 153 | 144 | 4,027 | 118 | 30.74 | 4 |
| V Kohli | 118 | 112 | 3,963 | 94* | 48.33 | 0 |
| MJ Guptill | 121 | 117 | 3,503 | 105 | 31.85 | 2 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 104 | 91 | 3,386 | 104* | 47.69 | 1 |
| Virandeep Singh | 121 | 113 | 3,308 | 96 | 35.96 | 0 |
| DA Warner | 108 | 108 | 3,249 | 100* | 33.84 | 1 |
| SA Yadav | 110 | 105 | 3,213 | 117 | 36.51 | 4 |
| PR Stirling | 134 | 131 | 3,160 | 115* | 26.12 | 1 |
| AJ Finch | 103 | 103 | 3,120 | 172 | 34.29 | 2 |
| Q de Kock | 107 | 105 | 2,986 | 115 | 30.78 | 2 |
| Syed Aziz | 126 | 117 | 2,854 | 87 | 27.98 | 0 |
| Sikandar Raza | 125 | 120 | 2,785 | 133* | 25.55 | 1 |
| GJ Maxwell | 128 | 114 | 2,784 | 145* | 28.12 | 5 |
| DA Miller | 137 | 121 | 2,765 | 106* | 33.72 | 2 |
| Waseem Muhammad | 85 | 85 | 2,682 | 112 | 33.52 | 3 |
| P Nissanka | 90 | 89 | 2,639 | 107 | 31.05 | 2 |
| BKG Mendis | 105 | 105 | 2,605 | 87* | 26.31 | 0 |
| Karanbir Singh | 56 | 56 | 2,537 | 164 | 50.74 | 4 |
| KS Williamson | 91 | 88 | 2,526 | 95 | 32.81 | 0 |
| HG Munsey | 81 | 81 | 2,508 | 132 | 33 | 3 |
| Babar Hayat | 111 | 107 | 2,507 | 122 | 27.55 | 2 |
| Anshuman Rath | 88 | 88 | 2,493 | 140* | 31.96 | 2 |
| RR Hendricks | 89 | 88 | 2,475 | 117 | 28.45 | 1 |
Most wickets
Inn Wkts Avg Best 5w| Player | Inn | Wkts | Avg | Best | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU Rashid | 144 | 169 | 23.41 | 4/2 | 0 |
| IS Sodhi | 134 | 164 | 23.08 | 4/12 | 0 |
| TG Southee | 122 | 162 | 22.51 | 5/18 | 2 |
| Ehsan Khan | 111 | 161 | 15.09 | 5/26 | 1 |
| PWH de Silva | 92 | 155 | 16.13 | 4/9 | 0 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 118 | 153 | 20.65 | 6/10 | 2 |
| A Zampa | 113 | 149 | 20.56 | 5/19 | 1 |
| Rizwan Butt | 93 | 142 | 16.04 | 6/9 | 4 |
| MJ Santner | 130 | 142 | 23.33 | 4/11 | 0 |
| S Lamichhane | 75 | 135 | 12.95 | 5/9 | 2 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 99 | 132 | 21.42 | 4/22 | 0 |
| Ali Dawood | 82 | 131 | 13.48 | 7/19 | 2 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 87 | 131 | 20.75 | 5/51 | 1 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 110 | 131 | 20.98 | 5/20 | 2 |
| MR Adair | 91 | 128 | 20.02 | 4/13 | 0 |
| Virandeep Singh | 100 | 127 | 13.56 | 5/14 | 1 |
| Haris Rauf | 88 | 126 | 21.23 | 4/18 | 0 |
| Shadab Khan | 112 | 120 | 24.52 | 4/8 | 0 |
| JJ Bumrah | 92 | 119 | 18.45 | 4/15 | 0 |
| Pavandeep Singh | 94 | 116 | 18.03 | 4/3 | 0 |
| R Ngarava | 87 | 114 | 19.89 | 4/16 | 0 |
| HH Pandya | 123 | 114 | 26.82 | 4/16 | 0 |
| SO Ngoche | 94 | 111 | 17.39 | 4/14 | 0 |
| JO Holder | 91 | 109 | 26.53 | 5/27 | 1 |
| Karan KC | 87 | 108 | 20.18 | 5/21 | 1 |
Most hundreds
100 Runs| Player | 100 | Runs | Inn |
|---|---|---|---|
| GJ Maxwell | 5 | 2,784 | 114 |
| RG Sharma | 4 | 4,027 | 144 |
| SA Yadav | 4 | 3,213 | 105 |
| PD Salt | 4 | 1,852 | 60 |
| Karanbir Singh | 4 | 2,537 | 56 |
| C Munro | 3 | 1,724 | 61 |
| Babar Azam | 3 | 4,545 | 134 |
| HG Munsey | 3 | 2,508 | 81 |
| SV Samson | 3 | 1,546 | 63 |
| FH Allen | 3 | 1,662 | 59 |
| K Bhurtel | 3 | 2,294 | 78 |
| Waseem Muhammad | 3 | 2,682 | 85 |
| KD Kesuma | 3 | 1,270 | 81 |
| D Visser | 3 | 845 | 23 |
| AJ Finch | 2 | 3,120 | 103 |
| Babar Hayat | 2 | 2,507 | 107 |
| Anshuman Rath | 2 | 2,493 | 88 |
| KL Rahul | 2 | 2,134 | 66 |
| Q de Kock | 2 | 2,986 | 105 |
| GD Phillips | 2 | 2,226 | 83 |
| DA Miller | 2 | 2,765 | 121 |
| JC Buttler | 2 | 4,345 | 146 |
| CH Gayle | 2 | 1,899 | 75 |
| E Lewis | 2 | 1,606 | 57 |
| MJ Guptill | 2 | 3,503 | 117 |
Most sixes
6s 4s| Player | 6s | 4s | Inn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karanbir Singh | 211 | 207 | 56 |
| RG Sharma | 194 | 363 | 144 |
| JC Buttler | 192 | 401 | 146 |
| SA Yadav | 175 | 292 | 105 |
| MJ Guptill | 173 | 305 | 117 |
| R Powell | 155 | 145 | 107 |
| Waseem Muhammad | 153 | 225 | 85 |
| Babar Hayat | 149 | 161 | 107 |
| GJ Maxwell | 145 | 231 | 114 |
| Syed Aziz | 143 | 260 | 117 |
| N Pooran | 141 | 146 | 96 |
| DA Miller | 139 | 181 | 121 |
| Sikandar Raza | 137 | 212 | 120 |
| Q de Kock | 128 | 301 | 105 |
| AJ Finch | 125 | 309 | 103 |
| E Lewis | 125 | 123 | 57 |
| Virandeep Singh | 125 | 293 | 113 |
| CH Gayle | 124 | 158 | 75 |
| HH Pandya | 122 | 161 | 107 |
| DA Warner | 122 | 332 | 108 |
| EJG Morgan | 119 | 185 | 104 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 119 | 178 | 61 |
| MD Shanaka | 117 | 134 | 121 |
| V Kohli | 115 | 348 | 112 |
| HG Munsey | 115 | 264 | 81 |
Highest individual scores
Runs Opponent| Player | Runs | Balls | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Finch | 172 | 76 | Zimbabwe | 3 Jul 2018 |
| Hamza Khan | 164* | 65 | Ivory Coast | 24 May 2026 |
| Karanbir Singh | 164 | 57 | Hungary | 28 Jun 2026 |
| Mohammad Ihsan | 160 | 63 | Croatia | 7 Dec 2025 |
| AJ Finch | 156 | 63 | England | 29 Aug 2013 |
| YSD Seneveratne | 150* | 67 | Brazil | 14 Dec 2024 |
| CM Carroll | 150* | 72 | Switzerland | 19 May 2026 |
| GJ Maxwell | 145* | 65 | Sri Lanka | 6 Sep 2016 |
| Sahil Chauhan | 144* | 41 | Cyprus | 17 Jun 2024 |
| PD Salt | 141* | 60 | South Africa | 12 Sep 2025 |
| Anshuman Rath | 140* | 56 | Oman | 5 Jun 2026 |
| Kushal Malla | 137* | 50 | Mongolia | 27 Sep 2023 |
| FH Allen | 137 | 62 | Pakistan | 17 Jan 2024 |
| M Levitt | 135 | 62 | Namibia | 29 Feb 2024 |
| Abhishek Sharma | 135 | 54 | England | 2 Feb 2025 |
| L Yamamoto-Lake | 134* | 68 | China | 15 Feb 2024 |
| JN Frylinck | 134 | 65 | Nigeria | 28 Sep 2025 |
| MP O'Dowd | 133* | 73 | Malaysia | 18 Apr 2021 |
| Sikandar Raza | 133* | 43 | Gambia | 23 Oct 2024 |
| B Kohler-Cadmore | 133* | 58 | Austria | 1 May 2026 |
| HG Munsey | 132 | 61 | Austria | 25 Jul 2023 |
| D Visser | 132 | 62 | Vanuatu | 20 Aug 2024 |
| JC Buttler | 131 | 64 | India | 11 Jul 2026 |
| K Bhurtel | 129 | 43 | China | 31 May 2026 |
| Karanbir Singh | 128* | 52 | Germany | 2 May 2026 |
Best bowling in an innings
Figures Opponent| Player | Figures | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| S Yeshi | 8/7 | Myanmar | 26 Dec 2025 |
| S Gill | 7/7 | Cameroon | 28 May 2026 |
| Syazrul Idrus | 7/8 | China | 26 Jul 2023 |
| Ali Dawood | 7/19 | Bhutan | 11 Dec 2025 |
| N Master | 6/2 | Mali | 24 May 2026 |
| H Bharadwaj | 6/3 | Mongolia | 5 Sep 2024 |
| P Aho | 6/5 | Sierra Leone | 24 Oct 2021 |
| DL Chahar | 6/7 | Bangladesh | 10 Nov 2019 |
| DM Nakrani | 6/7 | Lesotho | 19 Oct 2021 |
| Hammadullah Shinwari | 6/7 | Cyprus | 9 May 2026 |
| K Thuchila | 6/8 | Eswatini | 27 Mar 2026 |
| BAW Mendis | 6/8 | Zimbabwe | 18 Sep 2012 |
| Rizwan Butt | 6/9 | Malawi | 12 Jul 2025 |
| JJ Smit | 6/10 | Uganda | 10 Apr 2022 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 6/10 | United States | 25 May 2024 |
| Nasrulla Rana | 6/12 | Papua New Guinea | 24 Sep 2023 |
| Pratik Singh Bais | 6/14 | Costa Rica | 14 Apr 2024 |
| W Nalisa | 6/16 | Fiji | 19 Aug 2024 |
| ML Castillo | 6/16 | Panama | 14 Dec 2024 |
| BAW Mendis | 6/16 | Australia | 8 Aug 2011 |
| OC McCoy | 6/17 | India | 1 Aug 2022 |
| P Koech | 6/17 | Mali | 20 Nov 2022 |
| Waseem Yaqoob | 6/18 | Mali | 25 Sep 2024 |
| Mohammad Kamran | 6/20 | Luxembourg | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Dawood Ahmadzai | 6/21 | Malta | 9 May 2024 |
Highest team totals
Total Opponent| Team | Total | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 344/4 | Gambia | 23 Oct 2024 |
| Austria | 322/7 | Hungary | 28 Jun 2026 |
| Nepal | 314/3 | Mongolia | 27 Sep 2023 |
| Nepal | 313/2 | China | 31 May 2026 |
| Germany | 308/1 | Austria | 1 May 2026 |
| England | 304/2 | South Africa | 12 Sep 2025 |
| India | 297/6 | Bangladesh | 12 Oct 2024 |
| Spain | 290/3 | Croatia | 7 Dec 2025 |
| Rwanda | 288/2 | Ivory Coast | 24 May 2026 |
| Hong Kong | 287/1 | Oman | 5 Jun 2026 |
| Zimbabwe | 286/5 | Seychelles | 19 Oct 2024 |
| India | 283/1 | South Africa | 15 Nov 2024 |
| Jersey | 280/3 | Croatia | 20 May 2026 |
| Nepal | 275/7 | Malaysia | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Nigeria | 271/4 | Ivory Coast | 24 Nov 2024 |
| India | 271/5 | New Zealand | 31 Jan 2026 |
| England | 267/3 | West Indies | 19 Dec 2023 |
| Australia | 263/3 | Sri Lanka | 6 Sep 2016 |
| India | 260/5 | Sri Lanka | 22 Dec 2017 |
| Sri Lanka | 260/6 | Kenya | 14 Sep 2007 |
| South Africa | 259/4 | West Indies | 26 Mar 2023 |
| Zimbabwe | 259/5 | Botswana | 28 Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic | 258/2 | Bulgaria | 12 May 2022 |
| West Indies | 258/5 | South Africa | 26 Mar 2023 |
| Japan | 258/0 | China | 15 Feb 2024 |
Lowest completed totals
Total Opponent| Team | Total | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 7 | Nigeria | 24 Nov 2024 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | Spain | 26 Feb 2023 |
| Mongolia | 10 | Singapore | 5 Sep 2024 |
| Mongolia | 12 | Japan | 8 May 2024 |
| Mongolia | 13 | Thailand | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Mongolia | 17 | Hong Kong | 31 Aug 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 17 | Rwanda | 24 May 2026 |
| Mongolia | 17 | Bahrain | 11 Oct 2026 |
| Mali | 18 | Tanzania | 21 Sep 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 18 | Kenya | 30 May 2026 |
| Eswatini | 20 | Tanzania | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Ivory Coast | 21 | Sierra Leone | 23 Nov 2024 |
| China | 23 | Malaysia | 26 Jul 2023 |
| Rwanda | 24 | Nigeria | 14 Oct 2023 |
| Mali | 24 | Ghana | 26 Sep 2024 |
| Mali | 24 | Botswana | 24 May 2026 |
| Ivory Coast | 24 | Botswana | 28 May 2026 |
| Cyprus | 25 | Finland | 9 May 2026 |
| Lesotho | 26 | Uganda | 19 Oct 2021 |
| China | 26 | Thailand | 27 Jul 2023 |
| Mongolia | 26 | Japan | 9 May 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | St Helena | 28 Nov 2024 |
| Indonesia | 29 | Japan | 5 Oct 2024 |
| Thailand | 30 | Malaysia | 4 Jul 2022 |
| Mali | 30 | Kenya | 20 Nov 2022 |
Player of the match awards
Awards| Player | Awards |
|---|---|
| Virandeep Singh | 23 |
| Sikandar Raza | 20 |
| SA Yadav | 16 |
| V Kohli | 14 |
| HAM Shah | 13 |
| Bilal Zalmai | 13 |
| RG Sharma | 12 |
| Asif Ali | 12 |
| DA Warner | 12 |
| Riazat Ali Shah | 12 |
| Syed Aziz | 12 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 12 |
| K Bhurtel | 12 |
| GJ Maxwell | 11 |
| Shadab Khan | 11 |
| DS Airee | 11 |
| JC Buttler | 11 |
| JJ Smit | 11 |
| Taranjeet Singh | 11 |
| Waseem Muhammad | 11 |
| DM Nakrani | 11 |
| AR Ramjani | 11 |
| K Kadowaki-Fleming | 11 |
| Karanbir Singh | 11 |
| Shahid Afridi | 11 |
Scope of these records
These records cover 3,627 recorded men's Twenty20 International matches played between 17 February 2005 and 14 October 2026. Every figure is counted from the ball-by-ball files; a match missing from the open data is missing here.
Most runs
The leading run scorers are Babar Azam (4,545), JC Buttler (4,345), RG Sharma (4,027), V Kohli (3,963) and MJ Guptill (3,503).
Most wickets
The leading wicket takers are AU Rashid (169), IS Sodhi (164), TG Southee (162), Ehsan Khan (161) and PWH de Silva (155).
Most hundreds
The most hundreds: GJ Maxwell (5), RG Sharma (4), SA Yadav (4), PD Salt (4) and Karanbir Singh (4).
Most sixes
The most sixes: Karanbir Singh (211), RG Sharma (194), JC Buttler (192), SA Yadav (175) and MJ Guptill (173).
Highest individual scores
The highest scores are 172 by AJ Finch against Zimbabwe on 3 July 2018, 164* by Hamza Khan against Ivory Coast on 24 May 2026, 164 by Karanbir Singh against Hungary on 28 June 2026, 160 by Mohammad Ihsan against Croatia on 7 December 2025 and 156 by AJ Finch against England on 29 August 2013.
Best bowling in an innings
The best figures are 8 for 7 by S Yeshi against Myanmar on 26 December 2025, 7 for 7 by S Gill against Cameroon on 28 May 2026, 7 for 8 by Syazrul Idrus against China on 26 July 2023, 7 for 19 by Ali Dawood against Bhutan on 11 December 2025 and 6 for 2 by N Master against Mali on 24 May 2026.
Highest team totals
The highest totals are 344/4 by Zimbabwe against Gambia on 23 October 2024, 322/7 by Austria against Hungary on 28 June 2026, 314/3 by Nepal against Mongolia on 27 September 2023, 313/2 by Nepal against China on 31 May 2026 and 308/1 by Germany against Austria on 1 May 2026.
Lowest completed totals
The lowest completed totals are 7 by Ivory Coast against Nigeria on 24 November 2024, 10 by Isle of Man against Spain on 26 February 2023, 10 by Mongolia against Singapore on 5 September 2024, 12 by Mongolia against Japan on 8 May 2024 and 13 by Mongolia against Thailand on 9 October 2026.
Player of the match awards
The most awards: Virandeep Singh (23), Sikandar Raza (20), SA Yadav (16), V Kohli (14) and HAM Shah (13).
Questions and answers
Who has scored the most runs in men's Twenty20 International cricket?
Babar Azam, with 4,545 runs in 134 innings.
Who has taken the most wickets in men's Twenty20 International cricket?
AU Rashid, with 169 wickets.
What is the highest team total in men's Twenty20 International cricket?
344/4 by Zimbabwe against Gambia on 23 October 2024.
What is the highest individual score in men's Twenty20 International cricket?
172 by AJ Finch against Zimbabwe on 3 July 2018.
Who has hit the most sixes in men's Twenty20 International cricket?
Karanbir Singh, with 211.