[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".
All records include matches played for West Indies only, and are correct as of August 2020[update].
[10] The Czech Republic national cricket team against Turkey during the 2019 Continental Cup scored 278/4 to equal the record.
[12][13] The lowest innings total scored was by Turkey against Czech Republic when they were dismissed for 21 during the 2019 Continental Cup.
[20][21] 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.
[11] The largest victory recorded by West Indies was during the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 by 84 runs against Pakistan.
[28] 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.
The highest successful chase for West Indies is 236/6 during the second match of the T20I Series against South Africa in 2015.
[39] 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.
[105] India's Deepak Chahar holds the world record for best figures in an innings when he took 6/7 against Bangladesh in November 2019 at Nagpur.
Ajantha Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer, is second behind Rashid with an overall career average of 14.42 runs per wicket.
[114] 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.
[120][121][122] Kasun Rajitha also holds the dubious distinction of most runs conceded in an T20I during the aforementioned match.
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.
[134] Denesh Ramdin is the highest ranked West Indian wicket keeper in the all-time list of taking most dismissals in T20Is as a designated wicket-keeper just behind India's MS Dhoni.
[135] Ramdin has taken the most catches in T20Is as a designated West Indies wicket-keeper just behind Dhoni on the all-time list.
[141] The feat of taking 4 dismissals in an innings has been achieved by 19 wicket-keepers on 26 occasions with Denesh Ramdin doing it twice.
[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.
[147][148] 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.
[151][152] The 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, which saw Netherlands retain their title,[154] saw the record set for the most catches taken by a non-wicket-keeper in an T20I series.
Bravo with 7 catches in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 is the leading West Indian fielder on this list.
[157] Afghanistan's Mohammad Shahzad and Asghar Afghan hold the record for the most consecutive T20I matches played with 58.
[159] 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.
[160] 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[164] thus becoming the youngest to play in a men's 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[175] An umpire in cricket is a person who officiates the match according to the Laws of Cricket.