The T20 World Cup began this month with a real shock as the competition’s most successful team suffered defeat to a real underdog.
Sri Lanka, who have more wins than anyone else at this event, faced Namibia at Kardinia Park in the opening match of the 2022 tournament in Australia and were remarkably beaten by 55 runs.
More surprises have followed, including England’s defeat to Ireland and a quite spectacular finish to Pakistan vs. India, when Virat Kohli somehow inspired a victory in the final over.
Kohli and Sri Lanka are among the prominent features in a list of T20 World Cup record-breakers, in which some of the greatest players and teams the short format has ever seen have achieved moments of history.
Most recently, Rilee Rossouw and Quinton de Kock enjoyed the biggest run partnership in the competition’s history as South Africa powered to victory over Bangladesh. That record was then broken by Jos Buttler and Alex Hales in England’s brilliant semi-final win over India.
The highest partnership in #T20WorldCup history inspires England to a stunning win over India in the semi-finals in Adelaide 😍#INDvENG | 📝: https://t.co/HlaLdf632a pic.twitter.com/B9smQSPWx3— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) November 10, 2022
T20 World Cup records: Batting
Most runs
Player
Team
Runs
1.
Virat Kohli
India
1,141
2.
Mahela Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
1,016
3.
Chris Gayle
West Indies
965
4.
Rohit Sharma
India
963
5.
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Sri Lanka
897
Highest innings score
Player
Team
Runs
Match
1.
Brendon McCullum
New Zealand
123
vs. Bangladesh, Sep. 2012
2.
Chris Gayle
West Indies
117
vs. South Africa, Sep. 2007
3.
Alex Hales
England
116
vs. Sri Lanka, March 2014
4.
Ahmed Shehzad
Pakistan
111
vs. Bangladesh, March 2014
5.
Rilee Roussouw
South Africa
109
vs. Bangladesh, October 2022
Highest-scoring innings partnership
Players
Team
Runs
Match
1.
Jos Butterl/Alex Hales
England
170
vs. India, Nov. 2022
2.
Quinton de Kock/Rilee Rossouw
South Africa
168
vs. Bangladesh, Oct. 2022
3.
Mahela Jayawardene/Kumar Sangakkara
Sri Lanka
166
vs. West Indies, May 2010
4.
Mohammad Rizwan/Babar Azam
Pakistan
152
vs. India, Oct. 2021
=
Alex Hales/Eoin Morgan
England
152
vs. Sri Lanka, Mar. 2014
1 – @Rileerr has become the first South African batter to register a ton in men’s @T20WorldCup and only the second batter to do so in consecutive innings of men’s T20Is after France’s Gustav McKeon. History. #T20WorldCup #SAvBAN pic.twitter.com/TH0nbHAr8G— OptaJim (@OptaJim) October 27, 2022
