T20 World Cup 2024 Stats

ICC T20 World Cup 2024 will kick off on June 2 with a clash between North American neighbors the United States of America and Canada for the first time in the tournament’s history. This is the ninth edition of the T20 World Cup, and all players will be keen to make their presence felt at the grandest stage. Here’s a look at some of the top T20 World Cup stats:

T20 World Cup 2024 Batting Stats

T20 World Cup Most Runs

Virat Kohli broke Mahela Jayawardene’s record for the most runs in T20 World Cup matches. He has scored 1,141 runs in 25 innings for India and will be looking forward to scoring more runs in the 2024 T20 World Cup.

T20 World Cup Best Individual Score

Brendon McCullum’s 123 runs off 58 deliveries is the best score in T20 World Cup history. He played that knock for New Zealand against Bangladesh during the 2012 T20 World Cup.

T20 World Cup Best Batting Average

Former Indian captain Virat Kohli has the best batting average in T20 World Cup matches. The right-handed batter has scored 1,141 runs in 25 innings at an average of 81.50.

T20 World Cup Best Strike Rate

Suryakumar Yadav has the best batting strike rate in T20 World Cup history. The 360° batter from India has scored 281 runs in 10 matches at a strike rate of 181.29.

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T20 World Cup Best Strike Rate (Innings)

Dwayne Smith holds the record for the best batting strike rate in one T20 World Cup inning. He scored 29 runs off 7 balls against Bangladesh in 2007, batting at a strike rate of 414.28.

T20 World Cup Most Hundreds

Chris Gayle has scored the most number of hundreds (2) in T20 World Cup matches. The West Indies batter scored his first century against South Africa in 2007, and the next one came against England in 2016.

T20 World Cup Most Fifties

Virat Kohli has recorded 14 fifties in T20 World Cup matches, the most by any player. He has never got out for a duck.

T20 World Cup Most Fours

Mahela Jayawardene hit 111 fours for Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup, the highest by any cricketer. Jayawardene also smashed 25 sixes.

T20 World Cup Most Fours (Innings)

Former South African batter Herschelle Gibbs smashed 14 fours in his 90-run inning against the West Indies team during the inaugural T20 World Cup. He played that knock in the first-ever T20 World Cup match, and to date, Gibbs holds the record for the most fours by a batter in a single T20 World Cup innings.

T20 World Cup Most Sixes

Chris Gayle has whacked 63 sixes for the West Indies in ICC T20 World Cup history. No other batter has even hit 36 maximums.

T20 World Cup Most Sixes (Innings)

Chris Gayle also holds the record for the most sixes in one T20 World Cup innings. He smashed 11 sixes during his 48-ball 100* against England in 2016.

T20 World Cup 2024 Bowling Stats

T20 World Cup Most Wickets

Shakib Al Hasan is the leading wicket-taker in T20 World Cup matches. The Bangladesh player scalped 47 wickets in 36 matches.

T20 World Cup Best Economy Rate

Sunil Narine has the best economy rate in T20 World Cup history. The West Indies spinner conceded 231 runs in 44.4 overs at an economy rate of 5.17.

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T20 World Cup Best Economy Rate (Innings)

Nuwan Kulasekara holds the record for the best economy rate in an ICC T20 World Cup innings. He bowled a spell of 2-2-0-1 against the Netherlands in 2014 and had an economy rate of 0.00.

T20 World Cup Best Bowling Figures

Ajantha Mendis holds the record for the best bowling figures in an ICC T20 World Cup match. He bowled a magical spell of 6/8 against Zimbabwe in 2012.

T20 World Cup Best Bowling Strike Rate

Ajantha Mendis also owns the record for the best bowling strike rate in ICC T20 World Cup history. The Sri Lankan spinner had a strike rate of 13.4 in 21 matches.

T20 World Cup Best Bowling Strike Rate (Innings)

Paul van Meekeren is number one on the list of best bowling strike rate in a single innings of a T20 World Cup match. The Netherlands bowler had a strike rate of 3.00 against Ireland in an ICC T20 World Cup 2016 match at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. He bowled 12 deliveries and scalped four wickets.

T20 World Cup Best Bowling Average

Samuel Badree has the best bowling average in T20 World Cup history. The West Indies spinner scalped 24 wickets in 15 matches. He bowled 59 overs and conceded 326 runs. His bowling average was 13.58.

T20 World Cup Most Runs Conceded in one innings

Former Sri Lankan all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya has bowled the most expensive spell in ICC T20 World Cup history. Playing against Pakistan in the Super 8 stage of the ICC T20 World Cup 2007 in Johannesburg, Jayasuriya returned with figures of 0/64 in four overs. His economy rate was 16.

T20 World Cup Most 5 Wicket Hauls

The highest number of 5 wicket hauls by one bowler in T20 World Cup matches is 1. Seven bowlers namely, Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan), Sam Curran (England) James Faulkner and Adam Zampa (Australia), Umar Gul (Pakistan), Ahsan Malik (Netherlands), Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga, and Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka) have taken a 5-wicket haul each in the T20 World Cup.

T20 World Cup Most Maiden Overs

Indian cricket team’s off-spin bowler Harbhajan Singh has bowled the most maiden overs in T20 World Cup history. A maiden over is an over where a bowler does not allow the batters to score a single run. Singh bowled four maiden overs in 18 innings for India.

T20 World Cup 2024 Team Stats

T20 World Cup Most Hundreds by a Team

The West Indies team holds the record for the most centuries by a team in T20 World Cup history. Caribbean batters have recorded two centuries. Interestingly, both have been scored by Chris Gayle.

T20 World Cup Highest Team Total in an Innings

Sri Lanka posted the highest team total in T20 WC history against Kenya in the 2007 T20 WC. They scored a whopping 260 for the loss of 5 wickets in the inaugural edition of the T20 WC.

T20 World Cup Biggest Win

In the same match where Sri Lanka had posted a mammoth 260 runs on the board, they bundled out Kenya for 88 runs and secured the biggest victory by a huge margin of 172 runs.

T20 World Cup Most Titles

West Indies and England have the joint-most titles in T20 WC history. The Men in Maroon won the trophy in 2012 and 2016 while the Englishmen won in 2010 and 2022.