Stat Stories
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, the scoreboard often lies about who is truly winning a passage of play. Wickets grab attention, but the dot ball is the quiet engine of pressure — every delivery a batter canno…
Men's T20: the dot-ball specialists
In T20 cricket the wickets column gets the headlines, but the dot ball is the quiet weapon that sets everything up. Every delivery a batter cannot score off is a small victory, and when those victorie…
The best bowling figures in a women's T20 innings
When it comes to sheer domination with the ball in women's T20 cricket, few performances stand taller than what Ellyse Perry produced in the WPL in 2024. The Australian all-rounder tore through a batt…
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 towering individual innings in women's T20 cricket, Lizelle Lee sits at the summit. In 2024 she blasted 150 off just 75 balls, a knock built on a flawless strike rate of 200.00 — the …
The highest individual scores in men's T20
When it comes to the highest individual scores in men's T20 cricket, one man towers above the rest. Chris Gayle's monumental 175 off just 66 balls in 2013 remains the benchmark, a knock built at a sta…
The biggest six-hitters in women's T20 history
When it comes to clearing the rope in women's T20 cricket, one name stands alone. Sophie Devine has launched 270 sixes across all formats covered here, a total that dwarfs everyone who follows. To put…
The biggest six-hitters in men's T20 history
When it comes to clearing the boundary in men's T20 cricket, one name still towers above the rest. Chris Gayle leads the way with a staggering 852 sixes across T20 internationals and the major leagues…
The women's middle-overs squeeze: bowlers who strangle the innings
The middle overs of a T20 innings are where matches are quietly won and lost. Not with fireworks, but with maidens of pressure — dot balls that pile up, boundaries that dry out, and batters forced int…
The men's middle-overs squeeze: bowlers who strangle the innings
The Middle-Overs Squeeze In T20 cricket, the middle overs are where matches quietly slip away. Overs 7 to 15 rarely produce the fireworks that headline a highlights reel, but they are the stranglehol…
Women's middle-overs masters: owning overs 7–15
The middle overs are T20 cricket's proving ground. With the fielding restrictions lifted, the field spreads, spinners settle into a rhythm, and the boundary balls dry up. Anyone can tee off in the pow…
Men's middle-overs masters: owning overs 7–15
The middle overs are where T20 innings are quietly won and lost. With the field spread, spinners wheeling away and the fielding restrictions long gone, overs 7 to 15 punish batters who merely survive.…
Women's powerplay destroyers: attacking the new ball
When it comes to putting the new ball to the sword, few women's batters do it with the fearless intent of Shafali Verma. Across T20 internationals and the major women's leagues, Verma sets the benchma…
The women's death-overs specialists every captain wants
In T20 cricket, the last five overs are where matches are won and lost. Batters swing for the ropes, fielding restrictions offer no shelter, and a single expensive over can flip a chase. That is why a…
Women's T20: the most consistent run machines
In women's T20 cricket, the truly complete batter is a rare creature: someone who piles up volume, keeps her average high and still scores at a brisk clip. Across T20 internationals and the major leag…
The biggest run chases in women's T20
When it comes to hunting down towering totals in women's T20 cricket, the record books belong to the bold — and no chase stands taller than West Indies' remarkable pursuit of 213 against Australia at …
New-ball misers: the powerplay's most economical bowlers
In the powerplay, where field restrictions keep the boundary rope inviting and only two fielders patrol the outfield, a bowler who can simply stem the flow becomes worth his weight in gold. These are …
Women's T20 run machines
At the summit of women's T20 batting stands Beth Mooney, a genuine run machine whose numbers refuse to be argued with. Across 275 innings she has piled up 9449 runs, and she does it without sacrificin…
The best finishers: who turns it on at the death
Death-overs batting is the game's cruelest examination. The field is spread, the bowlers are unfurling yorkers and slower balls, dot balls carry heavy penalties, and there is no time to settle in — yo…
Men's powerplay destroyers: attacking the new ball
The powerplay is cricket's high-wire act, and no batter in this dataset walks it with more abandon than Mitchell Owen. Across T20 internationals and major franchise leagues, Owen has faced 546 balls i…
The men's death-overs specialists every captain wants
In T20 cricket, the death overs are where matches are won and lost. Overs 16 to 20 are when batters swing for the ropes, and a bowler who can keep the run-rate down in that phase is worth his weight i…
Men's T20: the most consistent run machines
In the vast expanse of men's T20 cricket, plenty of batters can pile up runs and plenty can score them quickly. Rarer still is the batter who does both while barely getting out. Across T20 internation…
The biggest run chases in men's T20
When Washington Freedom hunted down 270 against MI New York at the Oakland Coliseum in 2026, they didn't just win an MLC match — they set the benchmark for the biggest successful run chase in men's T2…