Men's T20 World Cup records

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup, formerly the ICC World Twenty20, is a biennial world cup for cricket in Twenty20 International (T20I) format, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was held in every odd year from 2007 to 2009, and since 2010 has been held in every even year with the exception of 2018 and 2020. In 2018, the tournament was rebranded from World Twenty20 to Men's T20 World Cup.

As of the 2024 tournament, former Indian captain Rohit Sharma and Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh are the only players to have appeared in all nine editions of the T20 World Cup.^[1] Rohit Sharma also holds the record for most appearances in a T20 World Cup match (47),^[2] while MS Dhoni holds the record for most T20 World Cup matches as a captain (33).^[3] Virat Kohli has won the most player of the match awards in T20 World Cups (8).^[4] Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados has hosted most T20 World Cup matches (20).^[5] Australian umpire Rod Tucker has umpired the most T20 World Cup matches (46),^[6] while Simon Taufel has umpired the most T20 World Cup finals.^[7] England and South Africa scored the highest match aggregate of 459/12 in 2016.^[8] England also holds the record for the highest score chased in T20 World Cups for the same match. India has the highest victory percentage in T20 World Cups (67.30%).^[9]

Former Indian captain Virat Kohli holds the records for most runs (1,292),^[10] most runs in a tournament (319 in 2014)^[11] and most 50+ scores (15),^[12] while Chris Gayle of West Indies holds the record for most centuries (2).^[13] Shakib Al Hasan also holds the record for most wickets (50),^[14] while Fazalhaq Farooqi of Afghanistan and Arshdeep Singh of India shares the record for most wickets in a tournament (17 in 2024).^[15] Pat Cummins is the only player to have taken more than one hat-trick and has taken 2 hat-tricks both in 2024.^[16] Former Indian captain MS Dhoni holds the record for most dismissals by a wicket-keeper (32)^[17] and David Warner of Australia hold the record for most catches by a fielder (25).^[18] Former West Indies captain Daren Sammy holds the record for most T20 World Cup titles as a captain, while Marlon Samuels holds the record for most player of the final awards (both in 2012 and 2016).^[19][20]

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 were 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 batters unable to bat and losing the remaining wickets.

Batting notation

• (100) indicates that a batter scored 100 runs and was out.
• (100*) indicates that a batter scored 100 runs and was not out.

Bowling notation

• (5/40) indicates that a bowler captured five wickets while giving away 40 runs.

Date

• Date given for single-match records/stats is the date fixture took place and is linked to the match summary in the relevant article.

Currently playing

• Record holders who are still playing T20Is or streaks that are still active are indicated by dagger symbol (†) next to their name.

Team records

Team statistics

See also: Men's T20 World Cup tournaments

Overall team performances in Men's T20 World Cup tournaments

Team	Apps	Mat	Won	Lost	Tie[a]	NR	Win %	Span
Afghanistan	7	30	12	18	0	0	40.00	2010 – 2024
Australia	9	47	30	17	0	0	63.82	2007 – 2024
Bangladesh	9	45	12	32	0	1	26.66	2007 – 2024
Canada	1	3	1	2	0	1	33.33	2024 – 2024
England	9	52	28	22	0	2	53.84	2007 – 2024
Hong Kong	2	6	1	5	0	0	16.66	2014 – 2016
India	9	52	35	15	1 (1)	1	67.30	2007 – 2024
Ireland	8	28	7	18	0	3	25.00	2009 – 2024
Kenya	1	2	0	2	0	0	0.00	2007 – 2007
Namibia	3	15	4	10	1 (1)	0	26.66	2021 – 2024
Nepal	2	6	2	4	0	0	33.33	2014 – 2024
Netherlands	6	27	10	16	0	1	37.03	2009 – 2024
New Zealand	9	46	25	19	2 (0)	0	54.34	2007 – 2024
Oman	3	10	2	6	1 (0)	1	20.00	2016 – 2024
Pakistan	9	51	30	19	2 (0)	0	58.82	2007 – 2024
Papua New Guinea	2	7	0	7	0	0	0.00	2021 – 2024
Scotland	6	22	7	13	0	2	31.81	2007 – 2024
South Africa	9	49	32	16	0	1	65.30	2007 – 2024
Sri Lanka	9	54	32	21	1 (1)	0	59.25	2007 – 2024
Uganda	1	4	1	3	0	0	25.00	2024 – 2024
United Arab Emirates	2	6	1	5	0	0	16.66	2014 – 2022
United States	1	6	1	4	1 (1)	1	16.66	2024 – 2024
West Indies	9	46	24	20	1 (1)	1	52.17	2007 – 2024
Zimbabwe	6	20	8	11	0	1	40.00	2007 – 2022
As of 2024 Men's T20 World Cup Source: ESPNcricinfo[21]

1. The number in brackets indicates number of wins in tied matches.

Result records

Greatest win margin (by runs)

Margin	Winning Team	Score	Opponent	Score	Venue	Date
172 runs	Sri Lanka	260/6	Kenya	88	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	14 September 2007
134 runs	West Indies	173/5	Uganda	39	Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana	8 June 2024
130 runs	South Africa	211/5	Scotland	81	The Oval, London, England	7 June 2009
	Afghanistan	190/4		60	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE	25 October 2021
125 runs		183/5	Uganda	58	Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana	3 June 2024
Last updated: 8 June 2024[22]

Greatest win margin (by wickets)

Margin	Winning Team	Score	Opponent	Score	Venue	Date
10 wickets	Australia	102/0	Sri Lanka	101	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa	20 September 2007
	South Africa	94/0	Zimbabwe	93/8	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka	20 September 2012
	Oman	131/0	Papua New Guinea	129/9	Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat, Oman	17 October 2021
	Pakistan	152/0	India	151/7	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE	24 October 2021
	England	170/0		168/6	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	10 November 2022
		117/0	United States	115	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	23 June 2024
Last updated: 23 June 2024[23]

Lowest win margin (by runs)

Margin	Winning Team	Score	Opponent	Score	Venue	Date
1 run	South Africa	128/7 (20 overs)	New Zealand	127/5 (20 overs)	Lord's, London, England	9 June 2009
	New Zealand	133/7 (20 overs)	Pakistan	132/7 (20 overs)	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	8 May 2010
	India	152/6 (20 overs)	South Africa	151 (19.5 overs)	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2 October 2012
		146/7 (20 overs)	Bangladesh	145/9 (20 overs)	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India	23 March 2016
	Zimbabwe	130/8 (20 overs)	Pakistan	129/8 (20 overs)	Perth Stadium, Perth, Australia	27 October 2022
	South Africa	115/7 (20 overs)	Nepal	114/7 (20 overs)	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	14 June 2024
Last updated: 14 June 2024[24]

Tied Matches

Team1	Score	Team2	Score	Venue	Date
India	141-9 (20 overs)	Pakistan	141-7 (20 overs)	Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	14 September 2007
New Zealand	174-7 (20 overs)	Sri Lanka	174-6 (20 overs)	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka	27 September 2012
West Indies	139 (19.3 overs)	New Zealand	139-7 (20 overs)		1 October 2012
Oman	109 (19.4 overs)	Namibia	109-6 (20 overs)	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	2 June 2024
Pakistan	159-7 (20 overs)	United States	159-3 (20 overs)	Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, United States	6 June 2024
Last updated: 6 June 2024[25]

Team scoring records

Highest innings totals

Score	Team	Opponent	Venue	Date
260–6 (20.0 overs)	Sri Lanka	Kenya	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	14 September 2007
230–8 (19.4 overs)	England	South Africa	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	18 March 2016
229–4 (20.0 overs)	South Africa	England
218–4 (20.0 overs)	India		Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa	19 September 2007
218–5 (20.0 overs)	West Indies	Afghanistan	Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia	17 June 2024
Last updated: 19 June 2024[26]

Lowest innings totals

Score	Team	Opponent	Venue	Date
39 (10.3 overs)	Netherlands	Sri Lanka	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram, Bangladesh	24 March 2014
39 (12.0 overs)	Uganda	West Indies	Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana	8 June 2024
40 (18.4 overs)		New Zealand	Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago	14 June 2024
44 (10.0 overs)	Netherlands	Sri Lanka	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE	22 October 2021
47 (13.2 overs)	Oman	England	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua	13 June 2024
Last updated: 14 June 2024[27]

Highest match aggregate

Score	Teams	Venue	Date
459-12 (39.4 overs)	South Africa (229-4) v  England (230-8)	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	18 March 2016
418-10 (40.0 overs)	India (218-4) v  England (200-6)	Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa	19 September 2007
413-8 (37.4 overs)	West Indies (205-6) v  South Africa (208-2)	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	11 September 2007
391-8 (37.4 overs)	Canada (194-5) v  United States (197-3)	Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, USA	1 June 2024
389-12 (40.0 overs)	South Africa (196-5) v  England (193-7)	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram, Bangladesh	29 March 2014
Last updated: 1 June 2024[28]

Lowest match aggregate

Score	Teams	Venue	Date
79–11 (15.3 overs)	Netherlands (39) v  Sri Lanka (40-1)	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram, Bangladesh	24 March 2014
81–11 (24.0 overs)	Uganda (40) v  New Zealand (41-1)	Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago	14 June 2024
89–12 (17.1 overs)	Netherlands (44) v  Sri Lanka (45-2)	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE	22 October 2021
97–12 (16.3 overs)	Oman (47) v  England (50-2)	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua	13 June 2024
106–12 (12.0 overs)	Ireland (47-7) v  Netherlands (59-5)	HPCA Stadium, Dharamshala, India	13 March 2016
Last updated: 14 June 2024[29]

Highest run chase

Score	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
230-8 (19.4 overs)	England	South Africa	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	18 March 2016
208-2 (17.4 overs)	South Africa	West Indies	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	11 September 2007
197-7 (19.5 overs)	Australia	Pakistan	Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia	14 May 2010
197-3 (17.4 overs)	United States	Canada	Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, USA	1 June 2024
196-3 (19.4 overs)	West Indies	India	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	31 March 2016
Last updated: 1 June 2024[30]

Lowest score defended

Score	Team	Opposition	Opposition Score	Venue	Date
106 (19.3 overs)	Bangladesh	Nepal	85 (19.2 overs)	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	16 June 2024
113-6 (20.0 overs)	South Africa	Bangladesh	109-7 (20.0 overs)	Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York, USA	10 June 2024
115-7 (20.0 overs)		Nepal	114-7 (20.0 overs)	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	14 June 2024
119 (19.2 overs)	Sri Lanka	New Zealand	60 (15.3 overs)	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	31 March 2014
119 (19.0 overs)	India	Pakistan	113-7 (20.0 overs)	Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York, USA	9 June 2024
Last updated: 16 June 2024[31][32] The result includes only full 20-over matches

Most extras in an 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	Form	Date
28	208/2	South Africa	West Indies	28 (0 b, 4 lb, 23 wd, 1 nb)	11 September 2007
26	230/8	England	South Africa	26 (0 b, 6 lb, 20 wd, 0 nb)	18 March 2016
25	95	Papua New Guinea	Afghanistan	25 (0 b, 12 lb, 13 wd, 0 nb)	13 June 2024
	186/6	Afghanistan	Zimbabwe	25 (4 b, 4 lb, 17wd, 0 nb)	12 March 2016
24	116/9	South Africa	India	24 (0 b, 9 lb, 15 wd, 0 nb)	20 September 2007
Last updated: 13 June 2024[33]

Individual records

Batting

Former Indian captain Virat Kohli has scored the most runs (1,292), highest average (58.72) and most 50+ scores (15) in the T20 World Cup.

Most runs

Rank	Runs	Player	Mat	Inn	HS	Avg	100s	50s	Period
1	1,292	Virat Kohli	35	33	89*	58.72	0	15	2012-2024
2	1,220	Rohit Sharma	47	44	92	34.85	0	12	2007-2024
3	1,016	Mahela Jayawardene	31	31	100	39.07	1	6	2007-2014
4	1,013	Jos Buttler†	35	34	101*	42.20	1	5	2012-2024
5	984	David Warner	41	41	90*	25.89	0	8	2009-2024
Last updated: 29 June 2024[34]

Most runs in each batting position

Batting position	Batsman	Innings	Runs	Average	Span	Ref
Opener	Rohit Sharma	34	952	30.70	2009-2024	[35]
Number 3	Virat Kohli	24	1,132	87.07	2012-2022	[36]
Number 4	Suryakumar Yadav†	15	448	40.72	2021-2024	[37]
	Shakib Al Hasan†	23	448	24.88	2009-2024
Number 5	Eoin Morgan	13	365	40.55	2010-2021	[38]
Number 6	MS Dhoni	13	271	45.16	2007-2016	[39]
Number 7	Michael Hussey	6	192	192.00	2009-2010	[40]
Number 8	Rashid Khan†	8	90	12.85	2016-2024	[41]
Number 9	Umar Gul	6	67	22.33	2009-2014	[42]
Number 10	Josh Little†	2	36	36.00	2021-2024	[43]
Number 11	Paul Van Meekeren†	4	45	15.00	2016-2022	[44]
Last updated: 29 June 2024.

Highest individual scores

See also: List of ICC Men's T20 World Cup centuries

Rank	Runs	Player	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	123	Brendon McCullum	54	7	13	250.00	Bangladesh	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
2	117	Chris Gayle	57	7	10	205.26	South Africa	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	11 September 2007
3	116*	Alex Hales	64	11	6	181.25	Sri Lanka	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	27 March 2014
4	111*	Ahmed Shehzad	62	10	5	179.03	Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	30 March 2014
5	109	Rilee Rossouw	56	7	8	194.64		Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	27 October 2022
Last updated: 29 June 2024[45]

Highest average

Rank	Average	Player	Inn	NO	Runs	Span
1	58.72	Virat Kohli	33	11	1,292	2012-2024
2	54.62	Michael Hussey	16	8	437	2007-2012
3	46.87	Marcus Stoinis†	13	5	375	2021-2024
4	44.61	Kevin Pietersen	15	2	580	2007-2010
5	42.20	Jos Buttler†	34	10	1,013	2012-2024
Qualification: Minimum 10 innings; Last updated: 29 June 2024[46]

Highest strike rate

Rank	Strike rate	Player	Inn	Runs	BF	Span
1	158.94	Suryakumar Yadav†	17	480	302	2021-2024
2	156.90	Marcus Stoinis†	13	375	239	2021-2024
3	154.23	Shahid Afridi	32	546	354	2007-2016
4	150.00	Imran Nazir	13	300	200	2007-2012
5	148.33	Kevin Pietersen	15	580	391	2007-2010
Qualification: Minimum 200 balls faced; Last updated: 29 June 2024[47]

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: 29 June 2024[48]

Most 50+ scores

Rank	50+ Scores	Player	Mat	Inn	Runs	HS	100s	50s	Span
1	15	Virat Kohli	35	33	1,292	89*	0	15	2012-2024
2	12	Rohit Sharma	47	44	1,220	92	0	12	2007-2024
3	9	Chris Gayle	33	31	965	117	2	7	2007-2021
4	8	David Warner	41	41	984	89*	0	8	2009-2024
5	7	Mahela Jayawardene	31	31	1,016	100	1	6	2007-2014
Last updated: 29 June 2024[49]

Fastest 50

Rank	Balls	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	12	Yuvraj Singh	England	Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa	19 September 2007
2	17	Stephan Myburgh	Ireland	Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh	21 March 2014
		Marcus Stoinis	Sri Lanka	Perth Stadium, Perth, Australia	25 October 2022
4	18	Glenn Maxwell	Pakistan	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	23 March 2014
		KL Rahul	Scotland	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE	5 November 2021
		Shoaib Malik		Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE	7 November 2021
Last updated: 29 June 2024[50][51][52]

Fastest 100

Rank	Balls	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	47	Chris Gayle	England	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	16 March 2016
2	50		South Africa	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	11 September 2007
3	51	Brendon McCullum	Bangladesh	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	21 September 2012
4	52	Rilee Rossouw		Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	27 October 2022
5	58	Ahmed Shehzad		Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	30 March 2014
Last updated: 29 June 2024[53][54][55]

Most sixes

Rank	Sixes	Player	Inn	Runs	Span
1	63	Chris Gayle	31	965	2007-2021
2	50	Rohit Sharma	44	1,220	2007-2024
3	43	Jos Buttler†	34	1,013	2012-2024
4	40	David Warner	41	984	2009-2024
5	35	Virat Kohli	33	1,292	2012-2024
Last updated: 29 June 2024[56]

Most fours

Rank	Fours	Player	Inn	Runs	Span
1	115	Rohit Sharma	44	1,220	2007-2024
2	111	Mahela Jayawardene	31	1,016	2007-2014
		Virat Kohli	33	1,292	2012-2024
4	103	David Warner	41	984	2009-2024
5	101	Tillakaratne Dilshan	34	897	2007-2016
Last updated: 29 June 2024[57]

Highest strike rates in an innings

Rank	Strike rate	Runs (balls)	Batsman	Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	414.28	29 (7)	Dwayne Smith	West Indies	Bangladesh	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	13 September 2007
2	362.50	58 (16)	Yuvraj Singh	India	England	Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban, South Africa	19 September 2007
3	357.14	25* (7)	Asif Ali	Pakistan	Afghanistan	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE	29 October 2021
4	353.84	46* (13)	Jehan Mubarak	Sri Lanka	Kenya	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	14 September 2007
5	340.00	34* (10)	Carlos Brathwaite	West Indies	England	Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India	3 April 2016
Qualification: Minimum of 25 runs, number in parentheses represents the number of balls the batsman faced during the innings. Last updated: 29 June 2024[58]

Most sixes in an innings

Rank	Sixes	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	11	Chris Gayle	England	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	16 March 2016
2	10		South Africa	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	11 September 2007
		Aaron Jones	Canada	Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, USA	1 June 2024
4	8	Rilee Rossouw	Bangladesh	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	27 October 2022
		Nicolas Pooran	Afghanistan	Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia	16 June 2024
		Shai Hope	United States	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	21 June 2024
		Rohit Sharma	Australia	Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia	24 June 2024
Last updated: 29 June 2024[59]

Most fours in an innings

Rank	Fours	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	14	Herschelle Gibbs	West Indies	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	11 September 2007
2	13	Aaron Redmond	Ireland	Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England	11 June 2009
3	12	Lendl Simmons	South Africa	The Oval, London, England	13 June 2009
		Tillakaratne Dilshan	West Indies		19 June 2009
Last updated: 29 June 2024[60]

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, South Africa	11 September 2007
2	86		48	5	11	208.33	England	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	16 March 2016
		Brendon McCullum	58	11	7	212.06	Bangladesh	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka	21 September 2012
4	80	Alex Hales	64	11	6	181.25	Sri Lanka	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	27 March 2014
5	76	Rilee Rossouw	56	7	8	194.64	Bangladesh	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	27 October 2022
		Aaron Jones	40	4	10	235.00	Canada	Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, USA	1 June 2024
		Rohit Sharma	41	7	8	224.39	Australia	Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia	24 June 2024
Last updated: 24 June 2024[61]

Most ducks

Rank	Ducks	Player	Inn	Span
1	5	Shahid Afridi	32	2007-2016
		Tillakaratne Dilshan	34	2007-2016
3	4	George Dockrell†	11	2010-2024
		Calum MacLeod	11	2009-2022
		Roelof van der Merwe	13	2009-2022
		Lendl Simmons	14	2009-2021
		Soumya Sarkar†	17	2016-2024
		Sanath Jayasuriya	18	2007-2010
		Luke Wright	20	2007-2012
		Johnson Charles†	20	2012-2024
		Andre Russell†	24	2012-2024
		Mohammad Nabi†	30	2012-2024
Last updated: 29 June 2024[62]

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 Jayawardene	6	6	60.40	1	2	2010
5	296	Virat Kohli	6	6	98.66	0	4	2022
Last updated: 29 June 2024[63]

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
5	3	15 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), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (2024), Rohit Sharma (2024)]
Last updated: 29 June 2024[64]

More record holders

Record	First			Second			Ref(s)
Most sixes	Nicolas Pooran	17 (7 innings)	2024	Chris Gayle	16 (6 innings)	2012	[65]
Most fours	Tillakaratne Dilshan	46 (7 innings)	2009	Matthew Hayden	32 (6 innings)	2007	[66]

Bowling

Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh has taken the most wickets (50) in the T20 World Cup.

Most career wickets

Rank	Wickets	Player	Innings	Avg.	Econ	BBI	Span
1	50	Shakib Al Hasan†	41	20.12	6.86	4/9	2007-2024
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	37	Wanindu Hasaranga†	19	11.72	6.00	3/8	2021-2024
		Rashid Khan†	23	14.89	6.30	4/9	2016-2024
Last updated: 29 June 2024[67]

Best bowling figures

Rank	Figures	Player	Overs	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	6/8	Ajantha Mendis	4.0	Zimbabwe	MRIC Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka	18 September 2012
2	5/3	Rangana Herath	3.3	New Zealand	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	31 March 2014
3	5/6	Umar Gul	3.0		The Oval, Kennington, England	13 June 2009
4	5/9	Fazalhaq Farooqi	4.0	Uganda	Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana	3 June 2024
5	5/10	Sam Curran	3.4	Afghanistan	Perth Stadium, Perth, Australia	22 October 2022
Last updated: 29 June 2024[68]

Best average

Rank	Avg.	Player	Matches	Wickets	Overs	Runs	Span
1	11.40	Anrich Nortje†	19	35	71.5	399	2021-2024
2	11.72	Wanindu Hasaranga†	19	37	72.2	231	2021-2024
3	12.50	Trent Boult	18	34	71.4	425	2014-2024
4	13.26	Tabraiz Shamsi†	12	23	43.5	305	2021-2024
5	13.58	Samuel Badree	15	24	59.0	326	2012-2016
Qualification: Minimum 250 deliveries; Last updated: 29 June 2024[69]

Best strike rate

Rank	SR	Player	Matches	Wickets	Overs	Span
1	11.1	Arshdeep Singh†	14	27	50.0	2022-2024
2	11.4	Tabraiz Shamsi†	12	23	43.5	2016-2024
3	11.7	Wanindu Hasaranga†	19	37	72.2	2021-2024
4	12.3	Anrich Nortje†	19	35	71.5	2021-2024
5	12.6	Trent Boult	18	34	71.4	2014-2024
Qualification: Minimum 250 deliveries; Last updated: 29 June 2024[70]

Best economy rate

Rank	Eco.	Player	Matches	Wickets	Runs	Overs	Span
1	5.17	Sunil Narine	12	15	231	44.4	2012-2014
2	5.44	Jasprit Bumrah†	18	26	372	68.2	2016-2024
3	5.52	Samuel Badree	15	24	326	59.0	2012-2016
4	5.55	Anrich Nortje†	19	35	399	71.5	2021-2024
5	5.83	Daniel Vettori	17	20	392	67.1	2007-2012
Qualification: Minimum 250 deliveries; Last updated: 29 June 2024[71]

Most four-wicket hauls (and over)

Rank	4+	Player	Innings	Wickets	Overs	BBI	4s	5s	Span
1	3	Anrich Nortje†	19	35	71.5	4/7	3	0	2021-2024
		Rashid Khan†	23	37	87.2	4/9	3	0	2016-2024
		Saeed Ajmal	23	36	89.2	4/19	3	0	2009-2014
		Shakib Al Hasan†	41	50	146.3	4/9	3	0	2007-2024
5	2	Alzarri Joseph†	10	19	36.3	4/16	2	0	2022-2024
		Fazalhaq Farooqi†	11	20	36.5	5/9	1	1	2022-2024
		Morne Morkel	17	24	62.4	4/17	2	0	2007-2014
		Chris Jordan†	23	31	74.1	4/10	2	0	2014-2024
		Adam Zampa†	21	36	78.0	5/19	1	1	2016-2024
		Ajantha Mendis	21	35	78.3	6/8	1	1	2009-2014
		Mustafizur Rahman†	22	28	82.0	5/22	1	1	2016-2024
		Umar Gul	24	35	82.4	5/6	1	1	2007-2014
		Adil Rashid†	30	31	106.2	4/2	2	0	2009-2024
		Shahid Afridi	34	39	135.0	4/11	2	0	2007-2016
Last updated: 29 June 2024[72]

Most wickets in a tournament

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Overs	Best Figure	Season
1	17	Fazalhaq Farooqi	8	25.2	5/9	2024
		Arshdeep Singh	8	30.0	4/9	2024
3	16	Wanindu Hasaranga	8	30.0	3/9	2021
4	15	Jasprit Bumrah	8	29.4	3/7	2024
		Ajantha Mendis	6	24.0	5/8	2012
		Wanindu Hasaranga	8	31.0	3/8	2022
		Anrich Nortje	9	35.0	4/7	2024
Last updated: 29 June 2024[73]

Hat-tricks

No.	Player	Team	Opposition	Dismissed Players	Venue	Date	Result
1	Brett Lee	Australia	Bangladesh	Shakib Al Hasan (c †Adam Gilchrist) Mashrafe Mortaza (b) Alok Kapali (lbw)	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town	16 September 2007	Won
2	Curtis Campher	Ireland	Netherlands	Colin Ackermann (c †Neil Rock) Ryan ten Doeschate (lbw) Scott Edwards (lbw) Roelof van der Merwe (b)	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi	18 October 2021	Won
3	Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka	South Africa	Aiden Markram (b) Temba Bavuma (c Pathum Nissanka) Dwaine Pretorius (c Bhanuka Rajapaksa)	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	6 November 2021	Lost
4	Kagiso Rabada	South Africa	England	Chris Woakes (c Anrich Nortje) Eoin Morgan (c Keshav Maharaj) Chris Jordan (c David Miller)		10 November 2021	Won
5	Karthik Meiyappan	United Arab Emirates	Sri Lanka	Bhanuka Rajapaksa (c Kashif Daud) Charith Asalanka (c Vriitya Aravind) Dasun Shanaka (b)	Kardinia Park, Geelong	18 October 2022	Lost
6	Josh Little	Ireland	New Zealand	Kane Williamson (c Gareth Delany) James Neesham (lbw) Mitchell Santner (lbw)	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide	4 November 2022	Lost
7	Pat Cummins	Australia	Bangladesh	Mahmudullah (b) Mahedi Hasan (c Adam Zampa) Towhid Hridoy (c Josh Hazlewood)	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound	20 June 2024	Won
8			Afghanistan	Rashid Khan (c Tim David) Karim Janat (c Tim David) Gulbadin Naib (c Glenn Maxwell)	Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown	22 June 2024	Lost
9	Chris Jordan	England	United States	Ali Khan (b) Nosthush Kenjige (lbw) Saurabh Netravalkar (b)	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown	23 June 2024	Won

Fielding

Former Indian captain MS Dhoni has taken the most dismissals for a wicket keeper (32) in the T20 World Cup.

Most dismissals (wicketkeeper)

Rank	Dismissals	Player	Innings	Catches	Stumping
1	32	MS Dhoni	32	21	11
2	30	Quinton de Kock†	27	23	7
		Kamran Akmal	30	12	18
4	27	Dinesh Ramdin	29	18	9
5	26	Kumar Sangakkara	31	12	14
Last updated: 29 June 2024[74]

Most catches (fielder)

Rank	Catches	Player	Matches	Innings	Ct/Inn
1	25	David Warner	41	41	0.609
2	23	AB de Villiers	30	25	0.920
		Glenn Maxwell†	31	31	0.741
4	21	Rohit Sharma	47	47	0.446
5	19	Martin Guptill	28	28	0.678
Last updated: 29 June 2024[75]

One tournament

Record	Player	Dismissals	Innings	Tournament
Most dismissals (wicketkeeper)[76]	Rishabh Pant	14	8	2024
	AB De Villiers	9	5	2012
	Jos Buttler		6	2022
	Adam Gilchrist			2007
	Kamran Akmal			2010
	Kumar Sangakkara		7	2009
	Matthew Wade			2021
	Scott Edwards		8	2022
Most catches (fielder)[77]	Dasun Shanaka	9	8	2022
	Mike Hussey	8	7	2010
	Calum MacLeod			2021
	Steven Smith			2021
	David Warner			2010
	Aiden Markram		9	2024

One match

Record	Player	Dismissal	Opposition	Tournament
Most dismissals (wicketkeeper)[78]	Adam Gilchrist	4	Zimbabwe	2007
	Matt Prior		South Africa
	Kamran Akmal		Netherlands	2009
	Niall O'Brien		Sri Lanka
	MS Dhoni		Afghanistan	2010
	AB de Villiers		Zimbabwe	2012
	MS Dhoni		Pakistan
	Denesh Ramdin			2014
	Richmond Mutumbami		Scotland	2016
	Quinton de Kock		Afghanistan
	Matthew Cross		Papua New Guinea	2021
Most catches (fielder)[79]	Darren Sammy		Ireland	2010
	Aiden Markram		Bangladesh	2024
	Glenn Maxwell		Namibia

Appearances

Tournaments

Record	Player	Appearances
Most World Cups played in	Rohit Sharma Shakib Al Hasan	9 (2007-2024)

Most Matches Played

Rank	Matches	Player	Runs	Wkts	Span
1	47	Rohit Sharma	1,220	0	2007-2024
2	43	Shakib Al Hasan†	853	50	2007-2024
3	41	David Warner	984	-	2009-2024
4	37	Mahmudullah†	458	9	2007-2024
5	35	Virat Kohli	1,292	2	2012-2024
		Jos Buttler	1,013	-
		Tillakaratne Dilshan	897	2	2007-2016
Last updated: 29 June 2024[80]

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, 2024)
Corey Anderson	New Zealand (2014 & 2016)  United States (2024)

Most T20 World Cup Titles

Number 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) Rohit Sharma (2007 & 2024)

Age

Record	First		Second		Ref(s)
Youngest player	Aayan Afzal Khan	16 years, 335 days	Mohammad Amir	17 years, 55 days	[81]
Oldest player	Ryan Campbell	44 years, 34 days	Frank Nsubuga	43 years, 285 days	[82]

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	21	Kane Williamson†	14	7	0	0	66.66	2016-2024
3	18	Darren Sammy	11	5	1	1	67.64	2012-2016
4	17	Babar Azam†	11	5	1	0	67.64	2021-2024
		Paul Collingwood	8	8	0	1	50.00	2007-2010
Last updated: 29 June 2024[83]

Most player-of-the-match awards

Rank	No. of Awards	Player	Matches
1	8	Virat Kohli	35
2	5	Adam Zampa†	21
		Shane Watson	24
		Mahela Jayawardene	31
		Chris Gayle	33
Last updated: 29 June 2024[84]

Partnership

Highest overall partnership runs by a pair

Rank	Runs	Innings	Players	Batting team	Highest	Average	100/50	Span
1	750	17	Mohammad Rizwan & Babar Azam	Pakistan	152*	46.87	3/3	2021–2024
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
4	556	18	Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli	India	106	30.88	2/2	2014–2024
5	471	8	Rahmanullah Gurbaz & Ibrahim Zadran	Afghanistan	154	58.87	3/1	2022–2024
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: 29 June 2024[85]

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, Australia	10 November 2022
2	168	2nd wicket	Rilee Rossouw & Quinton de Kock	South Africa	Bangladesh	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	27 October 2022
3	166		Mahela Jayawardene & Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	West Indies	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	7 May 2010
4	154	1st wicket	Rahmanullah Gurbaz & Ibrahim Zadran	Afghanistan	Uganda	Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana	3 June 2024
5	152*		Mohammad Rizwan & Babar Azam	Pakistan	India	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE	24 October 2021
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: 29 June 2024[86]

Highest partnerships (by wicket)

Wicket	Runs	Batters		Team	Opposition	Venue	Date
1st wicket	170*	Jos Buttler	Alex Hales	England	India	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	10 November 2022
2nd wicket	168	Quinton de Kock	Rilee Rossouw	South Africa	Bangladesh	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	27 October 2022
3rd wicket	152	Alex Hales	Eoin Morgan	England	Sri Lanka	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram, Bangladesh	27 March 2014
4th wicket	123	Pathum Nissanka	Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka	Ireland	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	20 October 2021
5th wicket	119*	Shoaib Malik	Misbah-ul-Haq	Pakistan	Australia	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	18 September 2007
		Curtis Campher	George Dockrell	Ireland	Scotland	Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia	19 October 2022
6th wicket	101*	Cameron White	Michael Hussey	Australia	Sri Lanka	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	9 May 2010
7th wicket	74	Steve Smith			Bangladesh		5 May 2010
8th wicket	70	David Wiese	Ruben Trumpelmann	Namibia	United Arab Emirates	Kardinia Park, Geelong, Australia	20 October 2022
9th wicket	44	Gulbadin Naib	Shapoor Zadran	Afghanistan	England	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	21 September 2012
10th wicket	37*	Sherfane Rutherford	Gudakesh Motie	West Indies	New Zealand	Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago	12 June 2024
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: 29 June 2024[87]

Other Records

Grounds

Record	Ground	Matches
Most matches hosted by a ground[88]	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown	20
	Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet	16
	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	15
	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram

Umpires

Record	Umpire	Matches
Most matches as umpire[89]	Rod Tucker	46
	Aleem Dar	45
	Richard Kettleborough	38
	Kumar Dharmasena	37
	Marais Erasmus	33
Most finals as umpire[90]	Simon Taufel	3
	Aleem Dar	2
	Kumar Dharmasena
	Marais Erasmus
	Richard Kettleborough

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
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	India	Rohit Sharma	Rahmanullah Gurbaz (281)	Fazalhaq Farooqi (17) Arshdeep Singh (17)	Virat Kohli	Jasprit Bumrah