Ireland T20I Records: Most Runs, Wickets, Highest Totals & Head to Head

Ireland T20I records

T20I records here start in 2008, when ball-by-ball data begins; earlier matches are not included.

Highest T20I totals

235/5 (20 ov) v Oman, 2026
226/4 (20 ov) v Austria, 2023
221/5 (20 ov) v India, 2022

Lowest completed T20I totals

68 (16.4 ov) v West Indies, 2010
70 (12.3 ov) v India, 2018
85/8 (20 ov) v West Indies, 2014

Biggest wins by runs

128 runs v Austria, 2023
98 runs v Scotland, 2017
96 runs v Oman, 2026

Biggest wins by wickets

10 wickets v Canada, 2012
10 wickets v Kenya, 2012
9 wickets v Jersey, 2023

Highest individual scores

124 Kevin O'Brien (62 b) v Hong Kong, 2019
115* Paul Stirling (75 b) v Zimbabwe, 2021
100 Ross Adair (58 b) v South Africa, 2024

Best bowling figures

4/11 Alex Cusack v West Indies, 2014
4/13 Matthew Humphreys v Bangladesh, 2025
4/13 Mark Adair v Austria, 2023

Most T20I runs for Ireland

Top 25, every match in our records

#	Batter	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50/100	4s	6s
1	Paul Stirling	131	3160	115	26.55	133.9	20/1	365	114
2	Andrew Balbirnie	89	2028	83	23.86	122.6	11/0	211	60
3	Harry Tector	81	1674	96	24.26	119.9	8/0	137	37
4	Lorcan Tucker	71	1576	94	25.42	125.7	11/0	146	42
5	Kevin O'Brien	77	1571	124	23.10	131.7	3/1	133	66
6	George Dockrell	89	1161	53	18.43	135.6	1/0	84	48
7	Gareth Delany	69	1118	89	20.70	134.9	4/0	85	52
8	Curtis Campher	55	1018	72	22.13	126.6	4/0	80	30
9	Gary Wilson	49	840	65	19.53	100.5	2/0	73	12
10	Mark Adair	63	814	72	16.28	129.6	1/0	55	39
11	William Porterfield	41	720	72	20.57	103.7	3/0	77	14
12	Ross Adair	23	531	100	23.09	141.6	1/1	51	30
13	Ed Joyce	12	352	78	39.11	95.7	1/0	27	5
14	Niall O'Brien	20	316	40	17.56	96.9	0/0	25	6
15	Barry McCarthy	34	293	51	14.65	120.1	1/0	19	16
16	Shane Getkate	21	238	30	13.22	115.0	0/0	9	13
17	Simi Singh	30	218	57	9.91	105.3	1/0	16	4
18	Alex Cusack	16	180	65	15.00	134.3	1/0	16	5
19	John Mooney	16	176	31	19.56	111.4	0/0	18	1
20	Ben Calitz	11	174	37	19.33	141.5	0/0	10	10
21	Andrew Poynter	9	171	57	24.43	127.6	1/0	17	7
22	Stuart Thompson	21	171	28	11.40	119.6	0/0	10	6
23	Neil Rock	16	160	37	10.67	107.4	0/0	13	3
24	Stuart Poynter	15	152	39	12.67	107.8	0/0	12	4
25	Andrew McBrine	14	134	36	14.89	124.1	0/0	10	4

Most T20I wickets for Ireland

Top 25, every match in our records

#	Bowler	Inns	Overs	Wkts	Econ	Avg	Best	Dot %
1	Mark Adair	91	329.3	128	7.78	20.02	4/13	43%
2	Craig Young	63	213.1	81	8.21	21.60	4/13	40%
3	George Dockrell	78	220.3	77	6.78	19.43	4/20	36%
4	Joshua Little	59	220.2	66	7.46	24.89	4/23	44%
5	Barry McCarthy	59	210.1	59	8.69	30.95	4/30	38%
6	Gareth Delany	63	172.2	50	7.56	26.06	3/16	35%
7	Kevin O'Brien	34	99.5	44	7.11	16.14	3/8	39%
8	Boyd Rankin	39	141	43	6.41	21.02	3/16	47%
9	Simi Singh	42	140.2	38	7.38	27.24	3/9	32%
10	Ben White	33	108	30	8.37	30.13	2/10	35%
11	Matthew Humphreys	20	74.5	29	7.08	18.28	4/13	40%
12	Curtis Campher	48	124.1	29	8.39	35.93	4/25	32%
13	Alex Cusack	26	79	28	7.10	20.04	4/11	41%
14	Max Sorensen	16	45	19	7.44	17.63	3/17	45%
15	Andrew McBrine	19	55	19	6.91	20.00	2/7	36%
16	Trent Johnston	18	64	18	6.08	21.61	3/20	50%
17	Stuart Thompson	24	61.3	16	8.50	32.69	4/18	37%
18	Paul Stirling	35	79	16	7.11	35.13	2/12	35%
19	Shane Getkate	17	44	14	7.89	24.79	3/20	37%
20	Harry Tector	19	43	12	7.09	25.42	2/17	35%
21	Graham Hume	9	27.2	11	9.55	23.73	3/17	39%
22	Tim Murtagh	12	39.5	11	7.31	26.45	3/23	44%
23	John Mooney	8	23	10	6.35	14.60	2/7	45%
24	Andre Botha	5	16	8	5.50	11.00	3/20	47%
25	WK McCallan	6	19.5	8	6.91	17.13	2/26	34%

Ireland T20I win percentage by year

Share of T20Is won each year

T20I: win % by year

70%

20082026

Show as a table

Year	P	W	L	Win %
2026	10	7	3	70%
2025	9	1	6	11%
2024	11	5	6	45%
2023	16	8	8	50%
2022	22	8	14	36%
2021	16	6	10	38%
2020	3	1	1	33%
2019	19	12	7	63%
2018	6	1	4	17%
2017	2	2	0	100%
2016	8	2	5	25%
2015	5	1	4	20%
2014	5	3	2	60%
2013	1	1	0	100%
2012	10	7	2	70%
2010	4	2	1	50%
2009	5	1	4	20%
2008	1	1	0	100%

Ireland best death over bowlers

Overs 16–20 · ranked by wickets, then economy · minimum 10 overs

#	Bowler	Inns	Overs	Wkts	Econ	Dot %	Balls per boundary
1	Mark Adair	79	125.5	68	9.33	32%	5.2
2	Joshua Little	45	53	26	8.30	30%	5.8
3	Barry McCarthy	48	63.4	26	10.52	30%	4.5
4	Craig Young	39	51.4	25	8.71	30%	5.8
5	George Dockrell	34	39	21	6.87	35%	9.4
6	Boyd Rankin	22	24	14	6.63	36%	8.5
7	Kevin O'Brien	16	24.3	13	8.65	34%	5.7
8	Gareth Delany	21	21.5	12	7.51	31%	8.2
9	Alex Cusack	16	28	12	8.32	30%	8.4
10	Simi Singh	14	17.2	11	7.38	31%	8.7

Ireland best powerplay bowlers

Overs 1–6 · ranked by wickets, then economy · minimum 10 overs

#	Bowler	Inns	Overs	Wkts	Econ	Dot %	Balls per boundary
1	Mark Adair	91	168	48	6.52	49%	6.8
2	Craig Young	57	89	30	8.47	46%	4.6
3	Joshua Little	57	100	27	6.64	51%	6.1
4	Barry McCarthy	59	90.1	22	7.60	45%	5.5
5	Boyd Rankin	38	71	18	6.37	52%	6.9
6	Trent Johnston	16	41	12	5.41	56%	8.5
7	George Dockrell	17	22	9	7.64	49%	5.7
8	Alex Cusack	14	21	8	7.33	49%	5.3
9	Simi Singh	26	33	7	7.42	38%	6.4
10	Gareth Delany	25	31	6	7.42	44%	6.2

Ireland best powerplay batsmen

Overs 1–6 · ranked by runs · minimum 60 balls

#	Batter	Runs	Balls	SR	4s	6s	Outs
1	Paul Stirling	2197	1626	135.1	293	74	73
2	Andrew Balbirnie	965	847	113.9	122	29	38
3	Kevin O'Brien	594	455	130.5	73	21	25
4	William Porterfield	456	431	105.8	58	11	20
5	Harry Tector	369	368	100.3	49	4	16
6	Lorcan Tucker	368	321	114.6	49	8	14
7	Ross Adair	353	259	136.3	46	15	15
8	Gareth Delany	217	155	140.0	31	7	10
9	Niall O'Brien	129	142	90.8	13	3	6
10	Curtis Campher	128	107	119.6	13	4	2

Ireland best death over batsmen

Overs 16–20 · ranked by runs · minimum 60 balls

#	Batter	Runs	Balls	SR	4s	6s	Outs
1	George Dockrell	645	411	156.9	47	29	36
2	Mark Adair	554	386	143.5	32	33	36
3	Gareth Delany	404	250	161.6	33	21	17
4	Harry Tector	300	204	147.1	30	7	16
5	Kevin O'Brien	298	164	181.7	18	21	14
6	Lorcan Tucker	277	172	161.0	24	11	12
7	Gary Wilson	246	165	149.1	24	7	14
8	Curtis Campher	234	151	155.0	25	7	16
9	Barry McCarthy	232	172	134.9	15	15	14
10	Simi Singh	119	100	119.0	9	2	6

Ireland T20I squad

Players who played for Ireland T20I in the last 12 months (since 28 Jun 2025), by role

Batters 7

Harry Tector15 matches · 455 runs, SR 127.8Right-hand bat
George Dockrell14 matches · 232 runs, SR 148.7Right-hand bat
Paul Stirling12 matches · 226 runs, SR 126.3Right-hand bat
Ross Adair12 matches · 215 runs, SR 135.2Right-hand bat
Ben Calitz11 matches · 174 runs, SR 141.5Left-hand bat
Curtis Campher9 matches · 143 runs, SR 119.2Right-hand bat
Tim Tector6 matches · 114 runs, SR 150.0Right-hand bat

Wicketkeepers 1

Lorcan Tucker15 matches · 431 runs, SR 127.5Right-hand bat

All-rounders 1

Gareth Delany15 matches · 216 runs, SR 137.6 · 13 wkts, econ 7.10Right-hand bat · Right-arm leg-break

Bowlers 10

Matthew Humphreys15 matches · 23 wkts, econ 7.35Right-hand bat · Slow left-arm orthodox
Barry McCarthy12 matches · 16 wkts, econ 9.05Right-hand bat · Right-arm fast-medium
Mark Adair11 matches · 14 wkts, econ 8.25Right-hand bat · Right-arm fast-medium
Joshua Little5 matches · 3 wkts, econ 9.06Right-hand bat · Left-arm fast
Craig Young4 matches · 3 wkts, econ 10.42Right-hand bat · Right-arm fast-medium
Ben White2 matches · 1 wkts, econ 8.71Right-hand bat · Right-arm leg-break
Jai Moondra2 matches · 5 wkts, econ 7.13Left-hand bat · Left-arm fast-medium
L McCarthy2 matches · 1 wkts, econ 7.29
Matt Hollard2 matches · 6 wkts, econ 6.75Right-hand bat · Right-arm medium-fast
Graham Hume1 match · 2 wkts, econ 18.00Left-hand bat · Right-arm fast-medium

Ireland T20I bowling attack

Share of overs by type of bowler since 28 Jun 2025, T20Is only

Right-arm pace38% of overs · 42 wkts · econ 8.93
Barry McCarthy, Mark Adair, Matt Hollard, Craig Young, Graham Hume, Curtis Campher
Left-arm pace9% of overs · 8 wkts · econ 8.45
Jai Moondra, Joshua Little
Off-spin6% of overs · 4 wkts · econ 8.18
Harry Tector
Leg-spin17% of overs · 14 wkts · econ 7.34
Gareth Delany, Ben White
Left-arm orthodox28% of overs · 31 wkts · econ 6.66
Matthew Humphreys, George Dockrell

Bowling style unknown for 2% of overs.

T20I: every match since 2008

Type	Overs	Wkts	Econ	Avg
Right-arm pace	58%	555	7.81	22.88
Left-arm pace	8%	71	7.45	23.94
Off-spin	11%	87	7.17	26.56
Leg-spin	10%	87	7.76	26.07
Left-arm orthodox	11%	106	6.87	19.21

Ireland recent T20I results

28 Jun
Ireland154/8 (20)
India153/9 (20)
Ireland won by 1 run
26 Jun
Ireland182/9 (20)
India148 (18.5)
Ireland won by 34 runs
14 Feb · Group B
Ireland235/5 (20)
Oman139 (18)
Ireland won by 96 runs
11 Feb · Group B
Australia182/6 (20)
Ireland115/9 (16.5)
Australia won by 67 runs
8 Feb · Group B
Sri Lanka163/6 (20)
Ireland143 (19.5)
Sri Lanka won by 20 runs
31 Jan
Ireland170/7 (20)
United Arab Emirates140/8 (20)
Ireland won by 30 runs
29 Jan
Ireland178/6 (20)
United Arab Emirates121 (19.5)
Ireland won by 57 runs
26 Jan
Ireland154 (19.4)
Italy157/6 (19.3)
Italy won by 4 wickets
25 Jan
Ireland190/5 (20)
Italy166/4 (20)
Ireland won by 24 runs
23 Jan
Italy118 (18.1)
Ireland119/7 (19.3)
Ireland won by 3 wickets

Ireland head to head records

Record against every opponent, most played first

Ireland vs Zimbabwe8–8 18 played · 44%
Ireland vs Netherlands7–7 14 played · 50%
Ireland vs United Arab Emirates6–7 13 played · 46%
Ireland vs Scotland7–3 11 played · 64%
Ireland vs India2–8 10 played · 20%
Ireland vs Bangladesh3–5 9 played · 33%
Ireland vs West Indies3–4 9 played · 33%
Ireland vs Oman5–2 7 played · 71%
Ireland vs South Africa1–6 7 played · 14%
Ireland vs Kenya5–0 5 played · 100%
Ireland vs New Zealand0–5 5 played · 0%
Ireland vs Pakistan1–4 5 played · 20%
Ireland vs Canada2–2 4 played · 50%
Ireland vs England1–2 4 played · 25%
Ireland vs Hong Kong2–2 4 played · 50%
Ireland vs Italy3–1 4 played · 75%
Ireland vs Sri Lanka0–4 4 played · 0%
Ireland vs Australia0–3 3 played · 0%
Ireland vs Nepal3–0 3 played · 100%
Ireland vs Papua New Guinea1–2 3 played · 33%
Ireland vs Jersey2–0 2 played · 100%
Ireland vs Namibia1–1 2 played · 50%
Ireland vs United States of America1–1 2 played · 50%
Ireland vs Austria1–0 1 played · 100%
Ireland vs Bahrain1–0 1 played · 100%
Ireland vs Denmark1–0 1 played · 100%
Ireland vs Germany1–0 1 played · 100%
Ireland vs Nigeria1–0 1 played · 100%

Ireland grounds

Where they have played most often

Ground	P	W	Win %
Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1)Al Amarat	13	8	62%
The Village, MalahideDublin	13	1	8%
Dubai International Cricket Stadium	12	11	92%
Civil Service Cricket Club, StormontBelfast	11	4	36%
Zayed Cricket StadiumAbu Dhabi	11	6	55%
Harare Sports ClubHarare	9	3	33%
Bready Cricket Club, MagheramasonDerry	8	3	38%
Castle AvenueDublin	5	2	40%
Bellerive OvalHobart	4	2	50%
R Premadasa StadiumColombo	4	0	0%
7he Sevens StadiumDubai	3	2	67%
Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman StadiumChattogram	3	1	33%
Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf GroundLauderhill	3	1	33%
Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn PlaceEdinburgh	3	2	67%
HPCA StadiumDharamsala	3	0	0%

Ireland season by season (18)

Each season links to its squad, best batsmen, best bowlers and death bowling

Season	P	W	L	Win %
T20I 2026	10	7	3	70%
T20I 2025	9	1	6	11%
T20I 2024	11	5	6	45%
T20I 2023	16	8	8	50%
T20I 2022	22	8	14	36%
T20I 2021	16	6	10	38%
T20I 2020	3	1	1	33%
T20I 2019	19	12	7	63%
T20I 2018	6	1	4	17%
T20I 2017	2	2	0	100%
T20I 2016	8	2	5	25%
T20I 2015	5	1	4	20%
T20I 2014	5	3	2	60%
T20I 2013	1	1	0	100%
T20I 2012	10	7	2	70%
T20I 2010	4	2	1	50%
T20I 2009	5	1	4	20%
T20I 2008	1	1	0	100%

Ireland T20I: quick answers

Who has scored the most T20I runs for Ireland?

Paul Stirling, with 3,160 runs in 131 innings at a strike rate of 133.9.

Who has taken the most T20I wickets for Ireland?

Mark Adair, with 128 wickets at an economy of 7.78.

What is Ireland's highest T20I total?

235/5 against Oman in 2026.

What is Ireland's lowest T20I total?

68 against West Indies in 2010.

What is the highest T20I score for Ireland?

124 by Kevin O'Brien against Hong Kong in 2019.

What are the best T20I bowling figures for Ireland?

4/11 by Alex Cusack against West Indies in 2014.

What is Ireland's biggest T20I win?

By 128 runs against Austria in 2023.