A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces a maximum of twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the highest T20 standard. The game is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket.[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".[4] However, Ponting himself said "if it does become an international game then I'm sure the novelty won't be there all the time".[5]
This is a list of Bangladesh Cricket team's Twenty20 International records. It is based on the List of Twenty20 International records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with the Bangladeshi cricket team. Bangladesh played the first ever T20I in 2006.
The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties, all round records and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for Bangladesh only, and are correct as of August 2020[update].
Key
Symbol
Meaning
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Player or umpire is currently active in T20I cricket
A T20I match is won when one side has scored more runs than the runs scored by the opposing side during their innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.[26]
The greatest winning margin by balls remaining in T20Is was Austria's victory over Turkey by 104 balls remaining in the ninth match of the 2019 Continental Cup.[29] The largest victory recorded by Bangladesh is during the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 against Afghanistan when they won by 9 wickets with 48 balls remaining.[30]
A total of 22 matches have ended with chasing team winning by 10 wickets with New Zealand winning by such margins a record three times.[31] Bangladesh have not won a T20I match by this margin yet.[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.[32] Bangladesh's highest innings total while chasing is 215/5 in a successful run chase against Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), Sri Lanka during the 2018 Nidahas Trophy.[33][13]
The narrowest winning margin by balls remaining in T20Is is by winning of the last ball which has been achieved 26 times. Bangladesh has achieve victory of the last ball once.[36]
The narrowest margin of victory by wickets is 1 wicket which has settled four such T20Is. The narrowest victory by wickets for Bangladesh is two wickets achieved on two occasions.[37]
The largest defeat suffered by Bangladesh was against New Zealand in New Zealand during the 2010 T20I Series when they lost by 10 wickets with 70 balls remaining.[30]
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 22 yards (20 m) of the pitch.[40]Shakib Al Hasan is the leading Bangladeshi batsmen on this list.[41]
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.
Ravija Sandaruwan of Kuwait holds the record for highest strike rate, with minimum 250 balls faced qualification, with 165.80.[92]Mashrafe Mortaza is the Bangladeshi with the highest strike rate.
Dwayne Smith of West Indies strike rate of 414.28 during his 29 off 7 balls against Bangladesh during 2007 ICC World Twenty20 is the world record for highest strike rate in an innings. Aftab Ahmed with his innings of 36 off 14 balls against South Africa in September 2018 during the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 holds the top position for a Bangladesh player in this list.[94]
Paul Stirling of Ireland holds the record for most runs scored in a calendar year with 748 runs scored in 2019. Sabbir Rahman scored 463 runs in 2016, the most for a Bangladesh batsmen in a year.[96]
A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run.[100]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. Soumy Sarkar with 11 ducks has the highest number of such knocks for Bangladesh.[101]
A bowler's bowling average is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of wickets they have taken.
Afghanistan's Rashid Khan holds the record for the best career average in T20Is with 12.62. Ajantha Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer, is second behind Rashid with an overall career average of 14.42 runs per wicket. Al-Amin Hossain with an average of 16.98 is the highest ranked Bangladeshi bowler.[126]
A bowler's economy rate is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled.[100]
New Zealand's Daniel Vettori, holds the T20I record for the best career economy rate with 5.70. [128]
A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken.[100]
The top bowler with the best T20I career strike rate is Rashid Khan of Afghanistan with strike rate of 12.3 balls per wicket. Al-Amin Hossain is the Bangladeshi bowler with the lowest strike rate.[130]
The best strike rate in an inning, when a minimum of 4 wickets are taken by the player, is by Steve Tikolo of Kenya during his spell of 4/2 in 1.2 overs against Scotland during the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier at ICC Academy, Dubai, UAE. Shakib Al Hasan, Abdur Razzak and Mustafizur Rahman have the best strike rate among Bangladeshi bowlers.[136]
Kasun Rajitha also holds the dubious distinction of most runs conceded in a T20I during the aforementioned match. Mortaza in the above-mentioned spell and Rubel Hossain with figures of 2/63 off his four overs against West Indies in December 2012 hold the most runs conceded distinction for Bangladesh.[141]
Australia's Andrew Tye holds the record for most wickets taken in a year when he took 31 wickets in 2018 in 19 T20Is. Al-Amin Hossain with 22 wickets in 2016 is the leading Bangladeshi bowler on this list.[143]
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]
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,[148][149] 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.[150]Mushfiqur Rahim is the highest ranked Bangladeshi 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.[151]
Carey has made the most stumpings in T20Is as a designated wicket-keeper among Bangladeshi with Dhoni and Kamran Akmal of Pakistan heading this all-time list.[155]
Caught is one of the nine methods a batsman can be dismissed in cricket.[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. Most slip fielders are top order batsmen.[163][164]
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. Mahmudullah is the leading catcher for Bangladesh.[165]
The feat of taking 4 catches in an innings has been achieved by 14 fielders on 14 occasions.[167] No Bangladeshi fielder has achieved this feat. The most is three catches on seven occasions.[168]
Afghanistan's Mohammad Shahzad and Asghar Afghan hold the record for the most consecutive T20I matches played with 58. Mahmudullah holds the Bangladeshi record.[174]
In cricket, two batsmen are always present at the crease batting together in a partnership. This partnership will continue until one of them is dismissed, retires or the innings comes to a close.
A wicket partnership describes the number of runs scored before each wicket falls. The first wicket partnership is between the opening batsmen and continues until the first wicket falls. The second wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the number three batsman. This partnership continues until the second wicket falls. The third wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the new batsman. This continues down to the tenth wicket partnership. When the tenth wicket has fallen, there is no batsman left to partner so the innings is closed.
An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached). Last updated: 7 October 2024[190]
An umpire in cricket is a person who officiates the match according to the Laws of Cricket. Two umpires adjudicate the match on the field, whilst a third umpire has access to video replays, and a fourth umpire looks after the match balls and other duties. The records below are only for on-field umpires.
Ahsan Raza of Pakistan holds the record for the most T20I matches umpired with 79. The most experienced Bangladeshi umpire is Sharfuddoula with 51 matches.[191]
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