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Stories the numbers tell — every figure computed from ball-by-ball data, written up by CricfanAI. See also On This Day in cricket.
Women's T20: the dot-ball specialists
In women's T20 cricket, wickets tend to get the applause, but the quiet accumulation of dot balls is often what sets the trap. Squeeze a batter for long enough and the mistake usually follows. Rank th…
Men's T20: the dot-ball specialists
Dot balls are the quiet currency of T20 bowling, and this list ranks the men who have hoarded them most relentlessly across the format, from internationals since 2005 to the major leagues. The minimum…
The best bowling figures in a women's T20 innings
When it comes to the most destructive single-innings bowling performances in women's T20 cricket, two names stand clear at the summit, each claiming six wickets in a single spell. Ellyse Perry sits a…
The best bowling figures in a men's T20 innings
When it comes to a single, unplayable spell in men's T20 cricket, one name now sits at the very summit. Taskin Ahmed produced figures of seven for 19 in the BPL in 2025, becoming the standout haul acr…
The highest individual scores in women's T20
When it comes to raw single-innings dominance in women's T20 cricket, Lizelle Lee sits at the summit. Her 150 off 75 balls in 2024, struck at an even strike rate of 200.00, stands as the biggest indiv…
The highest individual scores in men's T20
When it comes to the biggest single innings in men's T20 cricket, one name sits at the very top and refuses to budge. Chris Gayle's 175 off just 66 balls, struck back in 2013 at a staggering strike ra…
The biggest six-hitters in women's T20 history
When it comes to clearing the rope in women's T20 cricket, one name towers above the rest. Sophie Devine has launched 270 sixes across the format, a tally that dwarfs everyone else on this list. To pu…
The biggest six-hitters in men's T20 history
When it comes to clearing the rope in men's T20 cricket, one name still towers above the rest. Chris Gayle leads the way with 852 sixes, a staggering haul built across 8,325 balls at a rate of one six…
The women's middle-overs squeeze: bowlers who strangle the innings
The middle overs rarely make highlight reels. There are no stumps cartwheeling, no slower-ball yorkers to replay. Yet overs seven to fifteen are where T20 innings quietly go to die, and the bowlers wh…
The men's middle-overs squeeze: bowlers who strangle the innings
In T20 cricket, the scoreboard between overs 7 and 15 rarely captures the drama, but this is where matches are quietly won and lost. A dot ball here, a tight over there, and suddenly a batting side ch…
Women's middle-overs masters: owning overs 7–15
The middle overs are T20's great separator. Once the field spreads after the powerplay and spinners wheel through overs 7 to 15, the easy boundaries dry up. Keeping the scoreboard ticking without fiel…
Men's middle-overs masters: owning overs 7–15
The powerplay gets the headlines and the death overs get the drama, but the middle phase — overs 7 to 15 — is where T20 batting is quietly won and lost. The field spreads, the spinners arrive, and the…
Women's powerplay destroyers: attacking the new ball
When it comes to taking the game to the new ball in women's T20 cricket, no one does it quite like Shafali Verma. Across overs one to six, the India opener has carved out a strike rate of 141.81, pili…
The women's death-overs specialists every captain wants
In the frantic closing overs of a T20 innings, when batters are swinging from the first ball and boundaries feel inevitable, a bowler who can keep the run flow to a trickle is worth her weight in gold…
Women's T20: the most consistent run machines
Few things in T20 cricket are harder to sustain than the twin demands of reliability and speed. A high average suggests a batter who stays in; a high strike rate suggests one who lets loose. Marrying …
The biggest run chases in women's T20
When it comes to the art of the women's T20 run chase, no innings has climbed higher than West Indies' remarkable pursuit of 213 against Australia at North Sydney Oval in 2023. That T20I stands alone …
New-ball misers: the powerplay's most economical bowlers
In the shortest format, the powerplay is where matches can slip away in a hurry. With only two fielders allowed outside the circle during overs one to six, batters are free to swing hard knowing the b…
Women's T20 run machines
Beth Mooney sits at the summit of women's T20 run-scoring, and the numbers explain why. Across 275 innings she has amassed 9449 runs at an average of 43.95, paired with a strike rate of 127.95. That b…
The best finishers: who turns it on at the death
The death overs are where matches are won and lost, and where batting is at its most unforgiving. From over 16 onwards, the field spreads, bowlers unleash yorkers and slower balls, and there is no tim…
Men's powerplay destroyers: attacking the new ball
When it comes to attacking the new ball in men's T20 cricket, Mitchell Owen stands in a league of his own. Across 546 balls in the powerplay, Owen has blasted 1050 runs at a staggering strike rate of …
The men's death-overs specialists every captain wants
The death overs are where T20 matches are won and lost, where batters swing freely and bowlers operate on the finest of margins. A single poor over can concede 20-plus runs, so the men who keep the ru…
Men's T20: the most consistent run machines
In T20 cricket, piling up runs is one thing. Doing it quickly and reliably across thousands of deliveries is another entirely. Spanning T20 internationals and the major leagues, from the IPL and BBL t…
The biggest run chases in men's T20
When it comes to chasing down mountains of runs in men's T20 cricket, the batting side has never been bolder, and the leaderboard of the biggest successful pursuits proves just how far the format has …