List of Zimbabwe Twenty20 International cricket records

This is a list of Zimbabwe T20 International cricket records, that is record team and individual performances in Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket. Records for Twenty20 International cricket are at List of Twenty20 International records. This list is based on the List of T20 International cricket records.

Key

The top five to seven records are listed for each category, except in "team wins, losses, and draws" and "highest wicket partnerships". Tied records for the fifth place are listed as well. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate.

Symbol	Meaning
†	Player is currently active in T20I cricket
*	Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
♠	World record
Date	Starting date of the T20I match
Innings	Number of innings played
Matches	Number of matches played
Opponent	The team Zimbabwe 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

ICC T20I Championship
Rank	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1	New Zealand	21	2683	128
2	India	28	3441	123
3	South Africa	25	2986	119
4	West Indies	22	2547	116
5	England	23	2644	115
6	Australia	21	2391	114
7	Pakistan	34	3852	113
8	Sri Lanka	28	2632	94
9	Afghanistan	27	2192	81
10	Bangladesh	25	1828	73
11	Netherlands	17	1073	63
12	Zimbabwe	26	1614	62
13	Scotland	16	975	61
14	United Arab Emirates	17	752	44
15	Hong Kong	19	832	44
16	Oman	9	352	39
17	Ireland	17	596	35
Insufficient matches
	Papua New Guinea	6	—	68
Reference: ICC Rankings, 12 December 2016
"Matches" is the number of matches played in the 12-24 months since the May before last, plus half the number in the 24 months before that.

Team records

Team wins, losses, and ties

Matches played (total)

Team	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No result	% Won
Zimbabwe	54	13	40	1	0	25.00
Note: Win percentage excludes no result matches and counts ties as half wins i.e. [won÷(matches - noresult)×100]. Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 25 September 2016.

Matches played (by country)

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	No result	% Won
Afghanistan	5	0	5	0	0	0.00
Australia	1	1	0	0	0	100.00
Bangladesh	9	4	5	0	0	44.44
Canada	2	1	0	1	0	75.00
England	1	0	1	0	0	0.00
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	0	100.00
India	7	2	5	0	0	28.57
Ireland	1	0	1	0	0	0.00
Netherlands	1	1	0	0	0	0.00
New Zealand	6	0	6	0	0	0.00
Pakistan	9	0	9	0	0	0.00
Scotland	1	1	0	0	0	100.00
South Africa	3	0	3	0	0	0.00
Sri Lanka	3	0	3	0	0	0.00
United Arab Emirates	1	1	6	0	0	100.00
West Indies	3	1	2	0	0	0.00
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 25 September 2016.

Team scoring records

Highest Team Totals

Rank	Score	Opponent	Venue	Season
1	200-2 (20 overs)	New Zealand	Hamilton	14 February 2012
2	190-7 (20 overs)	Afghanistan	Bulawayo	28 October 2015
3	186-7 (20 overs)	South Africa	Kimberley	10 October 2010
4	184-5 (20 overs)	Canada	King City	13 October 2008
5	182-7 (20 overs)	Afghanistan	Sharjah	8 January 2016
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 11 January 2016.

Lowest Team Totals

Rank	Score	Opponent	Venue	Season
1	84 (15.1 overs)	New Zealand	Providence	4 May 2010
2	93/8 (20 overs)	South Africa	Hambantota	20 September 2012
3	100 (17.3 overs)	Sri Lanka	Hambantota	18 September 2012
4	105 (19.5 overs)	West Indies	Port of Spain	28 February 2010
5	107/8 (20 overs)	Pakistan	King City	12 October 2008
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 11 January 2016.

Individual records

Individual records (batting)

Highest individual score

Rank	Runs	Player	Opponent	Venue	Date
1	79	Hamilton Masakadza†	Canada	King City	13 October 2008
2	75*	Brendan Taylor	New Zealand	Hamilton	14 February 2012
3	72	Hamilton Masakadza†	South Africa	Bloemfontein	8 October 2010
4	68	Malcolm Waller†	Bangladesh	Dhaka	13 November 2015
5	67	Chamu Chibhabha†	India	Harare	19 July 2015
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 11 January 2016.

Most career runs

Rank	Runs	Average	Strike rate	Player	Matches	Period
1	843	28.15	115.70	Hamilton Masakadza†	40	2006-Pre.
2	786	19.48	149.53	Elton Chigumbura†	39	2006-Pre.
3	569	28.28	123.75	Brendan Taylor	26	2006-2014.
4	450	21.73	110.35	Chamu Chibhabha†	26	2006-Pre.
5	411	23.87	122.04	Sean Williams†	18	2006–Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 11 January 2016.

Highest strike rates

Rank	Strike Rate	Player	Period
1	400.00	Wellington Masakadza†	2015–Pre.
2	166.66	Tawanda Mupariwa	2007-2008.
3	149.53	Elton Chigumbura†	2006–Pre.
4	144.87	Malcolm Waller†	2011–Pre.
5	141.11	Charles Coventry†	2010-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 11 January 2016.

Most career half-centuries

Rank	50s	Player	Period
1	8	Hamilton Masakadza†	2006-Pre.
2	5	Chamu Chibhabha†	2006-Pre.
3	5	Brendan Taylor	2006-2014.
4	2	Sean Williams†	2011–Pre.
5	2	Elton Chigumbura†	2006–Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 11 January 2016.

Most Ducks

Rank	Ducks	Player	Period
1	5	Elton Chigumbura†	2006–Pre.
2	4	Brendan Taylor	2006-2014.
3	3	Kyle Jarvis	2011–2013.
4	3	Cephas Zhuwao	2008–2011.
5	3	Vusi Sibanda†	2007–Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 11 January 2016.

Individual records (bowling)

Most Career Wickets

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Average	Period
1	26	Graeme Cremer†	20	16.34	2008–Pre.
2	26	Prosper Utseya†	35	33.00	2006-Pre.
3	16	Tinashe Panyangara†	11	19.93	2013–Pre.
4	16	Elton Chigumbura†	39	25.68	2006–Pre.
5	16	Christopher Mpofu†	20	38.50	2008–Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 11 January 2016.

Best Bowling Figures

Rank	Bowling	Player	Opposition	Ground	Date
1	4/31	Elton Chigumbura†	England	Cape Town	13 September 2007
2	4/37	Tinashe Panyangara†	Ireland	Sylhet	17 March 2014
3	3/11	Graeme Cremer†	West Indies	Port Of Spain	28 February 2010
4	3/15	Kyle Jarvis	Pakistan	Harare	18 September 2011
5	3/15	Sean Williams	United Arab Emirates	Sylhet	21 March 2014
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 11 January 2016.

Individual records (other)

Most Catches taken

Rank	Catches	Player	Period
1	15	Elton Chigumbura†	2006-Pre.
2	13	Hamilton Masakadza†	2006-Pre.
3	11	Sikandar Raza†	2013–Pre.
4	8	Craig Ervine†	2010-Pre.
5	8	Vusi Sibanda†	2007-Pre.
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 11 January 2016.

Most wins as a captain

Rank	Won	Matches	Player	Win %
1	3	10	Prosper Utseya	35.00
2	3	17	Brendan Taylor	17.64
3	1	16	Sikandar Raza	100.00
4	1	1	Elton Chigumbura♣	6.25
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 11 January 2016.

♣ denote current captain.

Partnership records

Highest wicket partnerships

Partnership	Runs	Players	Opponent	Venue	Date
1st wicket	100	Sikandar Raza† & Chamu Chibhabha†	Afghanistan	Bulawayo	26 October 2015
2nd wicket	107	Brendan Taylor & Chamu Chibhabha†	South Africa	Kimberley	10 October 2010
3rd wicket	79*	Brendan Taylor & Elton Chigumbura†	New Zealand	Hamilton	14 February 2012
4th wicket	60	Craig Ervine† & Malcolm Waller†	West Indies	North Sound	2 March 2013
4th wicket	60	Richmond Mutumbami† & Elton Chigumbura†	Afghanistan	Bulawayo	28 October 2015
5th wicket	67	Craig Ervine† & Malcolm Waller†	Bangladesh	Dhaka	13 November 2015
6th wicket	77	Hamilton Masakadza† & Peter Moor†	Afghanistan	Sharjah	10 January 2016
7th wicket	38	Tatenda Taibu & Elton Chigumbura†	Pakistan	Harare	18 September 2011
8th wicket	27*	Tatenda Taibu & Prosper Utseya†	Pakistan	Harare	18 September 2011
9th wicket	31	Elton Chigumbura† & Prosper Utseya†	Pakistan	Harare	27 September 2015
10th wicket	10	Greg Lamb & Ray Price	New Zealand	Providence	4 May 2010
10th wicket	10	Tendai Chisoro† & Donald Tiripano†	Afghanistan	Sharjah	10 January 2016
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 11 January 2016

See also

• List of Twenty20 International records
• List of Test cricket records
• List of Cricket World Cup records

References