Batting records Most career runs A
run is the basic means of
scoring in cricket. A run is scored when the batsman hits the
ball with his
bat and with his partner runs the length of of the
pitch.
Paul Stirling is the leading Irishman on this list.
Most runs in each batting position Most runs against each team Highest individual score Kevin O'Brien is the highest scorer for Ireland in T20Is.
Highest Average in each batting position 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..
Most centuries A
century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings.
Most Sixes Most Fours Highest strike rates Highest strike rates in an innings Most runs in a calendar year Paul Stirling of Ireland holds the Irish record for most runs scored in a calendar year with 748 runs scored in 2019.
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. Stirling also holds the Irish record for most runs in a serie with 291 runs in the
2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier.
Most ducks A
duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run.
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.
Best figures in an innings Bowling figures refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded.
Best figures in an innings – progression of record Best Bowling Figure against each opponent 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.
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.
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.
Most four-wickets (& over) hauls in an innings 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 Netherlands at
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in the
2014 ICC World Twenty20. Alex Cusack holds the Irish record during his spell in
2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier against Kenya at
Civil Service Cricket Club Ground,
Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Best strike rates in an inning Worst figures in an innings Most runs conceded in a match Kasun Rajitha also holds the dubious distinction of most runs conceded in a T20I during the aforementioned match. McCarthy in the above-mentioned spell holds the most runs conceded distinction for Ireland.
Most wickets in a calendar year 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. Mark Adair in the same qualifier took 12 wickets, the most for an Irish bowler in a series.
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.
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, 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.
MS Dhoni heads the all-time list of taking most dismissals in T20Is as a designated wicket-keeper.
Gary Wilson is the leading Irish wicket-keeper on this list.
Most career catches Quinton de Kock heads the all-time list for most catches taken by the designated wicketkeeper. Gary Wilson is the leading Irish wicket-keeper on this list.
Most career stumpings Dhoni also holds the record for most stumpings by a wicket-keeper.
Niall O'Brien is the leading Irish wicket-keeper on this list
Most dismissals in an innings Four wicket-keepers on four occasions have taken five dismissals in a single innings in a T20I. The feat of taking 4 dismissals in an innings has been achieved by 19 wicket-keepers on 26 occasions with both Wilson and Niall O'Brien achieving it once each.
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. Gary Wilson in the same series affected eight dismissals, which is the most for an Irish wicket-keeper in a series.
Fielding records Most career catches Caught is one of the nine methods a batsman can be
dismissed in cricket. 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. South Africa's
David Miller holds the record for the most catches in T20Is by a non-wicket-keeper with 75, followed by New Zealand's
Martin Guptill with 68.
George Dockrell is the leading catcher for Ireland.
Most catches in an innings The feat of taking 4 catches in an innings has been achieved by 14 fielders on 14 occasions. No Irishmen fielder has achieved this feat. The most is three catches on nine occasions.
Most catches in a series The
2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, which saw Netherlands retain their title, 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. Kevin O'Brien in the same series took 8 catches, which is the most for an Irish fielder in a series.
Other records Most career matches India's
Rohit Sharma holds the record for the most T20I matches played with 142. Paul Stirling is the most experienced Irish player, and is one of three players to have represented Ireland in more than 100 T20Is.
Most consecutive career matches Scotland's
Richie Berrington holds the record for the most consecutive T20I matches played with 74. Kevin O'Brien holds the Irishmen record.
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.
William Porterfield holds the Irish record.
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 thus becoming the
youngest to play in a men's T20I match.
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.
Oldest Players The Turkish batsmen Osman Göker is the oldest player to appear in a T20I match during the same above mentioned match. ==Partnership records==