Australia T20 Records

Just like the other two formats, Australia was one of the two teams to play the first ever official game in the shorter format of the game. They, along with New Zealand, played the first ever T20I game, which took place on February 17, 2005, at Eden Park in Auckland. But unlike the other two formats, it took some time for Australia to show its dominance.

One can say that the Australian T20I side hasn’t been as successful as they are in ODIs and Tests. But in 2021, Australia won their maiden T20 World Cup in the UAE, beating New Zealand in the final. They topped the T20I team rankings on May 1, 2020, for the very first time. But this team holds some major records in this format, which we will check below.

T20 World Cup winner: 2021

Australia’s record in T20 internationals (Team Records)

• Australia holds the record for the third-biggest win in terms of balls remaining among the test-playing nations. They beat Bangladesh with 82 balls to spare and made 74-run target in 6.2 overs in November 2021. The Aussies are only behind Sri Lanka (90) and Ireland (83) on this list.
• Australia was the first team to win a T20I game by a 1-run margin in February 2009 against New Zealand. That is their only one-run win in history.
• Australia holds the record for the second-highest T20I total with 263/3 in September 2016 against Sri Lanka.
• The Men in Yellow hold the record for the second-highest run chase in T20I cricket. They chased down 245/5 against New Zealand in February 2018.
• Australia holds the longest streak without a defeat, with 12 games on the trot without losing a match. They did it between February 2018 and September 2019.

Australia’s record in T20 internationals (Players Records)

• Australia holds the record for the second-biggest T20I partnership, which came for the opening wicket between Darcy Short and Aaron Finch of 223 runs against Zimbabwe in July 2018.
• David Warner and Glenn Maxwell hold the record for the third-highest T20I stand for the third wicket of 161 runs against South Africa in March 2016.
• Cameron White and Mike Hussey hold the record for the highest 6th wicket stand (test-playing nation) for 101 runs against Sri Lanka in May 2010.
• Marcus Stoinis and Daniel Sams hold the record for the highest 7th T20I partnership with 92 runs against New Zealand in February 2021.
• Aaron Finch holds the record for the highest individual T20I score. He smashed 172 runs off 76 balls against Zimbabwe in July 2018. He is also the only player with two scores of 150 or more.
• Shane Watson’s 124 not out against India in January 2016 is the highest individual score in a losing cause.
• Finch’s 172-run knock against Zimbabwe is also the highest score by a captain in a T20I inning.
• Ricky Ponting scored 98 not out in his T20I debut, which is the highest score by a batter (test-playing nations) in a debut game.
• Marcus Stoinis holds the record for the joint-second fastest T20I fifty in the T20 World Cup off 17 balls, which he scored against Sri Lanka in October 2022.
• Aaron Finch holds the record for most fours in an inning. He smashed 16 fours during his 172-run knock.
• Finch also holds the record for the second-most runs by boundaries in an inning. During his 156-run knock against England in 2013, he smashed 11 fours and 14 sixes and scored a total of 128 runs from boundaries.

Australia T20I Records vs other Teams

The standard set by Australia in this sport is the best among other teams. They are the most successful country in this game. That is why their performance in T20I is also pretty decent. They have a winning percentage of approximately 55 percent in this format.

Team Wise Records in T20 International