[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.
[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 fifth match of the 2017–18 Trans-Tasman Tri-Series against New Zealand saw Australia concede their highest innings total of 243/6.
[16] The lowest score conceded by Australia for a full innings is 73 when they dismissed IBangladeshduring the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Dubai Sports City.
[19] The fifth match of the 2017–18 Trans-Tasman Tri-Series against New Zealand saw ä total of 488 runs being scored, the most involving Australia.
[16] 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 Australia is during the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 against Sri Lanka when they won by 10 wickets with 58 balls remaining.
[26] Australia holds the record for the highest successful run chase which they achieved when they scored 245/5 in response to New Zealand's 243/6.
[36] The largest defeat suffered by Australia was against England in UAE during the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup when they lost by 8 wickets with 50 balls remaining.
[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.
Ramesh Satheesan of Romania holds the record for highest strike rate, with minimum 250 balls faced qualification, with 188.35.
Marcus Stoinis with his innings of 59* off 18 balls against Sri Lanka in October 2022 during the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup holds the top position for an Australia player in this list.
Ajantha Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer, is second behind Rashid with an overall career average of 14.42 runs per wicket.
[123] The best economy rate in an innings, 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.
Both Faulkner and Agar during their spells when they took five-wickets in an innings also recorded the best strike rate for an Aussie bowler.
Adam Zampa with figures of 1/65 off his four overs against the West Indies in February 2024 holds the most runs conceded distinction for Australia.
[138] 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.
[147] Brad Haddin and Alex Carey is the highest ranked Aussie 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.
[148] Haddin and Adam Gilchrist have taken the most catches in T20Is as a designated wicket-keeper with Dhoni and Ramdin leading the all-time list.
[150] Carey has made the most stumpings in T20Is as a designated wicket-keeper among Aussies with Dhoni and Kamran Akmal of Pakistan heading this all-time list.
[160][161] South Africa's David Miller holds the record for the most catches in T20Is by a non-wicket-keeper with 69, followed by New Zealand's Martin Guptill on 62 and Shoaib Malik of Pakistan with 50.
[165] The 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, which saw Netherlands retain their title,[167] saw the record set for the most catches taken by a non-wicket-keeper in a T20I series.
David Warner and Michael Hussey with 8 catches in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 are the leading Aussie fielder on this list.
[168] Pakistan's Shoaib Malik holds the record for the most T20I matches played with 122, followed by his teammate Mohammad Hafeez with 119 and Rohit Sharma of India with 116 games.
[172] 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.
Making his debut for Romania against the Bulgaria on 16 October 2020 in the first T20I of the 2020 Balkan Cup[178] thus becoming the youngest to play in a men's T20I match.
[179][180][181] 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 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[189] An umpire in cricket is a person who officiates the match according to the Laws of Cricket.