Finn Allen joins elite list
33The number of balls Kiwi opener Finn Allen needed to reach his hundred against South Africa in the T20WC semifinal in Kolkata on 4 March 2026. This is now the fastest ever in any ICC World event across formats, bettering the 40-ball century by Australian Glenn Maxwell (106 in 44 balls) against Netherlands in Delhi in the 2023 50-over CWC on 25 October 2023. Although Allen’s century is the joint third-fastest in all T20 internationals, it is the quickest three-figure score made against any Test-playing nation. He bettered the previous record of 35 balls each by David Miller and Rohit Sharma against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, respectively.
Quickest to reach a T20 World Cup three-figure score (in fewest balls)
Balls Batter (Final score & balls) For Against Venue Date Result Inns Bat# 33 Finn Allen (100* in 33) New Zealand South Africa Kolkata 4 Mar 2026 Won 2 2 45 Jacob Bethell (105 in 48) England India Mumbai WS 5 Mar 2026 Lost 2 4 47 Chris Gayle (100* in 48) West Indies England Mumbai WS 16 Mar 2016 Won 2 2 50 Chris Gayle (117 in 57) West Indies South Africa Johannesburg 11 Sep 2007 Lost 1 1 50 Harry Brook+ (100 in 51) England Pakistan Pallekelle 24 Feb 2026 Won 2 3
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5The number of players who have scored 50 or more runs and taken three or more wickets in a T20 World Cup match. Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza became the latest player to achieve this, and also the first to do so as captain. Australian Shane Watson is the only player to have accomplished this twice.
Players doing the all-rounders’ double of 50 runs and three wickets in the same T20WC match
Name Batting Bowling For Against Venue Date Result Dwayne Bravo 66* 4-38 West Indies India Lord’s 12 June 2009 Won Shane Watson 51 3-26 Australia Ireland Colombo RPS 19 Sept 2012 Won Shane Watson 72 3-34 Australia India Colombo RPS 28 Sept 2012 Won Marcus Stoinis 67* 3-19 Australia Oman Bridgetown 5 June 2024 Won Roston Chase 52 3-12 West Indies South Africa North Sound 23 June 2024 Lost Sikandar Raza+ 73 3-29 Zimbabwe South Africa Delhi 1 Mar 2026 Lost
+ was captain
Quickest to reach a T20 international three-figure score (in fewest balls)
Balls Batter (Final score & balls) For Against Venue Date Result Inns Bat# 27 Sahil Chauhan (144* in 41) Estonia Cyprus Episkopi, Cyprus 17 Jun 2024 Won 2 4 29 Muhammad Fahad (120 inn 34) Turkey Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria 12 Jul 2025 Won 1 2 33 Jan Nichol Loftie-Eaton (101 in 36) Namibia Nepal Kirtipur 27 Feb 2024 Won 1 5 33 Sikandar Raza (133* in 43) Zimbabwe Gambia Nairobi RSC 23 Oct 2024 Won 1 4 33 Finn Allen (100* in 33) New Zealand South Africa Kolkata 4 Mar 2026 Won 2 2
Fahad was also keeping wickets, while Raza was the captain
Quickest to reach a T20 international three-figure score against a Test nation (in fewest balls)
Balls Batter (Final score & balls) For Against Venue Date Result Inns Bat# 33 Finn Allen (100* in 33) New Zealand South Africa Kolkata 4 Mar 2026 Won 2 2 35 David Miller (101* in 36) South Africa Bangladesh Potchefstroom 29 Oct 2017 Won 1 5 35 Rohit Sharma (118 in 43) India Sri Lanka Indore 22 Dec 2017 Won 1 1 37 Abhishek Sharma (135 in 54) India England Mumbai WS 2 Feb 2025 Won 1 2 37 Tim David (102* in 37) Australia West Indies Basseterre 25 Jul 2025 Won 2 5
Rohit Sharma was the captain
92India’s score without loss of wickets in the T20WC final in Ahmedabad. This is now the best PowerPlay score by any side in T20 World Cup history. West Indies, too, had made an identical score but had lost a wicket against Afghanistan in Gros Islet in the 2024 edition. This is also India’s third-highest PowerPlay score in T20I history, as shown in the two tables below.
Highest PowerPlay scores (overs: 1 to 6) in T20 World Cup matches
PP Team (Total) Against Venue Date Result Inns 92/0 India+ (255/5) New Zealand Ahmedabad 8 Mar 2026 Won 1 92/1 West Indies (218/5) Afghanistan Gros Islet 17 Jun 2024 Won 1 91/1 Netherlands (193/4, 13.5 ov) Ireland Sylhet 21 Mar 2014 Won 2 89/3 England (230/8, 19.4 ov) South Africa Mumbai WS 18 Mar 2016 Won 2 86/1 India (209/9) Namibia Delhi 12 Feb 2026 Won 1
India’s highest PowerPlay scores (overs: 1 to 6) in T20 International matches
PP Team (Total) Against Venue Date Result Inns 95/1 India (247/9) England Mumbai WS 2 Feb 2025 Won 1 94/2 India (155/2, 10 ov) New Zealand Guwahati 25 Jan 2026 Won 2 92/0 India+ (255/5) New Zealand Ahmedabad 8 Mar 2026 Won 1 86/1 India (209/9) Namibia Delhi 12 Feb 2026 Won 1
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34The second semifinal at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on 5 March 2026 featured the most sixes in any T20 World Cup match, with India hitting 19 and England 15. The previous T20 World Cup record of 31 sixes, also at this ground, was set when West Indies (19) and Zimbabwe (12) combined for that tally on 23 February 2026. Overall, only three other T20I matches have recorded more sixes than this semifinal game. Meanwhile, the 19 sixes by India in Mumbai also equals the record for the most sixes hit by a single team in a T20 World Cup match, a record previously achieved by the Netherlands and West Indies, as shown in the tables below.
Most combined sixes hit in a T20WC match by both sides
6s Team Opponent Venue Date Won by 34 India (19) England (15) Mumbai WS 5 Mar 2026 India 31 West Indies (19) Zimbabwe (12) Mumbai WS 23 Feb 2026 West Indies 30 Ireland (11) Netherlands (19) Sylhet 21 Mar 2014 Netherlands 28 India (17) Zimbabwe (11) Chennai 26 Feb 2026 India 27 India (18) New Zealand (9) Ahmedabad 8 Mar 2026 India
Most sixes hit by a team in a T20WC match
6s Team Opponent Venue Date Result Inns 19 Netherlands Irelands Sylhet 21 Mar 2014 Won 2 19 West Indies Zimbabwe Mumbai WS 23 Feb 2026 Won 1 19 India England Mumbai WS 5 Mar 2026 Won 1 18 India New Zealand Ahmedabad 8 Mar 2026 Won 1 17 India Zimbabwe Chennai 26 Feb 2026 Won 1
Note: India hit 37 sixes in the two knockout games in the SF and final respectively
92The number of innings (in 95 matches) taken by Jasprit Bumrah to claim his maiden four-plus wicket haul in T20Is. This makes it the longest wait for this milestone by any bowler in the format. He finally achieved this haul during the T20 World Cup final in Ahmedabad on 8 March 2026, after it had eluded him for 10 years, 1 month, and 11 days while playing this format for India. Previously, Bumrah had secured nine three-wicket hauls, with a best of 3 for 7 against Afghanistan in Bridgetown on 20 June 2024.
Bowlers taking maximum innings/matches to claim their first four-plus wicket haul in T20Is
Inns M Bowler (For) 1st 4+ Against Venue Date Result
wkt haul
92 95 Jasprit Bumrah (Ind) 4/15 (4) New Zealand Ahmedabad 8 Mar 2026 Won 82 85 Blessing Muzarabani (Zim) 4/17 (4) Australia Colombo RPS 13 Feb 2026 Won 75 79 Isaac Okpe (Nigeria) 5/25 (4) Zambia Abuja 8 Dec 2025 Won 68 71 Mohd Nawaz (Pak) 5/19 (4) Afghanistan Sharjah 7 Sep 2025 Won 59 62 Adil Rashid (Eng) 4/35 (4) Pakistan Manchester 20 Jul 2021 Won
24The number of sixes from Sanju Samson’s bat is the most by any batter in a single edition of a T20 World Cup. The previous record of 17 sixes by West Indian Nicholas Pooran in the 2024 tournament was surpassed by five batters in this edition.
Most sixes by a batter in a single edition of the T20 World Cup
6s Balls/6 Player Year M Inns Runs BF HS Avg. S/R 4s 24 6.71 Sanju Samson (Ind) 2026 5 5 321 161 97* 80.25 199.37 27 20 7.45 Fin Allen (NZ) 2026 9 8 298 149 100* 49.66 200.00 25 19 7.00 Simron Hetmyer (WI) 2026 7 7 248 133 85 41.33 186.46 16 18 9.11 Ishan Kishan (Ind) 2026 9 9 317 164 77 35.22 193.29 33 18 13.28 Sahibzada Farhan (Pak) 2026 7 6 383 239 100* 76.60 160.25 37 17 9.18 Nicholas Pooran (WI) 2024 7 7 228 156 98 38.00 146.15 15 17 8.17 Shivam Dube (Ind) 2026 9 8 235 139 66 39.16 169.06 15
How the record for the most sixes in a single T20WC tournament changed hands
6s Balls/6 Player Year M Inns Runs BF HS Avg. S/R 4s 13 6.92 Craig McMillan (NZ) 2007 6 5 163 90 57 40.75 181.11 7 16 9.25 Chris Gayle (WI) 2012 7 6 222 148 75* 44.40 150.00 19 17 9.18 Nicholas Pooran (WI) 2024 7 7 228 156 98 38.00 146.15 15 24 8.17 Sanju Samson (Ind) 2026 5 5 321 161 97* 80.25 199.37 27
7The number of occasions India reached totals of 250+ in T20 internationals. This is by far the maximum by any side, not only in T20Is but also in T20 cricket. Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL has achieved this on five occasions, while three other sides have done so three times, as shown in the tables below.
Most number of 250+ totals by batting sides in T20 cricket
Instances Team Tournament/international series HTotal Against Venue Date 7 India T20 internationals 297/6 Bangladesh Hyderabad 12 Oct 2024 5 Sunrisers Hyderabad Indian Premier League (IPL) 287/3 RCB Bengaluru 15 Apr 2024 3 Surrey Vitality Blast 258/6 Sussex Hove 9 Jun 2023 3 West Indies T20 internationals 258/5 South Africa Centurion 26 Mar 2023 3 Zimbabwe T20 internationals 344/4 Gambia Nairobi RSC 23 Oct 2024
Notes:
Surrey’s results — won 1, lost 1 and NR 1
West Indies lost the Centurion game.
250+ totals by India in T20 cricket (listed chronologically)
Total Ovs R/O Opposition Venue Date 260/5 20 13.00 Sri Lanka Indore 22-Dec 2017 297/6 20 14.85 Bangladesh Hyderabad 12-Oct 2024 283/1 20 14.15 South Africa Johannesburg 15-Nov 2024 271/5 20 13.55 New Zealand Thiruvananthapuram 31-Jan 2026 256/4 20 12.80 Zimbabwe Chennai 26-Feb 2026 253/7 20 12.65 England Wankhede 05-Mar 2026 255/5 20 12.75 New Zealand Ahmedabad 08-Mar 2026
All the above instances occurred while batting first, and each resulted in a win.
4 The number of Player of the Match awards for Englishman Will Jacks in the just concluded T20WC equals the tally of Australian Shane Watson, who claimed a similar number of awards in the T20WC held in Sri Lanka in 2012.
Players winning maximum number of Player of the Match awards in a single edition of the T20 World Cup
(Their record in the tournament is given below)
Awards Player (for) Venue, year Mts Runs Ave 100/50 Wkts Avg. 4 Shane Watson (Aus) SL 2012 6 249 49.80 0/3 11 16.00 4 Will Jacks (Eng) SL/Ind, 2026 8 226 56.50 0/1 9 21.67 3 Sikandar Raza (Zim) Aus, 2022 8 219 27.37 0/1 10 15.60 3 Sahibzada Farhan (Pak) SL/Ind, 2026 7 383 76.60 2/2 — —
8The number of ICC Men’s titles won by India. However, Australia holds the most with 10 titles. Australia is the only team to win all four ICC titles: the Cricket World Cup (CWC), Champions Trophy (CT), T20 World Cup (T20WC), and World Test Championship (WTC). India is unique in winning all three limited-overs titles: 60 overs in 1983, 50 overs in 2011, and 20 overs in 2007, 2024, and 2026.
Teams winning the Men’s ICC titles
Titles Team CWC (60/50 overs) CT (50 overs) T20WC (20 overs) WTC final (Tests) 10 Australia 6 (1987/1999/2003/2007/2015/2023) 2 (2006/2009) 1 (2021) 1 (2023) 8 India 2 (1983/2011) 3 (2002+/2013/2025) 3 (2007/2024/2026) — 5 West Indies 2 (1975/1979) 1 (2004) 2 (2012/2016) — 3 Sri Lanka 1 (1996) 1 (2002+) 1 (2014) — 3 Pakistan 1 (1992) 1 (2017) 1 (2009) — 3 England 1 (2019) — 2 (2010, 2022) — 2 New Zealand — 1 (2000) — 1 (2021) 2 South Africa — 1 (1998) — 1 (2025)
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Note:
CWC were played in 1975, 1979 and 1983 as 60 overs.
CT – Champions Trophy was known as ICC Knockout in 1998 and 2000
All records are correct and updated until 8 March 2026.