A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces a maximum of twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the highest T20 standard. The game is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket. The first Twenty20 International match between two men's sides was played on 17 February 2005. England played their first Twenty20 International match against Australia on 13 June 2005, and this list of records start with that match. England have won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup on two occasions, in 2010 and 2022.
Key The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties, all round records and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played for England only, and are correct .
+ Key Symbol Meaning Player or umpire is currently active in T20I cricket (this is only used for ongoing records) Event took place during a T20 World Cup * Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken ♠ Twenty20 International cricket record Date Starting date of the match Innings Number of innings played Matches Number of matches played Opposition The team England was playing against Period The time period when the player was active in T20I cricket Player The player involved in the record Venue Twenty20 International cricket ground where the match was played
Team records Overall record MatchesWonLostTiedNRWin % 233 128 92 2 11 54.9Last updated: 19 September 2026
Team results by opposition
OpponentMatchesWonLostTiedNo Result% Won 3 3 0 0 0 100.0 26 12 12 0 2 46.2 4 1 3 0 0 25.0 35 16 18 0 1 45.7 4 2 1 0 1 50.0 1 1 0 0 0 100.0 1 1 0 0 0 100.0 1 1 0 0 0 100.0 2 0 2 0 0 0.0 31 17 10 1 3 54.8 1 1 0 0 0 100.0 32 21 9 1 1 65.6 2 1 0 0 1 50.0 28 13 14 0 1 46.4 21 17 4 0 0 81.0 1 1 0 0 0 100.0 39 19 19 0 1 48.7 1 1 0 0 0 100.0Total2331289221154.9
Team scoring records
Most runs in an innings The highest innings total scored in T20Is came in October 2024, when Zimbabwe scored 344/4 against Gambia in a T20 World Cup qualifier. The highest score for England is 304/2, scored against South Africa during the latter's tour of England in 2025.
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 304/2 Old Trafford, Manchester, England 2 267/3 Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago 3 257/3 Rose Bowl, Southampton, England 4 254/4 Rose Bowl, Southampton, England 5 248/3 Rose Bowl, Southampton, England Last updated: 15 September 2026
Fewest runs in an innings The lowest innings total scored was by Ivory Coast against Nigeria when they were dismissed for 7 during qualifiers for the 2026 T20 World Cup. The lowest completed score in T20I history for England is 80, scored against India at the 2012 World Twenty20.
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date1 80 Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2 88 The Oval, London, England Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, Bangladesh 4 97 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 5 101 Rose Bowl, Southampton, England Last updated: 2 February 2025
Most runs conceded in an innings The semi-final of the 2026 T20 World Cup saw England concede their most runs in single T20I innings, with India scoring 253.
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date 1 253/7 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 2 248/6 Rose Bowl, Southampton, England 3 247/9 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 4 241/6 Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa 5 232/6 Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England Last updated: 5 March 2026
Fewest runs conceded in an innings The lowest score conceded by England for a full inning is 45 when they dismissed West Indies during their tour of West Indies in 2019 at Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date1 45/10 Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 47/10 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 3 55/10 Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 4 71/10 Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 76/10 Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England Last updated: 7 July 2026
Highest match aggregate The highest match aggregate scored in T20Is came in the match between South Africa and West Indies in the second T20I of the March 2023 series at Centurion Park when South Africa successfully chased 259/4 in response to the West Indies' score of 258/5, for a match aggregate of 517 runs.
Rank Aggregate Scores Venue Date 1 499 (253/7) v (246/7) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 2 462 (304/2) v (158) Old Trafford, Manchester, England 3 459 (229/4) v (230/8) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India (267/3) v (192) Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago (248/3) v (211/8) Rose Bowl, Southampton, England Last updated: 5 March 2026
Lowest match aggregate The lowest match aggregate in T20Is is 23, which has occurred twice. The lowest match aggregate for a match involving England is 97, during the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup when England dismissed Oman for 47 runs.
Rank Aggregate Scores Venue Date1 97 (47) v (50/2) Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda 2 111 (55) v (56/4) Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 3 143 (71) v (72/2) Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 151 (54/5) v (97/5) Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales 5 179 (89) v (90/4) Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales Last updated: 10 September 2025
Result records A T20I match is won when one side has scored more runs than the runs scored by the opposing side during their innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.
Greatest win margins (by runs) The greatest winning margin by runs in T20Is was Zimbabwe's victory over Gambia by 290 runs in the 2024 African qualifiers for the 2026 T20 World Cup. The largest victory recorded by England was 146 runs, during South Africa's tour of England in 2025.
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 146 runs Old Trafford, Manchester, England 2 137 runs Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 125 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 4 119 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton, England 5 116 runs Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka Last updated: 15 September 2026
Greatest win margins (by balls remaining) The greatest winning margin by balls remaining in T20Is was Spain's victory over Isle of Man with 118 balls remaining in the sixth match of the Isle of Man tour of Spain in February 2023. The largest victory recorded by England was during the 2024 T20 World Cup when the defeated Oman by 8 wickets with 101 balls remaining.
Rank Balls remaining Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 101 8 wickets Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, St John's 2 70 6 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai 3 62 10 wickets Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 8 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester, England 4 57 8 wickets Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Last updated: 19 September 2026
Greatest win margins (by wickets) A total of 96 matches have ended with the chasing team winning by 10 wickets, with Indonesia winning by such margins a record six times. England have won a T20I match by this margin on four occasions.
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 10 wickets The Oval, London, England Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 4 9 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester, England Rose Bowl, Southampton, England Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa Bristol County Ground, Bristol, England Last updated: 9 July 2026
Highest successful run chases South Africa holds the record for the highest successful run chase which they achieved when they scored 259/4 in response to West Indies 258/5, which is also the record for the highest match aggregate. England's highest innings total while chasing is 230/8 in a successful run chase against South Africa at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai during the 2016 World Twenty20.
Rank Target Score Opposition Venue Date 1 230 Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 2 223 Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada 4 196 Old Trafford, Manchester, England 197 Bristol County Ground, Bristol, England Last updated: 8 June 2025
Narrowest win margins (by runs) The narrowest run margin victory is by 1 run, which has been achieved in 34 T20Is, with England winning such games twice.
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 1 run New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados 3 2 runs Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa Rose Bowl, Southampton, England Last updated: 30 January 2022
Narrowest win margins (by balls remaining) The narrowest winning margin by balls remaining in T20Is is by winning of the last ball which has been achieved 63 times. England has achieved victory off the last ball twice.
Rank Balls remaining Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 0 1 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 6 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 3 1 4 wickets Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa 4 2 7 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 2 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 5 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales 3 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester, England 4 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia 6 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka Last updated: 1 February 2026
Narrowest win margins (by wickets) The narrowest margin of victory by wickets is 1 wicket, which has settled 21 T20Is. England have won a match by this margin once.
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 1 wicket Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 2 2 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka 4 3 wickets Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Old Trafford, Manchester, England Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia Last updated: 24 February 2026
Greatest loss margins (by runs) England's biggest defeat by runs was against India in the 2012 World Twenty20 at Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka during the same match when they recorded their lowest complete inning total.
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 150 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India 2 90 runs Ranasinghe Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka Rose Bowl, Southampton, England 4 84 runs Centurion Park, Centurion, South Africa Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Last updated: 2 February 2025
Greatest loss margins (by balls remaining) The largest defeat in terms of balls remaining suffered by England was against India during their 2025 tour, when they lost by 7 wickets with 43 balls remaining at Eden Gardens.
Rank Balls remaining Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 43 7 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India 2 33 7 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 3 32 9 wickets New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa 4 31 9 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester, England 8 wickets Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Last updated: 26 January 2025
Greatest loss margins (by wickets) England have lost a T20I match by a margin of 10 wickets on a single occasion.
Rank Margins Opposition Most recent venue Date1 10 wicketsNational Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan 2 9 wickets Bristol County Ground, Bristol, England New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Old Trafford, Manchester, England Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados Last updated: 24 September 2022