[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".
[10] The Czech Republic national cricket team against Turkey during the 2019 Continental Cup scored 278/4 to equal the record.
[11][12] The lowest innings total scored was by Turkey against Czech Republic when they were dismissed for 21 during the 2019 Continental Cup.
[14] The final of the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier against the Ireland saw Afghanistan concede their highest innings total of 225/7.
[10] The lowest match aggregate in T20Is is 57 when Turkey were dismissed for 28 by Luxembourg in the second T20I of the 2019 Continental Cup in Romania in August 2019.
[27] The largest victory recorded by Afghanistan is during the final of the 2017 Desert T20 Challenge against Ireland when they won by 10 wickets with 73 balls remaining.
[26] Australia holds the record for the highest successful run chase which they achieved when they scored 245/5/9 in response to New Zealand's 243/6.
[35] Afghanistan's biggest defeat by runs was against England in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 at Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
[37] 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.
[90] Ravija Sandaruwan of Kuwait holds the record for highest strike rate, with minimum 250 balls faced qualification, with 165.80.
[102] 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.
Ajantha Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer, is second behind Sandeep with an overall career average of 14.42 runs per wicket.
[137] 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.
Hamid Hassan holds the Afghan record during his spell in Kenya v Afghanistan Series at Sharjah, UAE.
[143][144] The worst figures by an Afghan is 0/51 that came off the bowling of Rashid Khan in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 against South Africa at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Shapoor Zadran with figures of 1/60 off his four overs against Ireland in March 2017 holds the most runs conceded distinction for Afghanistan.
[152] 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.
[157] Afghanistan's Mohammad Shahzad is fifth in taking most dismissals in T20Is as a designated wicket-keeper with India's MS Dhoni and West Indian Denesh Ramdin heading the list.
[158] Shahzad is eighth in taking most catches in T20Is as a designated wicket-keeper with Dhoni and Ramdin leading the all-time list.
[160] Shahzad is fourth in making stumpings in T20Is as a designated wicket-keeper with Dhoni and Kamran Akmal of Pakistan heading this all-time list.
[a] 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.
[170][171] South Africa's David Miller holds the record for the most catches in T20Is by a non-wicket-keeper with 57, followed by Shoaib Malik of Pakistan on 50 and New Zealand's Martin Guptill with 47.
[175] The 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, which saw Netherlands retain their title,[177] saw the record set for the most catches taken by a non-wicket-keeper in a T20I series.
[178] Pakistan's Shoaib Malik holds the record for the most T20I matches played with 116, followed by Rohit Sharma of India with 108 and Ross Taylor of New Zealand with 102 games.
[180] Afghanistan's Mohammad Shahzad and Asghar Afghan hold the record for the most consecutive T20I matches played with 58.
[182] 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[187] thus becoming the youngest to play in a men's T20I match.
[188][189][190] The Turkish batsmen Osman Göker is the oldest player to make their debut a T20I match.
The highest T20I partnership by runs for any wicket is held by the Afghani 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[198] An umpire in cricket is a person who officiates the match according to the Laws of Cricket.