Highest Individual Score in T20

Highest Individual Score in T20 is the ultimate testament to a batter's explosive dominance and absolute control over a 20-over contest. Scoring a massive individual total requires not just raw power, but the ability to face a significant majority of the 120 available deliveries at an elite strike rate.
In all T20 cricket, the record is held by the legendary Chris Gayle, who smashed an incredible 175 off 66 balls* during the 2013 IPL. In T20 Internationals (T20I), as of 2026, Australia’s Aaron Finch remains the record-holder with his monumental 172 runs against Zimbabwe in 2018. While modern batting strategies have pushed strike rates to new heights, surpassing the 170-run mark remains one of the rarest feats in the sport. This statistic is seen as the pinnacle of individual brilliance, representing a "perfect storm" where a single batter unilaterally dismantles the opposition's entire bowling strategy.

RANK 1

Chris Gayle

175

Runs

14562

RANK 2

Aaron Finch

172

Runs

11458

RANK 3

Hamilton Masakadza

ZIM

162

Runs

3958

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	BF	HS	AVG	SR	Not Out	4s	6s	50s	100s
1	Chris Gayle WI	463	455	14562	10060	175	36.22	144.75	53	1132	1056	88	22
2	Aaron Finch	387	380	11458	8293	172	33.6	138.16	39	1095	452	77	8
3	Hamilton Masakadza ZIM	130	129	3958	3128	162	34.71	126.53	15	326	166	29	4
4	Hazratullah Zazai AFG	144	144	3488	2492	162	25.09	139.96	5	368	190	18	3
5	Adam Lyth	218	208	4979	3485	161	24.64	142.86	6	537	183	32	1
6	Brendon McCullum	370	364	9922	7269	158	29.97	136.49	33	924	485	55	7
7	Glenn Maxwell AUS	507	471	11011	7146	154	27.39	154.08	69	917	573	58	8
8	Luke Wright	344	320	8526	5970	153	29.19	142.81	28	904	301	46	7
9	Graham Napier	137	96	1206	813	152	15.66	148.33	19	95	76	0	1
10	Finn Allen NZ	187	184	5340	3022	151	30.34	176.7	8	480	346	33	6
11	Kamran Akmal	291	274	6775	5066	150	26.56	133.73	19	775	235	45	5
12	Stephen Doheny	68	65	1787	1326	150	29.78	134.76	5	160	78	10	1
13	Sacha De Alwis	46	45	984	884	150	25.89	111.31	7	76	43	3	1
14	Marcus Stoinis AUS	370	328	7335	5317	147	29.69	137.95	81	603	324	38	2
15	Shreyas Iyer IND	246	239	6786	4929	147	34.44	137.67	42	562	300	46	3
16	Puneet Bisht	66	55	1038	732	146	21.18	141.8	6	110	38	2	1
17	Jason Roy	421	413	10733	7676	145	27.1	139.82	17	1176	394	70	6
18	Louis van der Westhuizen	45	44	917	637	145	21.32	143.95	1	81	53	4	2
19	Phil Salt ENG	338	328	8514	5487	141	28	155.16	24	883	358	55	4
20	Tamim Iqbal BAN	281	280	8283	6836	141	32.86	121.16	28	868	256	55	4
21	Cameron White	240	230	5469	4329	141	30.72	126.33	52	379	229	35	2
22	Michael Bracewell NZ	212	177	3639	2652	141	26.75	137.21	41	288	159	19	1
23	Quinton De Kock SA	442	428	12454	8937	140	31.44	139.35	32	1240	529	82	9
24	Brendan Taylor ZIM	194	186	4322	3489	140	27.01	123.87	26	423	116	26	3
25	Pieter Malan	69	69	1934	1632	140	33.34	118.5	11	190	56	12	1
26	Joe Clarke	250	244	6052	4200	136	26.19	144.09	13	631	241	35	4
27	David Warner AUS	438	437	14195	10099	135	37.06	140.55	54	1454	501	117	10
28	Kiran Carlson	87	81	1735	1214	135	22.24	142.91	3	155	77	6	1
29	Jan Frylinck NAM	108	79	1455	1179	134	24.66	123.4	20	123	42	4	1
30	AB de Villiers	340	320	9424	6277	133	37.24	150.13	67	753	436	69	4
31	Sikandar Raza ZIM	358	333	7230	5329	133	25.63	135.67	51	567	328	38	1
32	Max O'Dowd NED	106	101	2572	2140	133	27.65	120.18	8	263	63	17	1
33	KL Rahul IND	245	232	8330	6067	132	42.28	137.3	35	715	342	70	7
34	Brandon King WI	189	179	4252	3209	132	25.92	132.5	15	428	212	26	2
35	George Munsey SCO	109	107	2944	2070	132	29.14	142.22	6	314	136	16	3
36	Dasun Shanaka SL	283	257	5064	3538	131	25.83	143.13	61	362	297	19	3
37	Ian Bell	107	103	2790	2248	131	30.65	124.11	12	270	70	18	1
38	Matthew Wade AUS	287	248	5428	3950	130	26.73	137.41	45	478	185	27	1
39	Abhimanyu Easwaran	41	40	1242	934	130	38.81	132.97	8	111	36	6	2
40	James Vince	471	459	13118	9664	129	31.83	135.74	47	1478	328	84	7
41	Manish Pandey	311	285	7100	5725	129	31.69	124.01	61	584	227	39	3
42	Cameron Delport	278	268	6290	4509	129	25.05	139.49	17	628	282	32	5
43	Daniel Christian	412	352	5848	4244	129	22.66	137.79	94	385	289	17	2
44	Wriddhiman Saha	255	227	4655	3638	129	24.24	127.95	35	458	143	24	2
45	Rishabh Pant IND	223	211	5438	3775	128	31.07	144.05	36	497	249	27	3
46	Janneman Malan	98	96	2628	2062	128	29.2	127.44	6	268	88	13	3
47	Colin Ingram	377	364	9010	6504	127	28.33	138.53	46	818	398	53	4
48	Joe Denly	298	290	7107	5756	127	27.02	123.47	27	699	214	35	5
49	Tom Kohler-Cadmore	270	264	6709	4840	127	27.95	138.61	24	570	326	46	1
50	Ben McDermott AUS	215	204	5291	3884	127	29.89	136.22	27	411	251	33	3
51	William Porterfield IRE	195	191	4562	3681	127	26.36	123.93	18	496	114	23	1
52	Murali Vijay	169	166	4223	3456	127	26.22	122.19	5	395	148	23	3
53	Oliver Hairs	30	30	504	305	127	18.66	165.24	3	47	33	2	1
54	Suresh Raina	336	319	8654	6296	126	32.17	137.45	50	779	325	53	4
55	Michael Klinger	206	198	5960	4842	126	34.45	123.08	25	550	146	33	8
56	Syed Aziz MAL	120	114	2878	2053	126	29.97	140.18	18	253	148	20	1
57	Tim Seifert NZ	319	294	7431	5444	125	28.8	136.49	36	696	324	38	5
58	Evin Lewis WI	260	253	6782	4735	125	28.85	143.23	18	553	467	43	6
59	Steven Smith AUS	281	251	6579	4957	125	32.89	132.72	51	569	203	32	6
60	Litton Das BAN	269	263	6109	4793	125	24.43	127.45	13	628	188	35	1
61	Craig Williams	114	109	2551	2032	125	26.85	125.54	14	187	106	13	2
62	Unmukt Chand	103	100	2141	1839	125	22.77	116.42	6	192	86	10	3
63	Jos Buttler ENG	499	470	14051	9604	124	34.95	146.3	68	1287	602	100	8
64	Shane Watson	343	335	8821	6378	124	29.3	138.3	34	785	467	53	6
65	Michael Lumb	221	219	4972	3605	124	24.01	137.91	12	597	176	26	1
66	Kevin O'Brien IRE	258	239	4577	3405	124	22.11	134.41	32	376	208	15	2
67	Upul Tharanga	142	137	3711	2918	124	28.99	127.17	9	401	125	20	3
68	Ryan Rickelton SA	161	154	4510	3070	123	31.98	146.9	13	392	232	27	4
69	Ian Cockbain	158	149	3869	2956	123	31.97	130.88	28	334	124	21	1
70	Mukhtar Ahmed	66	55	1370	935	123	29.14	146.52	8	166	47	4	3
71	Virat Kohli IND	420	403	13790	10213	122	42.04	135.02	75	1238	443	107	9
72	Babar Azam PAK	357	344	12390	9621	122	42.72	128.78	54	1293	235	101	12
73	Sabbir Rahman BAN	216	200	4132	3420	122	24.3	120.81	30	315	169	17	1
74	Virender Sehwag	159	157	4061	2747	122	26.89	147.83	6	487	147	24	2
75	Babar Hayat HK	132	125	2920	2332	122	26.78	125.21	16	175	167	14	2
76	Avi Barot	20	20	717	489	122	37.73	146.62	1	85	21	5	1
77	Aritra Dutta	37	37	712	551	122	19.77	129.21	1	71	35	2	1
78	Rohit Sharma IND	467	454	12385	9141	121	30.96	135.48	54	1123	555	83	8
79	Rilee Rossouw	398	382	9870	6808	121	29.63	144.97	49	952	424	57	9
80	Andre Russell	590	508	9636	5749	121	26.18	167.61	140	635	784	34	2
81	Moeen Ali	429	384	7990	5834	121	23.7	136.95	47	651	416	37	3
82	Ryan ten Doeschate	382	339	7597	5688	121	29.33	133.56	80	463	310	34	2
83	JJ Smuts ITA	234	225	5052	4068	121	24.88	124.18	22	525	158	25	3
84	Max Holden	115	113	2683	1916	121	27.65	140.03	16	309	58	13	2
85	Faf du Plessis SA	431	407	12041	8775	120	32.8	137.21	40	1090	457	83	8
86	David Miller SA	563	511	11986	8642	120	35.35	138.69	172	855	547	52	4
87	Colin Munro	463	444	11822	8355	120	30	141.49	50	1018	582	72	6
88	Martin Guptill NZ	359	347	9997	7658	120	31.53	130.54	30	866	453	59	6
89	Dan Lawrence	184	170	3923	2778	120	25.8	141.21	18	334	144	22	1
90	Andries Gous USA	123	115	2992	2162	120	30.84	138.39	18	271	137	20	2