10 most embarrassing T20I records

Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle and co. boast of records that will probably never be broken for a while yet. They are ones to be savoured but then again, there are some, like Stuart Binny and Stuart Broad's, which deserve to be buried deep underground, so no one knows they exist.

So get ready for records that players and teams hoped they didn't have to their name. Records, they wish, would be erased from the face of his planet. Records, they wish, will soon be claimed by another player, so that their names no longer stand next to it.

So, here are the 10 most embarrassing T20I records.

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Lowest team score

The 2014 World T20 in Bangladesh is not one that Netherlands will have too many fond memories of. For that is when they recorded the lowest team score in T20Is. In their game against Sri Lanka, they were bundled out for 39 in 10.3 overs.

Nuwan Kulasekara kicked things off with a wicket off the third ball of the match and just 10 overs after that. Of the 11 batsmen, only one managed to get into double digits and there were four ducks as well as Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis and Lasith Malinga ran riot.

Not only is that the lowest team score in T20Is but it is also the shortest completed innings in terms of balls taken. It took Sri Lanka just five overs to get to the target and claim a comfortable victory.

The only saving grace for Netherlands is that their total isn't the lowest score in the history of T20s. That record belongs to Tripura who were bowled out for 30 by Jharkhand in 2009.

Most expensive over

An over etched in the memory of every Indian fan

The unfortunate holder of this record is England's Stuart Broad, who till date, remains only the bowler to be hit for six sixes in an over in T20Is. In the 2007 World T20 match at Durban between India and England, Stuart Broad was taken to the cleaners by an in-form Yuvraj Singh, who also broke the record for the fastest fifty in T20Is.

The 19th over of the match was delivered by Stuart Broad, who had hitherto been on song. But he was then hit for sixes over mid-wicket, fine leg, long-on, point and again over mid-wicket.

Five balls, five sixes. Yuvraj was hoping to become only the second player after Herschelle Gibbs to score six sixes in an over in international cricket. A full ball was again deposited over long on and Yuvraj got there. He had scored 36 off Stuart Broad's over, which is the most expensive over in T20Is. India's Stuart Binny came close, after he conceded 32 but unfortunately for Broad, he still holds the record.

Most ducks by a batsman

Despite being the third-leading run-getter in the history of T20Is, Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan holds the record for most ducks by a batsman in T20Is. His tally of 10 is the most by any batsman and he is also the only one to be in double digits when it comes to T20I ducks.

In terms of most consecutive ducks by a batsman in T20Is, the record stands at 3. However, six different batsmen have recorded three consecutive ducks. The first one to achieve it was Scotland wicketkeeper Colin Smith as he recorded three successive ducks against Netherlands, New Zealand and South Africa.

West Indies' Andre Fletcher followed suit in the 2009 World T20. Since then Pakistan's Mohammed Hafeez, Zimbabwe's Kyle Jarvis, England's Moeen Ali and Sri Lanka's Dasun Shanaka have all matched that feat.

Most extras in a match

Gayle scored a century and extras finished as the fourth-highest run-scorer in the match

The record for most extras in a T20I match was created in the first match of 2007 World T20 between West Indies and South Africa. In a match that saw over 400 runs being scored, a century from Chris Gayle and 90 from Herschelle Gibbs, extras finished as the fourth-highest scorer in the match, just behind Justin Kemp's 46 and with over 10 percent of the runs in the match.

South Africa accounted for 17 extras while West Indies delivered 28. In total, there were 35 wides (world record for most wides in a match), two no balls and eight leg byes.

The record for most extras in an innings also came during a West Indies-South Africa match. In January 2008, West Indies mustered just 131/7 after being put in to bat at Johannesburg. Although South Africa bowled just 5 wides and 0 no balls, courtesy of 15 byes and 9 leg byes, there were 29 extras in the innings.

Darren Bravo with 24 was the second-highest scorer for West Indies behind extras, which top-scored with 29. This was also one of only three instances in T20Is where extras finished as the highest run-scorer in an innings.

Most runs conceded by a bowler in an innings

He got the record just earlier this year

As a format, T20Is are for the batsmen but that doesn't mean that bowlers haven't been successful. What it does mean is that bowlers finishing with figures that would look out of place in an ODI is becoming a common occurrence. Even some of the finest bowlers like Dale Steyn, Mitchell Starc, Lasith Malinga and Sunil Narine have conceded 50 runs or more in a match.

In total, there have been 10 bowlers who have conceded 60 or more in a T20I match. The record for most runs conceded by a bowler in an innings is currently held by Ireland's Barry McCarthy. The fast bowler conceded 69 runs without picking up a wicket in the T20I against Afghanistan at Greater Noida on 12 March 2017.

Most consecutive losses

There have been dark spells in Zimbabwe cricket history. From losing players, they have endured more than most countries. But, arguably one of their darkest spells came during 2010 and 2013. From 3 May 2010 to 3 March 2013, Zimbabwe lost 16 consecutive T20Is, which is the world record for most consecutive T20I losses.

The streak began with a 14-run defeat to Sri Lanka in Providence and lasted nearly three years when their final defeat of that streak came against West Indies at North Sound. During that time, they had lost to Sri Lanka, New Zealand, India, South Africa, Pakistan and West Indies.

While their 16-game losing streak is the worst in T20Is, it is not the worst in T20s, where this is only good enough for fourth spot. With the record, a staggering 27 held by Quetta Bears who lost 27 straight matches from 2005 to 2012.

Worst strike rate in an innings

He scored just 1 run in 12 balls before being dismissed

In a format where scoring quick is the name of the game, there have been some who haven't quite got the memo. In the interest of fairness, only innings where the batsman has played at least 10 balls has been considered. While Canada's Sandeep Jyoti and Hong Kong's Kinchit Shah finished with a strike rate of 0 courtesy of their 12-ball and 10-ball stay at the crease in a T20I that resulted in them scoring no runs, only batsmen who have scored at least a run have been taken into account.

The unfortunate owner of this record is New Zealand opener Rob Nicol. In the 2012 T20I at Kandy, Nicol managed just 1 run in 12 balls before being put of his misery by Shaminda Eranga. His strike rate of 8.33 is the worst amongst all batsmen have scored a run and played at least 10 balls in a T20I. His knock didn't result in a defeat, as the match was abandoned due to rain. He is also one of only four players to have a strike rate of under 10 in a T20I.

Lowest run rate in a completed innings

Their run rate would look out of place in a Test match

The advent of T20s saw the increase in run rates and strike rates. No longer were run-a-ball chases difficult and strike rates of just 100 are no longer acceptable in T20Is while ones closer to 150 have become the norm. So it is certainly surprising to see teams finish an entire innings with a run rate of less than 4, which is just above the norm in Tests.

As surprising as it may seem, there have been 12 instances of a team finishing with a run rate of below four in a completed T20I innings. Netherlands, who hold the record for the lowest team score are only fifth on this list.

Kenya hold the record for the lowest run rate in a completed innings. They were bowled out for 56 in 18.4 overs by Afghanistan and finished with a run rate of just 3, which would look out of place in a Test match now. The game in Sharjah saw the visitors chasing 163 for victory but being bundled out for 56 and losing by a whopping 106 runs.

Most ducks in a match

Despite six batsmen being dismissed for a duck, Zimbabwe still won the match

The record for most ducks in a match is 8. In a game that saw just 184 runs scored in 40 overs, eight batsmen were dismissed for a duck, including six from Zimbabwe (which is the record for most ducks in an innings along with Kenya).

After winning the toss, Zimbabwe elected to bat but things didn't go according to plan for the visitors at Port of Spain. They had already lost three wickets before they even got off the score board. Four of the top five, which included the likes of Vusi Sibanda, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Tatenda Taibu and Brendan Taylor all went without troubling the scorers. Only three batsmen got into double digits but Hamilton Masakadza's 44 and GA Lamb's 34 helped them score 105.

In reply, Andre Fletcher and Darren Bravo's dismissal made it eight ducks and thereby the world record. However, despite their batting collapse, Zimbabwe still managed to win the match as they restricted West Indies to 79/7.

Worst economy rate in an innings

Among bowlers who have bowled at least one over, Stuart Binny holds the record for the worst economy rate in a single innings. An economy rate of 32 was what the Indian all-rounder finished with, in the T20I between India and West Indies at Fort Lauderdale in August 2016.

In a game that saw nearly 500 runs being scored, the all-rounder bowled just one over and was smashed for five sixes by Evin Lewis. The other ball went for a single and there was a wide as well. Binny, who had conceded 32 runs, didn't bowl another over in the match that was eventually lost by India.

James Neesham and Mohammad Shahzad both finished with an economy rate of 36 in a T20I but on both occasions, they bowled just a solitary delivery and were hit for six.