Top 10 Interesting Facts

Highest Runs

Virat Kohli (319) is the highest run-scorer and he achieved it in the 2014 T20 World Cup played at Dhaka.

Best Bowler

Sri Lankan off-spinner Ajantha Mendis holds the world record with 6 for 8 in a T20 World Cup match against Zimbabwe in 2012.

Highest Team Total

Sri Lanka’s 260/6 against Kenya is the highest score ever, achieved in the year 2007 in World T20.

Fastest Fifty

Yuvraj Singh is the only cricketer to score fastest half-century maker in just 12 deliveries in 2007 T20 World Tournament.

Most Sixes

West Indian batsman Chris Gayle holds the world record for hitting most sixes (43) in all 5 editions together in this T20.

Highest Score in a Over

Yuvraj Singh is the only batsman to hit 6 sixes in 6 balls in the inaugural edition of World T20 which was held in the year 2007.

Century Scorers

Chris Gayle (117), Ahmed Shehzad (111), McCullum (123), Suresh Raina (101), Mahela Jayawardene (100) and Alex Hales (116) are the 6 batsmens to score centuries.

Best Opening Partnership

West Indies opening pair Chris Gayle and Dwayne Smith hold the world record of 145-run partnership for the 1st wicket in any T20 world cup match.

First Hat Trick

Brett Lee was the first bowler to accomplish hat-trick in T20 tournament. He got three wickets in 3 balls in a match against Bangladesh in 2007 T20 World Cup.

Most Ducks

Pakistani batsman Shahid Afridi holds the world record for scoring five ducks in the T20 World Cup.