List of South Africa Twenty20 International cricket records

A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces a maximum of twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the highest T20 standard. The game is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket. ^{[1] [2]} The first Twenty20 International match between two men's sides was played on 17 February 2005, involving Australia and New Zealand. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack reported that "neither side took the game especially seriously", ^[3] and it was noted by ESPNcricinfo that but for a large score for Ricky Ponting, "the concept would have shuddered". ^[4] However, Ponting himself said "if it does become an international game then I'm sure the novelty won't be there all the time". ^[5] This is a list of South Africa Cricket team's Twenty20 International records. It is based on the List of Twenty20 International records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with the South African cricket team. South Africa played their first ever T20I in 2005.

Key

The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties, all round records and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for South Africa only, and are correct as of August 2020 ^[update] .

Key

Symbol	Meaning
†	Player or umpire is currently active in T20I cricket
‡	Even took place during a Cricket World Cup
*	Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
♠	Twenty20 International cricket record
Date	Starting date of the match
Innings	Number of innings played
Matches	Number of matches played
Opposition	The team South Africa was playing against
Period	The time period when the player was active in ODI cricket
Player	The player involved in the record
Venue	Twenty20 International cricket ground where the match was played

Team records

Overall Record

Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Win %
174	96	74	1	3	55.42
Last Updated: 19 March 2024 [6]

Team wins, losses, draws and ties

As of August 2023 ^[update] , South Africa has played 169 T20I matches resulting in 95 victories, 70 defeats, 1 tie, and 3 no result for an overall winning percentage of 56.21 . ^[6]

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No Result	% Won
Full Members
Afghanistan	2	2	0	0	0	100.00
Australia	23	8	15	0	0	34.78
Bangladesh	8	8	0	0	0	100.00
England	25	12	12	0	1	50.00
India	24	10	13	0	1	43.47
Ireland	5	5	0	0	0	100.00
New Zealand	15	11	4	0	0	73.33
Pakistan	22	10	12	0	0	45.45
Sri Lanka	17	11	5	1	0	67.64
West Indies	19	11	8	0	0	57.89
Zimbabwe	6	5	0	0	1	100.00
Associate Members
Netherlands	2	1	1	0	0	50.00
Scotland	1	1	0	0	0	100.00
Total	174	96	74	1	3	56.21
Statistics are correct as of   Australia v   South Africa at Kingsmead Cricket Ground , 1st T20I, 30 August 2023 [7]

First bilateral T20I series wins

Opponent	Year of first Home win	Year of first Away win
Australia	2006	2018
Bangladesh	2008	2015
England	2016	2022
India	2011	2015
Ireland	YTP	2021
New Zealand	2007	2012
Pakistan	2007	2010
Sri Lanka	2019	2013
West Indies	-	2010
Zimbabwe	2010	YTP
Last Updated: 22 July 2021 [8]

First T20I match wins

Opponent	Home		Away / Neutral
	Venue	Year	Venue	Year
Afghanistan	YTP	YTP	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	2010
Australia	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	2006	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	2014
Bangladesh	Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	2007	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	2015
England			Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England	2009
India	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	2012
Ireland	YTP	YTP	Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Ireland	2021
Netherlands	YTP	YTP	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	2014
New Zealand	Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	2007	Lord's, London, England	2009
Pakistan	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	2007	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	2010
Scotland	YTP	YTP	The Oval, London, England	2009
Sri Lanka	Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	2017	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka	2012
West Indies	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	2007	The Oval, London, England	2009
Zimbabwe	Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein, South Africa	2010	YTP	YTP
Last Updated: 22 July 2021 [9]

Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings

The highest innings total scored in T20Is has been scored twice. The first occasion came in the match between Afghanistan and Ireland when Afghanistan scored 278/3 in the 2nd T20I of the Ireland series in India in February 2019. ^[10] The Czech Republic national cricket team against Turkey during the 2019 Continental Cup scored 278/4 to equal the record. ^[11] The highest score for South Africa is 259/4 scored against West Indies during the West Indies tour of South Africa in 2023. ^[12]

Rank	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	259/4	West Indies	Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	26 March 2023
2	241/6	England		15 November 2009
3	231/7	West Indies	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	11 January 2015
4	229/4	England	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	18 March 2016‡
5	227/3	India	Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, India	4 October 2022
Last Updated: 17 March 2024 [13]

Fewest runs in an innings

The lowest innings total scored was by Turkey against Czech Republic when they were dismissed for 21 during the 2019 Continental Cup. ^[11] The lowest total in T20I history for South Africa is 87 scored against India in the June 2022, South Africa tour of India. ^[14]

Rank	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	87/9	India	Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, India	17 June 2022
2	89/10	Australia	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	21 February 2020
3	95/10	India	Wanderers, Johannesburg, South Africa	14 December 2023
4	96/10	Australia	Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	26 February 2020
5	98/10	Sri Lanka	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	14 August 2018
Last Updated: 9 August 2020 [15]

Most runs conceded an innings

The second match of the T20I Series against West Indies in 2023 saw South Africa concede their highest innings total of 258/5. ^[16]

Rank	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	258/5	West Indies	Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	26 March 2023
2	237/3	India	Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, India	2 October 2022
3	236/6	West Indies	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	11 January 2015
4	234/6	England	County Ground, Bristol, England	27 July 2022
5	230/8		Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	18 March 2016‡
Last Updated: 14 April 2021 [16]

Fewest runs conceded in an innings

The lowest score conceded by South Africa for a full inning is 80 when they dismissed Afghanistan during the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. ^[14]

Rank	Score	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	80/10	Afghanistan	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	5 May 2010‡
2	81/10	Scotland	The Oval, London, England	7 June 2009‡
3	84/10	Bangladesh	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	2 November 2021‡
4	86/10	New Zealand	Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	21 December 2012
5	92/10	India	Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, India	5 October 2015
Last Updated: 2 November 2021 [17]

Most runs aggregate in a match

The highest match aggregate scored in T20Is came in the match between India and West Indies in the first T20I of the August 2016 series at Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill when India scored 244/4 in response to West Indies score of 245/6 to loose the match by 1 run. ^[18] The second match of the T20I Series against West Indies in 2015 saw a total of 467 runs being scored, the most involving South Africa. ^[19]

Rank	Aggregate	Scores	Venue	Date
1	517/9	West Indies (258/5) v   South Africa (259/4)	Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	26 March 2023
2	467/13	South Africa (231/7) v   West Indies (236/6)	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	11 January 2015
3	459/12	South Africa (229/4) v   England (230/8)	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	18 March 2016‡
4	448/11	South Africa (222/6) v   England (226/5)	Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	16 February 2020
5	427/14	England (234/6) v   South Africa (193/8)	Bristol County Ground, Bristol, England	27 July 2022
Last Updated: 28 July 2022 [19]

Fewest runs aggregate in a match

The lowest match aggregate in T20Is is 23 when Isle of Man were dismissed for 10 by Spain in the last T20I of the bilateral series in Spain in February 2023. ^[20] The lowest match aggregate in T20I history for South Africa is 118 scored during the first T20I of West Indies tour of South Africa in 2007-08. ^[21]

Rank	Aggregate	Scores	Venue	Date
1	118/13	South Africa (58/8) v   West Indies (60/5)	Axxess DSL St. Georges, Port Elizabeth, South Africa	16 December 2007
2	124/9	South Africa (78/4) v   Sri Lanka (46/5)	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka	22 September 2012‡
3	161/6	South Africa (80/1) v   Australia (82/5)	Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	12 March 2014
4	170/14	Bangladesh (84/10) v   South Africa (86/4)	Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	2 November 2021‡
5	173/12	New Zealand (86) v   South Africa (97/2)	Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	21 December 2012
Last Updated: 2 November 2021 [22]

Result records

A T20I match is won when one side has scored more runs than the runs scored by the opposing side during their innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall. ^[23]

Greatest win margins (by runs)

The greatest winning margin by runs in T20Is was Czech Republic's victory over Turkey by 257 runs in the sixth match of the 2019 Continental Cup. ^[11] The largest victory recorded by South Africa was during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 by 130 runs against Scotland. ^[24]

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	130 Runs	Scotland	The Oval, London, England	7 June 2009‡
2	104 Runs	Bangladesh	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	27 October 2022‡
3	90 Runs	England	Rose Bowl, Southampton, England	31 July 2022
4	84 Runs		Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	15 November 2009
5	83 Runs	Bangladesh	North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa	29 October 2017
Last Updated: 31 July 2022 [25]

Greatest win margins (by balls remaining)

The greatest winning margin by balls remaining in T20Is was Austria's victory over Turkey by 104 balls remaining in the ninth match of the 2019 Continental Cup. ^[26] The largest victory recorded by South Africa is during the Pakistan's tour in 2007 when they won by 10 wickets with 51 balls remaining. ^[27]

Rank	Balls remaining	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	51	10 wickets	Pakistan	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	2 February 2007
2	47	8 wickets	New Zealand	Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	21 December 2012
3	44	10 wickets	Zimbabwe	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka	20 September 2012‡
4	39	6 wickets	Bangladesh	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	2 November 2021‡
5	36		Pakistan	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	12 April 2021
Last Updated: 2 November 2021 [25]

Greatest win margins (by wickets)

A total of 22 matches have ended with chasing team winning by 10 wickets with South Africa winning by such margins a record three times. ^[28] South Africa have won a T20I match by this margin on two occasions. ^[25]

Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
10 wickets	Pakistan	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	2 February 2007
	Zimbabwe	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka	20 September 2012‡
	Sri Lanka	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	14 September 2021
9 wickets	Pakistan	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE	13 November 2013
	England	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	21 February 2016
	India	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India	22 September 2019
	Sri Lanka	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	12 September 2021
Last updated: 14 September 2021 [25]

Highest successful run chases

South Africa holds the record for the highest successful run chase which they achieved when they scored 259/4 in response to the West Indies' 258/5. ^{[29] [30]}

Rank	Score	Target	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	259/4	259	West Indies	Supersports Park, Centurion, South Africa	26 March 2023
2	212/3	212	India	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India	10 June 2022
3	208/2	206	West Indies	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	11 September 2007‡
4	200/3	200	India	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala, India	2 October 2015
5	189/4	189		Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	21 February 2018
Last Updated: 28 July 2022 [30]

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

The narrowest run margin victory is by 1 run which has been achieved in 15 T20I's with South Africa winning such games thrice. ^{[31] [32]}

Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1 Run	New Zealand	Lord's, London, England	9 June 2009‡
	West Indies	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda	20 May 2010
	England	Buffalo Park, East London, South Africa	12 February 2020
	West Indies	National Cricket Stadium, St. George's	29 June 2021
2 Runs	Australia	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	24 February 2006
	New Zealand	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	24 March 2014‡
Last Updated: 29 June 2021 [32]

Narrowest win margins (by balls remaining)

The narrowest winning margin by balls remaining in T20Is is by winning of the last ball which has been achieved 26 times. South Africa has achieve victory of the last ball once. ^[33]

Rank	Balls remaining	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	0 balls	3 wickets	England	Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	19 February 2016
2	1 ball		New Zealand	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	23 November 2007
		4 wickets	Sri Lanka	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates	30 October 2021
3	2 balls	7 wickets	India	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala, India	2 October 2015
4	4 balls	4 wickets	West Indies	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	18 January 2008
			Australia		27 March 2009
		3 wickets		Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	4 March 2016
Last Updated: 30 October 2021 [32]

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

The narrowest margin of victory by wickets is 1 wicket which has settled four such T20Is. The narrowest victory by wickets for South Africa is three wickets on four occasions. ^[34]

Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
3 wickets	New Zealand	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	23 November 2007
	Australia		16 October 2011‡
	England	Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	19 February 2016‡
	Australia	Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	4 March 2016
4 wickets	West Indies	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	18 January 2008
	Australia		27 March 2009
	Sri Lanka	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE	30 October 2021‡
Last Updated: 30 October 2021 [32]

Greatest loss margins (by runs)

South Africa's biggest defeat by runs was against Australia during Australia's tour of South Africa in 2023 at Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa. ^[35]

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	111 runs	Australia	Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	30 August 2023
2	107 runs		New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	21 February 2020
3	97 runs		Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	26 February 2020
4	95 runs		The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia	9 January 2006
		Pakistan	Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	3 March 2013
6	82 runs	India	Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, India	17 June 2022
Last Updated: 9 August 2020 [35]

Greatest loss margins (by balls remaining)

The largest defeat suffered by South Africa was against England at Rose Bowl, Southampton, England during the 2017 T20I Series during England tour when they lost by 9 wickets with 33 balls remaining. ^[27]

Rank	Balls remaining	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	44	7 wickets	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	7 November 2014
2	33	9 wickets	England	Rose Bowl, Southampton, England	21 June 2017
3	30	6 wickets	Australia	Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	14 March 2014‡
		8 wickets	West Indies	National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada	27 June 2021
5	24	3 wickets	Sri Lanka	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	14 August 2018
Last Updated: 27 June 2021 [35]

Greatest loss margins (by wickets)

South Africa have lost a T20I match by a margin of 9 wickets on one occasion.

Rank	Margins	Opposition	Most recent venue	Date
1	9 wickets	England	Rose Bowl, Southampton, England	21 June 2017
			Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa	1 December 2020
		Pakistan	Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	14 April 2021
4	8 wickets	Australia	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	30 September 2012‡
		New Zealand	Buffalo Park, East London, South Africa	23 December 2012
		West Indies	National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada	27 June 2021
Last Updated: 27 JUne 2021 [35]

Narrowest loss margins (by runs)

The narrowest loss of South Africa in terms of runs is by 1 run suffered twice. ^[36]

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	1 run	England	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	13 November 2009
		India	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2 October 2012‡
3	2 runs	England	Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	14 February 2020
4	3 runs	Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan	11 February 2021
5	5 runs	Sri Lanka	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	22 March 2014‡
Last Updated: 12 February 2021 [36]

Narrowest loss margins (by balls remaining)

South Africa has suffered a loss off the last ball twice. ^[33]

Balls remaining	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
0 ball	8 wickets	New Zealand	Buffalo Park, East London, South Africa	23 December 2012
	5 wickets	Australia	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	6 March 2016
1 ball	6 wickets	India		1 December 2006
	5 wickets	Sri Lanka	Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	25 January 2017
	2 wickets	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	9 November 2014
	4 wickets	England	Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa	29 November 2020
		Pakistan	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	10 April 2021
	3 wickets		Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	16 April 2021
Last Updated: 16 April 2021 [36]

Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)

South Africa has suffered defeat by 2 wickets thrice. ^[36]

Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
2 wickets	England	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	18 March 2016‡
	Pakistan	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	28 September 2012‡
	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	9 November 2014
3 wickets	Sri Lanka	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	22 January 2017
	West Indies	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India	25 March 2016‡
	Sri Lanka	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	14 August 2018
	Pakistan	Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	16 April 2021
Last Updated: 16 April 2021 [36]

Tied matches

A tie can occur when the scores of both teams are equal at the conclusion of play, provided that the side batting last has completed their innings. ^[23] There have been 19 ties in T20Is history with South Africa involved in one such game. (In this case, a Super Over was used as a tie-breaker and South Africa won.) ^[6]

Opposition	Venue	Date
Sri Lanka	Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	19 March 2019
Last updated: 19 March 2019 [36]

Individual records

Batting records

Most career runs

India's Rohit Sharma has scored the most runs in T20Is with 3,737. Second is Virat Kohli of India with 3,712 ahead of Martin Guptill from New Zealand in third with 3,497. Quinton de Kock is the leading South African batsmen on this list. ^[37]

Rank	Runs	Player	Matches	Innings	Average	100	50	Period
1	2,277	Quinton de Kock †	80	79	32.52	1	14	2012–2023
2	2,192	David Miller †	112	98	34.25	2	6	2010–2023
3	1,934	JP Duminy	81	75	38.68	0	11	2007–2019
4	1,694	Reeza Hendricks †	55	54	31.96		14	2014–2023
5	1,672	AB de Villiers	78	75	26.12		10	2006–2017
Last Updated: 13 December 2023 [38]

Most runs in each batting position

Batting position	Batsman	Innings	Runs	Average	Career Span	Ref
Opener	Quinton de Kock †	75	2,226	32.73	2013–2023	[39]
Number 3	Faf du Plessis	41	1,304	37.25	2012-2020	[40]
Number 4	JP Duminy	34	1,021	44.39	2008-2019	[41]
Number 5	David Miller †	42	1,035	36.96	2010–2023	[42]
Number 6		36	723	36.15	2010–2022	[43]
Number 7	Albie Morkel	12	221	24.55	2007-2015	[44]
Number 8	Wayne Parnell †	8	86	-	2011-2022	[45]
Number 9	Kagiso Rabada †	6	62	62.00	2015-2022	[46]
Number 10	Imran Tahir	4	19	19.00	2013-2019	[47]
Number 11	Tabraiz Shamsi †	11	9	2.25	2017–2023	[48]
Last Updated: 31 August 2023

Most runs against each team

Opposition	Runs	Batsman	Matches	Innings	Career Span	Ref
Afghanistan	81	AB de Villiers	2	2	2010–2016	[49]
Australia	378	JP Duminy	15	14	2009–2016	[50]
Bangladesh	194	Quinton de Kock †	5	5	2015–2022	[51]
England	390	AB de Villiers	15	15	2007–2017	[52]
India	396	David Miller †	19	16	2011–2023	[53]
Ireland	185	Reeza Hendricks †	3	3	2021–2021	[54]
Netherlands	43	Hashim Amla	1	1	2014–2014	[55]
New Zealand	270	AB de Villiers	11	11	2007–2017	[56]
Pakistan	277	David Miller †	13	12	2010–2021	[57]
Scotland	79	AB de Villiers	1	1	2009–2009	[58]
Sri Lanka	322	Reeza Hendricks †	9	9	2017–2021	[59]
West Indies	423	Quinton de Kock †	9	9	2016–2023	[60]
Zimbabwe	164	JP Duminy	4	3	2010–2018	[61]
Last updated: 19 March 2024

Highest individual score

The third T20I of the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series saw Aaron Finch score the highest Individual score. Faf du Plessis holds the South African record. ^[62]

Rank	Runs	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	119	Faf du Plessis	West Indies	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	11 January 2015
2	117*	Richard Levi	New Zealand	Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand	19 February 2012
3	114*	Morne van Wyk	West Indies	Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	14 January 2015
4	109	Rilee Rossouw	Bangladesh	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	27 October 2022
5	106*	David Miller	India	Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati, India	2 October 2022
Last Updated: 17 March 2024 [63]

Highest individual score – progression of record

Runs	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
61	Graeme Smith	New Zealand	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	21 October 2005
89*		Australia		24 February 2006
90*	Herschelle Gibbs	West Indies		11 September 2007‡
94	Loots Bosman	England	Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	15 November 2009
96*	JP Duminy	Zimbabwe	De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley, South Africa	10 October 2010
117*	Richard Levi	New Zealand	Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand	19 February 2012
119	Faf du Plessis	West Indies	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	11 January 2015
Last Updated: 9 August 2020 [63]

Highest score against each opponent

Opposition	Player	Score	Date
Afghanistan	A. B. de Villiers	64	20 March 2016
Australia	Hashim Amla	97*	9 March 2016
Bangladesh	Rilee Rossouw	109	27 October 2022
England		96*	28 July 2022
India	David Miller	106*	2 October 2022
Ireland		75*	22 July 2021
Netherlands	Hashim Amla	43	27 March 2014
New Zealand	Richard Levi	117*	19 February 2012
Pakistan	David Miller	85*	14 February 2021
Scotland	A. B. de Villiers	79*	7 June 2009
Sri Lanka	Faf du Plessis	85	6 August 2013
West Indies		119	11 January 2015
Zimbabwe	J. P. Duminy	96*	10 October 2010
Last Updated: 19 March 2024 [63]

Highest career average

A batsman's batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been dismissed. ^[64]

Rank	Average	Player	Innings	Not out	Runs	Period
1	40.25	Aiden Markram †	30	6	966	2019–2023
2	38.68	JP Duminy	75	25	1,934	2007–2019
3	36.65	Faf du Plessis	47	7	1,466	2012–2020
4	36.00	Rassie van der Dussen †	37	8	1,044	2018–2022
5	35.05	Jacques Kallis	23	4	666	2005–2012
Qualification: 20 innings. Last Updated: 29 March 2023 [65]

Highest Average in each batting position

Batting position	Batsman	Innings	Runs	Average	Career Span	Ref
Opener	Jacques Kallis	14	496	41.33	2005-2012	[66]
Number 3	Rassie van der Dussen †	13	435	39.54	2019–2022	[67]
Number 4	Justin Kemp	6	191	47.75	2005–2007	[68]
Number 5	JP Duminy	21	531	44.25	2008-2017	[69]
Number 6	David Miller †	36	723	36.15	2010–2022	[70]
Number 7	Chris Morris	5	79	26.33	2015-2019	[71]
Number 8	Wayne Parnell †	7	84	-	2011-2022	[72]
Number 9	Kagiso Rabada †	6	62	62.00	2015–2022	[73]
Number 10	Anrich Nortje †	5	8	4.00	2019–2023	[74]
Number 11	Tabraiz Shamsi †	10	9	3.00	2017–2023	[75]
Qualification:- Minimum 5 Innings, Last Updated: 27 March 2023

Most half-centuries

A half-century is a score of between 50 and 99 runs. Statistically, once a batsman's score reaches 100, it is no longer considered a half-century but a century.

Virat Kohli of India has scored the most half-centuries in T20Is with 24. He is followed by India's Rohit Sharma on 21, Ireland's Paul Stirling on 18 and Australia's David Warner on 17. Duminy has the most half-centuries for South Africa ^[76]

Rank	Half centuries	Player	Innings	Runs	Period
1	14	Quinton de Kock †	78	2,256	2012–2023
2	12	Reeza Hendricks †	49	1,461	2014–2023
3	11	JP Duminy	75	1,934	2007-2019
4	10	Faf du Plessis	47	1,466	2012-2020
		AB de Villiers	75	1,672	2006-2017
Last Updated: 27 March 2023 [77]

Most centuries

A century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings.

Rohit Sharma has scored the most centuries in T20Is with 4. Four South African's have one century apiece. ^[78]

Rank	Centuries	Player	Innings	Runs	Period
1	2	Rilee Rossouw †	27	767	2014–2023
		David Miller †	99	2,227	2010–2023
3	1	Morne van Wyk	7	225	2007-2015
		Richard Levi	13	236	2012-2012
		Faf du Plessis	47	1,466	2012-2020
		Quinton de Kock †	79	2,277	2012–2023
Last Updated: 17 March 2024 [79]

Most Sixes

Rank	Sixes	Player	Innings	Runs	Period
1	104	David Miller †	96	2,164	2010–2023
2	86	Quinton de Kock †	78	2,253	2012–2023
3	71	JP Duminy	75	1,934	2007-2019
4	60	AB de Villiers	75	1,672	2006-2017
5	47	Faf du Plessis	49	1,466	2012-2021
Last Updated: 27 March 2023 [80]

Most Fours

Rank	Fours	Player	Innings	Runs	Period
1	231	Quinton de Kock †	78	2,256	2012–2023
2	171	Reeza Hendricks †	49	1,461	2014–2023
3	144	David Miller †	96	2,164	2010–2023
4	140	AB de Villiers	75	1,672	2006–2017
5	138	JP Duminy		1,934	2007–2019
Last Updated: 27 March 2023 [81]

Highest strike rates

Ravija Sandaruwan of Kuwait holds the record for highest strike rate, with minimum 250 balls faced qualification, with 165.80. ^[82] Aiden Markram is the South African with the highest strike rate.

Rank	Strike rate	Player	Runs	Balls Faced	Period
1	159.79	Rilee Rossouw †	767	480	2014–2023
2	150.23	Aiden Markram †	966	643	2019–2023
3	148.22	Heinrich Klaasen †	710	479	2018–2023
4	145.38	David Miller †	2,175	1,496	2010–2023
5	142.28	Albie Morkel	572	402	2005–2015
Qualification= 250 balls faced. Last Updated: 29 March 2023 [83]

Highest strike rates in an inning

Dwayne Smith of West Indies strike rate of 414.28 during his 29 off 7 balls against Bangladesh during 2007 ICC World Twenty20 is the world record for highest strike rate in an innings. Quinton de Kock with his innings of 65 off 22 balls against England in February 2020 during the England's tour of South Africa in 2019-20 holds the top position for a South Africa player in this list. ^[84]

Rank	Strike rate	Player	Runs	Balls Faced	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	295.45	Quinton de Kock	65	22	England	Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	14 February 2020
2	280.56	David Miller	101*	36	Bangladesh	North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa	29 October 2017
3	270.00	Aiden Markram	27	10	Ireland	Bristol County Ground, Bristol, England	5 August 2022
4	263.64	Wayne Parnell	29*	11	Australia	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	16 October 2011
5	257.14	Tristan Stubbs	72	28	England	Bristol County Ground, Bristol, England	27 July 2022
Last Updated: 6 August 2022 [85]

Most runs in a calendar year

Paul Stirling of Ireland holds the record for most runs scored in a calendar year with 748 runs scored in 2019. Graeme Smith scored 316 runs in 2010, the most for a South Africa batsmen in a year. ^[86]

Rank	Runs	Player	Matches	Innings	Year
1	570	Aiden Markram	18	16	2021
2	524	Quinton de Kock	14	14
3	413	Reeza Hendricks	15	15
4	391	Rassie van der Dussen	16	14
5	377	David Miller	17	15
Last Updated: 6 November 2021 [87]

Most runs in a series

The 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh saw Virat Kohli set the record for the most runs scored in a single series scoring 319 runs. He is followed by Tillakaratne Dilshan with 317 runs scored in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20. Jacques Kallis has scored the most runs in a series for a South Africa batsmen, when he scored 238 runs in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20. ^[88]

Rank	Runs	Player	Matches	Innings	Series
1	255	Quinton de Kock	5	5	South Africa in West Indies in 2021
2	238	Jacques Kallis			2009 ICC World Twenty20
3	187	JP Duminy			2014 ICC World Twenty20
4	186	AB de Villiers	6	6	2009 ICC World Twenty20
5	185	Hashim Amla	5	5	2014 ICC World Twenty20
Last Updated: 1 July 2021 [89]

Most ducks

A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run. ^[90] Tillakaratne Dilshan of Sri Lanka, Pakistan's Umar Akmal and Ireland's Kevin O'Brien has scored the equal highest number of ducks in T20Is with 10 such knocks. JP Duminy with 6 ducks has the highest number of such knocks for South Africa. ^[91]

Rank	Ducks	Player	Matches	Innings	Period
1	6	Andile Phehlukwayo †	38	21	2017-2022
		JP Duminy	81	75	2007-2019
		Quinton de Kock †	80	79	2012–2023
4	5	Tabraiz Shamsi †	62	13	2017–2023
		Rilee Rossouw †	29	27	2014–2023
		Temba Bavuma †	34	33	2019–2023
		AB de Villiers	78	75	2006–2017
Last Updated: 31 August 2023 [92]

Bowling records

Most career wickets

A bowler takes the wicket of a batsman when the form of dismissal is bowled, caught, leg before wicket, stumped or hit wicket. If the batsman is dismissed by run out, obstructing the field, handling the ball, hitting the ball twice or timed out the bowler does not receive credit.

Shakib Al Hasan, former captain of Bangladesh, is the highest wicket-taker in T20Is. Dale Steyn is the highest ranked South African bowler on the all-time. ^[93]

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Innings	Average	SR	Period
1	74	Tabraiz Shamsi †	61	61	21.54	17.7	2017–2023
2	64	Dale Steyn	47	47	18.35	15.8	2007–2020
3	61	Imran Tahir	35	35	14.08	12.8	2013–2019
4	60	Lungi Ngidi †	37	37	18.43	12.3	2017–2023
5	59	Wayne Parnell †	56	55	25.64	18.5	2009–2023
Last Updated: 29 March 2023 [94]

Most wickets against each team

Opposition	Wickets	Player	Matches	Innings	Span	Ref
Afghanistan	4	Morne Morkel	1	1	2010–2010	[95]
		Chris Morris			2016–2016
Australia	10	Robin Peterson	6	6	2006–2014	[96]
Bangladesh	7	Anrich Nortje †	2	2	2021–2022	[97]
		Aaron Phangiso	4	4	2015–2017
England	19	Lungi Ngidi †	9	9	2020–2022	[98]
Ghana	2	Jesse Prodehl†	1	1	2024–2024	[99]
		Jason Raubenheimer†
India	10	Lungi Ngidi †	5	5	2022–2022	[100]
		Keshav Maharaj †	10	10	2022–2023
Ireland		Tabraiz Shamsi †	4	4	2021–2022	[101]
Kenya	2	Heinrigh Pieterse †	1	1	2024–2024	[102]
Netherlands	4	Imran Tahir †			2014–2014	[103]
New Zealand	10	Morne Morkel	9	9	2007–2015	[104]
Pakistan	13	Tabraiz Shamsi †	11	11	2019–2022	[105]
Scotland	2	Albie Morkel	1	1	2009–2009	[106]
		Johan Botha
		Roelof van der Merwe
		Dale Steyn
Sri Lanka	14	Imran Tahir	9	9	2013–2019	[107]
West Indies	11	Kagiso Rabada	10	10	2015–2023	[108]
Zimbabwe	5	Imran Tahir	1	1	2018–2018	[109]
		Lungi Ngidi †	3	3	2018–2022
Last updated: 19 March 2024

Best figures in an innings

Bowling figures refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded. ^[110] India's Deepak Chahar holds the world record for best figures in an innings when he took 6/7 against Bangladesh in November 2019 at Nagpur. Ryan McLaren holds the South African record for best bowling figures. ^[111]

Rank	Figures	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	5/17	Dwaine Pretorius	Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan	13 February 2021‡
2	5/19	Ryan McLaren	West Indies	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda	19 May 2010‡
3	5/23	David Wiese		Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	14 January 2015
		Imran Tahir	Zimbabwe	Buffalo Park, East London, South Africa	9 October 2018
5	5/24		New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand	17 February 2017
		Tabraiz Shamsi	England	The Rose Bowl, Southampton, England	31 July 2022‡
Last Updated: 31 July 2022 [112]

Best figures in an innings – progression of record

Figures	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
2/14	Charl Langeveldt	New Zealand	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	21 October 2005
3/22	Andrew Hall	Australia		24 February 2006
4/17	Morne Morkel	New Zealand	Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	19 September 2007‡
4/9	Dale Steyn	West Indies	Axxess DSL St. Georges, Port Elizabeth, South Africa	16 December 2007
5/19	Ryan McLaren		Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda	19 May 2010
5/17	Dwaine Pretorius	Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan	13 February 2021‡
Last Updated: 14 February 2021 [112]

Best Bowling Figure against each opponent

Opposition	Player	Figures	Date
Afghanistan	Morne Morkel	4/20	5 May 2010‡
Australia	Kyle Abbott	3/21	5 November 2014
	David Wiese		9 November 2014
	Imran Tahir		4 March 2016
Bangladesh	Anrich Nortje	4/10	27 October 2022
England	Tabraiz Shamsi	5/24	31 July 2022
India	Lungi Ngidi	4/29	30 October 2022
Ireland	Wayne Parnell	5/30	6 August 2022
Netherlands	Imran Tahir	4/21	27 March 2014‡
New Zealand		5/24	17 February 2017
Pakistan	Dwaine Pretorius	5/17	13 February 2021
Scotland	Albie Morkel	2/15	7 June 2009‡
Sri Lanka	Lungi Ngidi	4/19	22 January 2017
West Indies	Ryan McLaren	5/19	19 May 2010
Zimbabwe	Imran Tahir	5/23	9 October 2018
Last updated: 30 October 2022. [112]

Best career average

A bowler's bowling average is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of wickets they have taken. Afghanistan's Rashid Khan holds the record for the best career average in T20Is with 12.62. Ajantha Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer, is second behind Rashid with an overall career average of 14.42 runs per wicket. Imran Tahir with an average of 14.08 is the highest-ranked South African bowler. ^[113]

Rank	Average	Player	Wickets	Runs	Balls	Period
1	14.08	Imran Tahir	61	859	785	2013-2019
2	18.35	Dale Steyn	64	1,175	1015	2007-2020
3	20.71	Tabraiz Shamsi †	57	1,181	1,050	2017-2021
4	21.15	Andile Phehlukwayo †	40	846	604	2017-2021
5	22.24	Johan Botha	37	823	774	2006-2012
Qualification: 500 balls. Last Updated: 6 November 2021 [114]

Best career economy rate

A bowler's economy rate is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled. ^[90] New Zealand's Daniel Vettori, holds the T20I record for the best career economy rate with 5.70. Johan Botha, with a rate of 6.38 runs per over conceded over his T20I career, is the highest South African on the list. ^[115]

Rank	Economy rate	Player	Wickets	Runs	Balls	Period
1	6.37	Johan Botha	37	823	774	2006-2012
2	6.56	Imran Tahir	61	859	785	2013-2019
3	6.74	Tabraiz Shamsi †	57	1,181	1,050	2017-2021
4	6.94	Dale Steyn	64	1,175	1,015	2007-2020
5	7.47	Morne Morkel	46	1,097	880	2007-2017
Qualification: 500 balls. Last Updated: 14 September 2021 [116]

Best career strike rate

A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken. ^[90] With the best T20I career strike rate, the top bowler is Rashid Khan of Afghanistan with 12.3 balls per wicket strike rate. Imran Tahir is the South African bowler with the lowest strike rate. ^[117]

Rank	Strike rate	Player	Wickets	Runs	Balls	Period
1	12.8	Imran Tahir	61	859	785	2013-2019
2	15.1	Andile Phehlukwayo †	40	846	604	2017-2021
3	15.8	Dale Steyn	64	1,175	1,015	2007-2020
4	17.7	Kagiso Rabada †	49	1,245	871	2014-2021
5	18.2	Wayne Parnell	41	1,038	649	2009-2017
Qualification: 500 balls. Last Updated: 6 November 2021 [118]

Most four-wickets (& over) hauls in an innings

Pakistan's Umar Gul has taken the most four-wickets (or over) among all the bowlers. Imran Tahir has taken the most such hauls among South African bowlers. ^[119]

Rank	Four-wicket hauls	Player	Matches	Balls	Wickets	Period
1	4	Imran Tahir	35	785	61	2013-2019
2	3	Lungi Ngidi †	34	672	57	2017-2022
		Tabraiz Shamsi †	58	1,264	72	2017-2022
4	2	Morne Morkel	41	880	46	2007-2017
		Wayne Parnell †	51	989	56	2017-2022
		Dale Steyn	47	1,015	64	2007-2020
Last Updated: 31 October 2022 [120]

Best economy rates in an inning

The best economy rate in an inning, when a minimum of 12 balls are delivered by the bowler, is Sri Lankan player Nuwan Kulasekara economy of 0.00 during his spell of 0 runs for 1 wicket in 2 overs against the Netherlands at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20. Dale Steyn holds the South African record during his spell in 2010 ICC World Twenty20 at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados against Afghanistan and by Robin Peterson against New Zealand during the New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 2012-13. ^[121]

Economy	Player	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Opposition	Venue	Date
2.00	Dale Steyn	3	6	2	Afghanistan	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	5 May 2010‡
	Robin Peterson	4	8	2	New Zealand	Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	21 December 2012
	Aiden Markram	2	4	1	Sri Lanka	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	14 September 2021
2.25	Dale Steyn	4	9	1	Zimbabwe	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka	20 September 2012‡
	Lonwabo Tsotsobe			2	Pakistan	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE	13 November 2013
Qualification: 12 balls bowled. Last Updated: 14 September 2021 [122]

Best strike rates in an inning

The best strike rate in an inning, when a minimum of 4 wickets are taken by the player, is by Steve Tikolo of Kenya during his spell of 4/2 in 1.2 overs against Scotland during the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier at ICC Academy, Dubai, UAE. Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel and Andile Phehlukwayo have the best strike rate for a South African bowler. ^[123]

Strike rate	Player	Wickets	Runs	Balls	Opposition	Venue	Date
4.50	Dale Steyn	4	9	18	West Indies	Axxess DSL St. Georges, Port Elizabeth, South Africa	16 December 2007
	Morne Morkel		20		Afghanistan	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	5 May 2010‡
	Andile Phehlukwayo †		24		Sri Lanka	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	24 March 2019
4.60	Ryan McLaren	5	19	23	West Indies	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda	19 May 2010‡
	Imran Tahir †		24		New Zealand	Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand	17 February 2017
Last Updated: 9 August 2020 [124]

Worst figures in an innings

The worst figures in a T20I came in the Sri Lanka's tour of Australia when Kasun Rajitha of Sri Lanka had figures of 0/75 off his four overs at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide. ^{[125] [126]} The worst figures by a South African is 0/58 that came off the bowling of David Wiese in the 2016 tour by Australia at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa. ^[127]

Rank	Figures	Player	Overs	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	0/67	Sisanda Magala	4	West Indies	Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	26 March 2023
2	0/58	David Wiese		Australia	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	6 March 2016
3	0/57	Tabraiz Shamsi		England	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa	1 December 2020
4	0/56	Beuran Hendricks				27 November 2020
5	0/55			Pakistan	Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	14 April 2021
Last Updated: 14 April 2021 [127]

Most runs conceded in a match

Kasun Rajitha also holds the dubious distinction of most runs conceded in a T20I during the aforementioned match. Kyle Abbott with figures of 1/68 off his four overs against West Indies in January 2015 holds the most runs conceded distinction for South Africa. ^[128]

Rank	Figures	Player	Overs	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	1/68	Kyle Abbott	4	West Indies	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	11 January 2015
2	0/67	Sisanda Magala			Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	26 March 2023
3	1/63	Andile Phehlukwayo		England	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	27 July 2022
4	0/58	David Wiese		Australia		6 March 2016
5	0/57	Tabraiz Shamsi		England	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa	1 December 2020
Last updated: 27 July 2022 [129]

Most wickets in a calendar year

Australia's Andrew Tye holds the record for most wickets taken in a year when he took 31 wickets in 2018 in 19 T20Is. Tabraiz Shamsi has so far taken 24 wickets in 2021, the most among South African bowlers. ^[130]

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Year
1	36	Tabraiz Shamsi	22	2021
2	22	Lungi Ngidi †	11	2022
3	18	Kagiso Rabada	14	2021
4	17	Lungi Ngidi	9	2020
		Anrich Nortje †	13	2022
Last Updated: 6 November 2022 [131]

Most wickets in a series

2019 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier at UAE saw records set for the most wickets taken by a bowler in a T20I series when Oman's pacer Bilal Khan tool 18 wickets during the series. Imran Tahir in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 took 12 wickets, the most for a South African bowler in a series. ^[132]

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Series
1	12	Imran Tahir	5	2014 ICC World Twenty20
2	11	Charl Langeveldt	4	2010 ICC World Twenty20
3	10	Roelof van der Merwe	6	2009 ICC World Twenty20
4	9	Morne Morkel	5	2007 ICC World Twenty20
		Wayne Parnell	6	2009 ICC World Twenty20
		Dale Steyn
			5	2014 ICC World Twenty20
		David Wiese	3	West Indies in South Africa in 2014-15
		Dwaine Pretorius	5	2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
		Anrich Nortje
Last Updated: 6 November 2021 [133]

Hat-trick

In cricket, a hat-trick occurs when a bowler takes three wickets with consecutive deliveries. The deliveries may be interrupted by an over bowled by another bowler from the other end of the pitch or the other team's innings, but must be three consecutive deliveries by the individual bowler in the same match. Only wickets attributed to the bowler count towards a hat-trick; run outs do not count. In T20Is history there have been just 13 hat-tricks, the first achieved by Brett Lee for Australia against Bangladesh in 2007 ICC World Twenty20. ^[134]

S. No	Bowler	Against	Wickets	Venue	Date	Ref.
1	Kagiso Rabada	England	Chris Woakes (c Anrich Nortje) Eoin Morgan (c Keshav Maharaj) Chris Jordan (c David Miller)	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	6 November 2021	[135]
Last Updated: 6 November 2021 [134]

Wicket-keeping records

The wicket-keeper is a specialist fielder who stands behind the stumps being guarded by the batsman on strike and is the only member of the fielding side allowed to wear gloves and leg pads. ^[136]

Most career dismissals

A wicket-keeper can be credited with the dismissal of a batsman in two ways, caught or stumped. A fair catch is taken when the ball is caught fully within the field of play without it bouncing after the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat, ^{[137] [138]} Laws 5.6.2.2 and 5.6.2.3 state that the hand or the glove holding the bat shall be regarded as the ball striking or touching the bat while a stumping occurs when the wicket-keeper puts down the wicket while the batsman is out of his ground and not attempting a run. ^[139] Quinton de Kock is the highest ranked South African wicket keeper in the all-time list of taking most dismissals in T20Is as a designated wicket-keeper, which is headed by India's MS Dhoni and West Indian Denesh Ramdin. ^[140]

Rank	Dismissals	Player	Matches	Innings	Period
1	92	Quinton de Kock †	80	79	2012-2023
2	28	AB de Villiers	78	26	2006-2016
3	19	Mark Boucher	25	25	2005-2010
4	17	Heinrich Klaasen †	41	16	2018-2023
5	8	Mangaliso Mosehle	7	7	2017-2017
Last updated: 2 April 2023 [141]

Most career catches

Quinton de Kock has taken the most catches in T20Is as a designated wicket-keeper among South Africans with Dhoni and Ramdin leading the all-time list. ^[142]

Rank	Catches	Player	Matches	Innings	Period
1	76	Quinton de Kock †	80	79	2012-2023
2	21	AB de Villiers	78	26	2006-2016
3	18	Mark Boucher	25	25	2005-2010
4	14	Heinrich Klaasen †	41	16	2018-2023
5	6	Mangaliso Mosehle	7	7	2017-2017
Last Updated: 2 April 2023 [143]

Most career stumpings

Quinton de Kock has made the most stumpings in T20Is as a designated wicket-keeper among South African wicket-keepers with Dhoni and Kamran Akmal of Pakistan heading this all-time list. ^[144]

Rank	Stumpings	Player	Matches	Innings	Period
1	16	Quinton de Kock †	80	79	2012-2023
2	7	AB de Villiers	78	26	2006-2016
3	3	Heinrich Klaasen †	41	16	2018-2023
4	2	Mangaliso Mosehle	7	7	2017-2017
5	1	Mark Boucher	25	25	2005-2010
		Morne van Wyk	8	5	2015-2015
		David Miller †	85	1	2019-2021
Last Updated: 2 April 2023 [145]

Most dismissals in an innings

Four wicket-keepers on four occasions have taken five dismissals in a single innings in a T20I. ^[146]

The feat of taking 4 dismissals in an innings has been achieved by 19 wicket-keepers on 26 occasions with Gilchrist being the only Australian wicket-keeper. ^[147]

Dismissals	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
4	AB de Villiers	West Indies	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda	19 May 2010
		Zimbabwe	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka	20 September 2012
	Quinton de Kock †	Pakistan	Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE	13 November 2013
		Afghanistan	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	20 March 2016
		England	Rose Bowl, Southampton, England	28 July 2022
3	5 South African wicket-keepers on 13 occasions have made three dismissals in an inning.
Last Updated: 31 July 2022 [148]

Most dismissals in a series

Netherlands wicket-keeper Scott Edwards holds the T20Is record for the most dismissals taken by a wicket-keeper in a series. He made 13 dismissals during the 2019 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. South African record is held by Gilchrist when he made 9 dismissals during the 2007 ICC World Twenty20. ^[149]

Rank	Dismissals	Player	Matches	Innings	Series
1	9	AB de Villiers	5	5	2012 ICC World Twenty20
2	8	Quinton de Kock †	3	3	South Africa in England in 2022
			5	5	2014 ICC World Twenty20
3	7	Mark Boucher			2007 ICC World Twenty20
		Quinton de Kock †	4	4	2016 ICC World Twenty20
Last Updated: 31 July 2022 [150]

Fielding records

Most career catches

Caught is one of the nine methods a batsman can be dismissed in cricket. ^{[lower-alpha 1]} The majority of catches are caught in the slips, located behind the batsman, next to the wicket-keeper, on the off side of the field. Most slip fielders are top order batsmen. ^{[152] [153]}

South Africa's David Miller holds the record for the most catches in T20Is by a non-wicket-keeper with 62, followed by Shoaib Malik of Pakistan on 50 and New Zealand's Martin Guptill with 47. ^[154]

Rank	Catches	Player	Matches	Innings	Ct/Inn	Period
1	72 ♠	David Miller †	111	110	0.663	2010–2023
2	44	AB de Villiers	78	52	0.846	2007-2017
3	35	JP Duminy	81	81	0.432	2007-2019
4	24	Aiden Markram †	35	35	0.685	2019–2023
		Reeza Hendricks †	52	52	0.461	2014–2023
Last Updated: 31 August 2023 [155]

Most catches in an innings

The feat of taking 4 catches in an innings has been achieved by 14 fielders on 14 occasions with David Miller being the only South African fielder. ^{[156] [157]}

Dismissals	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
4 ♠	David Miller †	Pakistan	Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	1 February 2019
3	AB de Villiers	India	Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England	16 June 2009‡
	Herschelle Gibbs	New Zealand	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados	6 May 2010‡
	Justin Ontong		Axxess DSL St. Georges, Port Elizabeth, South Africa	26 December 2012
	David Miller †	England	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh	29 March 2014‡
	Justin Ontong	West Indies	Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	14 January 2015
	Rilee Rossouw	Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	7 July 2015
	David Miller †	Sri Lanka	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	24 March 2019
		England	Buffalo Park, East London, South Africa	12 February 2020
	Temba Bavuma		Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	14 February 2020
	George Linde	Pakistan	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	12 April 2021
	David Miller †	England	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE	6 November 2021‡
Last Updated: 6 November 2021 [158]

Most catches in a series

The 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, which saw Netherlands retain their title, ^[159] saw the record set for the most catches taken by a non-wicket-keeper in a T20I series. Jersey's Ben Stevens and Namibia's JJ Smit took 10 catches in the series. AB de Villiers with 6 catches in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 is the leading South African fielder on this list. ^[160]

Catches	Player	Matches	Innings	Series
6	AB de Villiers	5	5	2007 ICC World Twenty20
5		6	6	2009 ICC World Twenty20
		5	5	2010 ICC World Twenty20
	Herschelle Gibbs	3	3
	AB de Villiers	5	5	2014 ICC World Twenty20
	David Miller †
		3	3	Pakistan in South Africa in 2018-19
	Aiden Markram			South Africa in the West Indies in 2021
Last Updated: 24 July 2021 [161]

Other records

Most career matches

India's Rohit Sharma holds the record for the most T20I matches played with 129, followed by Shoaib Malik of Pakistan with 124 and Mohammad Hafeez with 119 games. David Miller is the most experienced South African player having represented the team on 100 occasions. ^[162]

Rank	Matches	Player	Runs	Wkts	Period
1	110	David Miller †	2,164	-	2010–2023
2	81	JP Duminy	1,934	21	2007-2019
3	79	Quinton de Kock †	2,256	-	2012–2023
4	78	AB de Villiers	1,672	-	2006-2017
5	61	Tabraiz Shamsi †	9	74	2017–2023
Last Updated: 27 March 2023 [163]

Most consecutive career matches

Afghanistan's Mohammad Shahzad and Asghar Afghan hold the record for the most consecutive T20I matches played with 58. Duminy holds the South African record. ^[164]

Rank	Matches	Player	Period
1	33	JP Duminy	2007-2012
2	28	Albie Morkel	2006-2010
3	27	Tabraiz Shamsi	2019-2021
4	26	David Miller	2017-2020
Last updated: 22 July 2021 [164]

Most matches as captain

MS Dhoni, who led the Indian cricket team from 2007 to 2016, holds the record for the most matches played as captain in T20Is with 72. Faf du PLessis has led South Africa in 37 matches, the most for any player from his country. ^[165]

Rank	Matches	Player	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Win %	Period
1	37	Faf du Plessis	23	13	1	0	63.51	2012-2019
2	27	Graeme Smith	18	9	0		66.67	2005-2010
3	25	Temba Bavuma	15	9		1	62.50	2021-2022
4	18	AB de Villiers	8	9			47.06	2012-2017
5	11	Johan Botha	8	3		0	72.73	2008-2012
		JP Duminy	6	5			54.55	2014-2019
		Quinton de Kock	3	8			27.27	2019-2019
Last Updated: 6 November 2022 [166]

Most matches won as a captain

Rank	Won	Player	Matches	Lost	Tied	NR	Win %	Period
1	23	Faf du Plessis	37	13	1	0	63.51	2012-2019
2	18	Graeme Smith	27	9	0		66.67	2005-2010
3	15	Temba Bavuma	25	9		1	62.50	2021-2022
4	8	Johan Botha	11	3		0	72.72	2008-2012
		AB de Villiers	18	9		1	47.05	2012-2017
Last Updated: 6 November 2022 [166]

Most man of the match awards

Rank	M.O.M	Player	Matches	Period
1	8	David Miller †	111	2010–2023
2	7	AB de Villiers	78	2006–2017
3	6	Tabraiz Shamsi †	61	2017–2023
4	5	JP Duminy	81	2007–2019
5	4	Rilee Rossouw †	29	2014–2023
		Imran Tahir	35	2013–2019
		Quinton de Kock †	80	2012–2023
Last Updated: 29 March 2023 [167]

Most man of the series awards

Rank	M.O.S	Player	Matches	Period
1	3	Reeza Hendricks †	51	2014–2023
		Quinton de Kock †	80	2012–2023
		David Miller †	111	2010–2023
4	2	Faf du Plessis	47	2012–2020
5	1	Imran Tahir	35	2013–2019
		Johan Botha	40	2006–2012
		Tabraiz Shamsi †	61	2017–2023
		JP Duminy	81	2007–2019
Last Updated: 29 March 2023 [168]

Youngest players on Debut

The youngest player to play in a T20I match is Marian Gherasim at the age of 14 years and 16 days. Making his debut for Romania against the Bulgaria on 16 October 2020 in the first T20I of the 2020 Balkan Cup ^[169] thus becoming the youngest to play in a men's T20I match. ^{[170] [171] [172]}

Rank	Age	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	19 years and 164 days	Kagiso Rabada	Australia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	5 November 2014
2	19 years and 167 days	Wayne Parnell		The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia	13 January 2009
3	20 years and 4 days	Quinton de Kock	New Zealand	Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	21 December 2012
4	20 years and 40 days	Sinethemba Qeshile	Sri Lanka	Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	22 March 2019
5	20 years and 267 days	Lutho Sipamla	Pakistan	Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	3 February 2019
Last Updated: 12 February 2021 [172] [173]

Oldest Players on Debut

The Turkish batsmen Osman Göker is the oldest player to make their debut a T20I match. Playing in the 2019 Continental Cup against Romania at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei he was aged 59 years and 181 days. ^{[174] [175]}

Rank	Age	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	34 years and 128 days	Imran Tahir	Sri Lanka	R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2 August 2013
2	33 years and 312 days	Pite van Biljon	Australia	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	21 February 2020
3	33 years and 29 days	Robbie Frylinck	Bangladesh	Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein, South Africa	26 October 2017
4	32 years and 337 days	Henry Davids	New Zealand	Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	12 December 2012
5	32 years and 334 days	Roger Telemachus	Australia	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	24 February 2006
Last Updated: 12 February 2021 [175] [176]

Oldest Players

The Turkish batsmen Osman Göker is the oldest player to appear in a T20I match during the same above mentioned match. ^[177]

Rank	Age	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	39 years and 357 days	Imran Tahir	Sri Lanka	Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	19 March 2019
2	36 years and 352 days	Jacques Kallis	India	Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	2 October 2012
3	36 years and 239 days	Dale Steyn	Australia	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	21 February 2020
4	36 years and 149 days	Morne van Wyk	New Zealand	Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	16 August 2015
5	36 years and 141 days	Faf du Plessis	England	Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	1 December 2020
Last Updated: 9 August 2020 [177] [178]

Partnership records

In cricket, two batsmen are always present at the crease batting together in a partnership. This partnership will continue until one of them is dismissed, retires or the innings comes to a close.

Highest partnerships by wicket

A wicket partnership describes the number of runs scored before each wicket falls. The first wicket partnership is between the opening batsmen and continues until the first wicket falls. The second wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the number three batsman. This partnership continues until the second wicket falls. The third wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the new batsman. This continues down to the tenth wicket partnership. When the tenth wicket has fallen, there is no batsman left to partner so the innings is closed.

Wicket	Runs	First batsman	Second batsman	Opposition	Venue	Date
1st Wicket	170	Graeme Smith	Loots Bosman	England	Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa	15 November 2009
2nd Wicket	168	Quinton de Kock	Rilee Rossouw	Bangladesh	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	27 October 2022
3rd Wicket	133*	AB de Villiers	Richard Levi	New Zealand	Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand	19 February 2012
4th Wicket	174*	Quinton de Kock	David Miller	India	Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, India	2 October 2022
5th Wicket	67*	Farhaan Behardien		Bangladesh	North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom, South Africa	29 October 2017
6th Wicket	69	Albie Morkel	Mark Boucher	India	Sahara Stadium, Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	20 September 2007
7th Wicket	57*		Shaun Pollock	West Indies	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	18 January 2008
8th Wicket	64*	Rusty Theron	Wayne Parnell	Australia		16 October 2011
9th Wicket	58*	David Miller	Lutho Sipamla	Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan	14 February 2021
10th Wicket	19*	Kagiso Rabada	Anrich Nortje	West Indies	National Cricket Stadium, Grenada	1 July 2021
Last Updated: 27 October 2022 [179]

Highest partnerships by runs

The highest T20I partnership by runs for any wicket is held by the Afghan pairing of Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani who put together an opening wicket partnership of 236 runs during the Ireland v Afghanistan series in India in 2019 ^[180]

Wicket	Runs	First batsman	Second batsman	Opposition	Venue	Date
4th Wicket	174*	Quinton de Kock	David Miller	India	Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, India	2 October 2022
1st Wicket	170	Graeme Smith	Loots Bosman	England	SuperSport Park, Centurion, South Africa	15 November 2009
2nd Wicket	168	Quinton de Kock	Rilee Rossouw	Bangladesh	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	27 October 2022
1st Wicket	152		Reeza Hendricks	West Indies	SuperSport Park, Centurion, South Africa	26 March 2023
3rd Wicket	133*	AB de Villiers	Richard Levi	New Zealand	Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand	19 February 2012
Last Updated: 27 March 2023 [181]

Highest overall partnership runs by a pair

Rank	Runs	Innings	Players	Highest	Average	100/50	T20I career span
1	1,054	27	Quinton de Kock & Reeza Hendricks †	152	40.53	2/6	2014–2023
2	740	22	JP Duminy & David Miller	70*	56.92	0/6	2010–2019
3	672	25	Temba Bavuma & Quinton de Kock †	92	30.54	0/5	2019–2022
4	650	12	Loots Bosman & Graeme Smith	170	59.09	2/2	2006–2010
5	641	18	Quinton de Kock & Faf du Plessis	83*	42.73	0/5	2012–2020
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: 27 March 2023 [182]

Umpiring records

Most matches umpired

An umpire in cricket is a person who officiates the match according to the Laws of Cricket . Two umpires adjudicate the match on the field, whilst a third umpire has access to video replays, and a fourth umpire looks after the match balls and other duties. The records below are only for on-field umpires.

Ahsan Raza of Pakistan holds the record for the most T20I matches umpired with 49. The most experienced Australian umpire is Rod Tucker with 35 matches officiated so far. ^[183]

Rank	Matches	Umpire	Period
1	38	Shaun George	2010-2019
2	38	Adrian Holdstock	2011-2021
3	33	Marais Erasmus	2006-2016
4	29	Allahudien Paleker	2018-2021
5	23	Johan Cloete	2010-2016
Last Updated: 6 November 2021 [183]

See also

• Cricket portal

• List of Twenty20 International records
• List of Test cricket records
• List of Cricket World Cup records

Notes

1. In 2017, The Laws of Cricket were amended, reducing the methods of dismissals from ten to nine, with handled the ball now covered as part of obstructing the field. ^[151]

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