Rizwan's spectacular feat
Mohammad Rizwan became the first batter in T20I history to aggregate over 1000 runs in a single calendar year.
Published : Nov 23, 2021 19:15 IST
1033 The number of T20 international runs accumulated by Pakistani Mohammad Rizwan in this calendar year. This is now the most by any batter in a single year in this format in international cricket. In doing so, he also became the first batter in T20I history to aggregate over 1000 runs in a single calendar year. He achieved this feat in the T20WC semifinal match against Australia in Dubai on November 11, 2021 during his knock of 67.
Most runs in a single calendar year in T20 international cricket
| Runs | Batter | For | Year | Mts | Inns |
| 1033 | Mohd Rizwan + | Pak | 2021 | 23 | 20 |
| 826 | Babar Azam + | Pak | 2021 | 23 | 20 |
| 748 | Paul Stirling | Ire | 2019 | 20 | 20 |
| 729 | Kevin O’Brien | Ire | 2019 | 23 | 23 |
| 702 | Max O’Dowd | Neth | 2019 | 24 | 24 |
First to aggregate 1000 runs in each of the three international formats
| Format | Batter (Country) | Year | |
| Tests | Clem Hill (Aus) | in 1902 | 1060 runs, ave 55.79 in 12 matches, 21 innings |
| ODIs | David Gower (Eng) | in 1983 | 1086 runs, ave 63.88 in 20 matches and innings |
| T20Is | Mohd Rizwan (Pak) | in 2021 | 1033 runs, ave 86.08 in 23 matches, 20 innings |
How the record changed hands — a progressive record of batters with most runs in a single calendar year in T20Is
| Runs | Batter | For | Year |
| 98 | Ricky Ponting | Aus | 2005 |
| 127 | Graeme Smith | SA | 2006 |
| 302 | Matthew Hayden | Aus | 2007 |
| 471 | Tillekaratne Dilshan | SL | 2009 |
| 472 | Martin Guptill | NZ | 2012 |
| 641 | Virat Kohli | Ind | 2016 |
| 689 | Shikhar Dhawan | Ind | 2018 |
| 748 | Paul Stirling | Ire | 2019 |
| 1033 | Mohd Rizwan | Pak | 2021 |
81 The unbeaten, match-winning, sixth wicket partnership between Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade against Pakistan in Dubai is now the highest in a successful run chase in a T20WC match for any partnership of sixth wicket or lower.
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Highest unbeaten partnerships in a successful run chase for any wicket of six or lower in a T20WC match
| Stand | wkt | Batter1 | Batter2 | For | Opp | Venue | Date |
| 81* | 6th | Marcus Stoinis | Matthew Wade | Aus | Pak | Dubai | Nov 11, 2021 |
| 55* | 6th | Elton Chigumbura | Timysen Maruma | Zim | UAE | Sylhet | Mar 21, 2014 |
| 54* | 7th | Marlon Samuels | Carlos Brathwaite | WI | Eng | Kolkata | April 3, 2016 (T20WC final) |
| 53* | 8th | Mike Hussey | Mitchell Johnson | Aus | Pak | Gros Islet | May 14, 2010 |
| 48* | 6th | Asif Ali | Shoaib Malik | Pak | NZ | Sharjah | Oct 26, 2021 |
2 The number of bowlers to claim a four-wicket haul in the final stages of a T20WC tournament. Pakistan’s Shadab Khan, in the semifinal against Australia, in Dubai, claimed 4/26 to join Sri Lanka’s Ajantha Mendis who claimed 4/12 against the West Indies in the final of the T20WC 2012 in Colombo.
Best bowling performance at the final stages (semis/final) of a T20 World Cup tournament
| Figures | Bowler | For | Opp | Venue | Date | Result | Stage |
| 4/12 | Ajantha Mendis | SL | WI | Colombo RPS | Oct 7, 2012 | Lost | Final |
| 4/26 | Shadab Khan | Pak | Aus | Dubai | Nov 11, 2021 | Lost | SF |
| 3/9 | Sunil Narine | WI | SL | Colombo RPS | Oct 7, 2012 | Won | Final |
| 3/15 | Umar Gul | Pak | NZ | Cape Town | Sep 22, 2007 | Won | SF |
Note: Four other bowlers (Irfan Pathan in 2007, Angelo Mathews in 2009, Ravi Rampaul in 2012 and Josh Hazlewood in 2021) had identical figures of 3/16
85 The number of runs made by New Zealand captain Kane Williamson in the final of the T20 World Cup against Australia in Dubai. This is now the joint-highest individual score to be registered in a T20 WC final. However, since Marlon Samuels was unbeaten, statistically his score is higher than Williamson’s.
Highest individual scores by a batter in a T20WC final
| Runs | Batter | For | Opp | Venue | Date | Result |
| 85* | Marlon Samuels | WI | Eng | Kolkata | April 3, 2016 | Won |
| 85 | Kane Williamson | NZ | Aus | Dubai | Nov 14, 2021 | Lost |
| 78 | Marlon Samuels | WI | SL | Colombo RPS | Oct 7, 2012 | Won |
| 77* | Mitchell Marsh | Aus | NZ | Dubai | Nov 14, 2021 | Won |
| 77 | Virat Kohli | Ind | SL | Mirpur | April 6, 2014 | Lost |
| 75 | Gautam Gambhir | Ind | Pak | Johannesburg | Sep 24, 2007 | Won |
31 The number of balls taken by Australian Mitchell Marsh to reach his fifty in the T20 World Cup final against New Zealand in Dubai on November 14, 2021. This is now the fastest, in terms of fewest balls taken to reach an individual fifty in a T20 WC final. Marsh had bettered the previous best of 32 balls by New Zealand’s Kane Williamson who did so, in the first innings of the same match. Interestingly, the 2021 final provided three instances in the top five as listed below.
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Quickest to reach an individual fifty in a T20 World Cup final
| Balls to 50 | Batter | (Runs/balls) | For | Opp | Venue | Date | Result |
| 31 | Mitchell Marsh | (77* in 50 balls) | Aus | NZ | Dubai | Nov 14, 2021 | Won |
| 32 | Kane Williamson | (85 in 48 balls) | NZ | Aus | Dubai | Nov 14, 2021 | lost |
| 33 | Kumar Sangakkara | (52* in 35 balls) | SL | Ind | Mirpur | Apr 6, 2014 | Won |
| 33 | Joe Root | (54 in 46 balls) | Eng | WI | Kolkata | Apr 3, 2016 | Lost |
| 34 | David Warner | (53 in 38 balls) | Aus | NZ | Dubai | Nov 14, 2021 | Won |
Notes:
** Williamson's 85 off 48 balls (S/R 177.08) is the quickest fifty-plus knock in a T20 World Cup final in terms of strike-rate.
** The slowest fifty is in 49 balls by Australian David Hussey (59 in 54 balls) against England in Bridgetown on May 16, 2010
** In all, 11 batters have made 13 scores of 50-plus in a T20WC final, with Kumar Sangakkara and Marlon Samuels doing so twice.
303 The number of runs scored by Babar Azam for Pakistan in this edition of the T20 World Cup. This is now the third-highest run-aggregate made in a single edition of a T20 WC. India’s Virat Kohli still holds the record (319 runs) for the most runs during the T20 WC tournament — in 2014 in Bangladesh.
Most runs by a batter in a single edition of T20 WC
| Runs | Batter | For | Venue | Year | Mts | Inns | Ave |
| 319 | Virat Kohli | India | Bangladesh | 2014 | 6 | 6 | 106.33 |
| 317 | Tillekaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka | England | 2009 | 7 | 7 | 52.83 |
| 303 | Babar Azam | Pakistan | UAE | 2021 | 6 | 6 | 60.60 |
| 302 | Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | West Indies | 2010 | 6 | 6 | 60.40 |
16 The number of wickets claimed by Wanindu Hasaranga for Sri Lanka in this edition of the T20 World Cup. This is now the highest tally of wickets claimed by a bowler in a single edition of a T20 WC.
Most wickets by a bowler in a single edition of T20 WC
| Wkts | Bowler | For | Venue | Year | Mts | Balls | Eco |
| 16 | Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | UAE | 2021 | 8 | 180 | 5.20 |
| 15 | Ajantha Mendis | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 2012 | 6 | 144 | 6.12 |
| 14 | Dirk Nannes | Australia | West Indies | 2010 | 7 | 156 | 7.03 |
6 The number of ICC World titles won by Australia since its maiden title in 1987. The most by any cricketing nation. The other sides to win at least one World title in cricket history are listed below.
| Titles | Team | Cricket World Cup | T20 World Cup | World Test Championship |
| 6 | Australia | 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015 | 2021 | — |
| 4 | West Indies | 1975+, 1979+ | 2012, 2016 | — |
| 3 | India | 1983+, 2011 | 2007 | — |
| 2 | Pakistan | 1992 | 2009 | — |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 1996 | 2014 | — |
| 2 | England | 2019 | 2010 | — |
| 1 | New Zealand | — | — | 2021 |
Note: + indicates 60-over World Cup
India is the only side, and will remain so, to win a 60-over, a 50-over and a 20-over World Cup title in history!
All records are updated and correct as of November 18, 2021