ICC T20 World Cup Records (Most Runs, Highest Scores & Centuries) – All Times

ICC T20 World Cup 2022 is the mega cricket event for the T20 format. Many cricketers have set Most Runs, Highest Wicket Taker, Most Sixes, and Best bowling figure records in the previous season of T20 WC. We have made a list of all these T20 World Cup records. You can check ICC T20 World Cup Records here on this page.

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From Mahela Jayawardene to Chris Gayle, many star cricketers have set up ICC T20 World Cup records in different countries. Below is the list of all ICC T20 World Cup records.

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Most Runs

Mahela Jayawardene has the most runs in ICC T20 World Cup. He is the only batsman to score 1,000+ runs in T20 WCs. During his career, Jayawardene took part in 31 T20 World Cup matches and scored 1,016 runs with an average of 39.07. His high score remained 100 during this time and he scored 6 half-centuries with one hundred in T20 World Cups.

Runs	Player	Mat	Inn	HS	Avg	100s	50’s	Period
1,016	Mahela Jayawardene	31	31	100	39.07	1	6	2007-2014
965	Chris Gayle	33	31	117	34.46	2	7	2007–2021
897	Tillakaratne Dilshan	35	34	96*	30.93	0	6	2007–2016
847	Rohit Sharma	33	30	79*	38.50	0	8	2007–2021
845	Virat Kohli	21	19	89*	76.81	0	10	2012–2021

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Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum holds the Highest Individual Score in T20 World Cups. In T20 World Cup 2012, he scored 123 against Bangladesh at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy with a strike rate of 212.6. His innings included 7 sixes and 11 boundaries.

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Runs	Player	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Opposition	Venue	Date
123	Brendon McCullum	58	11	7	212.06	Bangladesh	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy	21 September 2012
117	Chris Gayle	57	7	10	205.26	South Africa	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	11 September 2007
116*	Alex Hales	64	11	6	181.25	Sri Lanka	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong	27 March 2014
111*	Ahmed Shehzad	62	10	5	179.03	Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka	30 March 2014
103*	Tamim Iqbal	63	10	5	163.49	Oman	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharasala	13 March 2016

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Chris Gayle holds the record for Most hundreds in T20 World Cups. He is the only batsman to score two hundred in T20 World Cups.

Centuries	Player	Mat	Inn	Runs	HS	Span
2	Chris Gayle	33	31	965	117	2007-2021

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Indian Captain Virat Kohli holds the record for most fifties in T20 World Cups. From 2007 to 2021, he took part in 21 matches and scored 10 half-centuries. After Kohli, Chris Gayle has 2nd most fifties in T20 World Cups.

No.	Player	Mat	Inn	Runs	HS	100s	50s	Span
1	Virat Kohli	21	19	845	89*	0	10	2012–2021
2	Chris Gayle	33	31	965	117	2	9	2007-2021
3	Rohit Sharma	33	30	847	79	0	8	2007-2021
4	Mahela Jayawardene	31	31	1016	100	1	7	2007-2016
	David Warner	30	30	762	89	0	6	2009-2021

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Legendary Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hassan holds the record for most wickets in T20 World Cups. From 2007 to 2021, he attended 31 matches and picked 41 wickets with an average of 17.29.

Wickets	Player	Matches	Avg.	Econ	BBI	Span
41	Shakib Al Hassan	31	17.29	6.43	4/9	2007-2021
39	Shahid Afridi	34	23.25	6.71	4/11	2007-2016
38	Lasith Malinga	31	20.07	7.43	5/31	2007-2014
36	Saeed Ajmal	23	16.86	6.79	4/19	2009-2014
35	Ajantha Mendis	21	15.02	6.70	6/8	2009-2014

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Former Sri Lankan Cricketer Ajhanta Mendis holds the record for best bowling figures in T20 World cups. In T20 World Cup 2012, he recorded 6/8 against Zimbabwe at MRIC Stadium, Hambantota.

Figures	Player	Overs	Maidens	Econ	Opposition	Venue	Date
6/8	Ajantha Mendis	4.0	2	2.00	Zimbabwe	MRIC Stadium, Hambantota	18 September 2012
5/3	Rangana Herath	3.3	2	0.85	New Zealand	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram	31 March 2014
5/6	Umar Gul	3.0	0	2.00	New Zealand	The Oval, Kennington	13 June 2009
5/19	Ahsan Malik	4.0	0	4.75	South Africa	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram	27 March 2014
5/19	Adam Zampa	4.0	0	4.75	Banglaesh	Dubai International Cricket Stadium	04 November 2021