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, involving Australia and New Zealand. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack reported that "neither side took the game especially seriously", and it was noted by Cricinfo that but for a large score for Ricky Ponting, "the concept would have shuddered". However, Ponting himself said "if it does become an international game then I'm sure the novelty won't be there all the time". This is a list of Ireland Cricket team's Twenty20 International records. It is based on the List of Twenty20 International records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with the Irishmen cricket team. Ireland played its first Twenty20 game against Bermuda in August 2008, and these records date from that game.
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 Ireland only, and are correct .
+ Key Symbol Meaning Player or umpire is currently active in T20I cricket Even took place during a Cricket 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 Australia was playing against Period The time period when the player was active in ODI cricket Player The player involved in the record Venue Twenty20 International cricket ground where the match was played
Team records
Overall record MatchesWonLostTiedNRWin % 188 78 99 2 9 44.41Last Updated: 14 February 2026
Team wins, losses, draws and ties , Ireland has played 188 T20I matches resulting in 78 victories, 99 defeats, 2 ties and 9 no results for an overall winning percentage of 44.41.
OpponentMatchesWonLostTiedNo Result% Won Full Members26 7 18 1 0 28.843 0 3 0 0 0.0011 3 7 0 1 30.004 1 2 0 1 33.3310 2 8 0 0 20.005 0 5 0 0 0.005 1 4 0 0 20.007 1 6 0 0 14.284 0 4 0 0 0.009 3 4 0 2 42.8518 8 8 0 2 50.00 Associate Members1 1 0 0 0 100.001 1 0 0 0 100.001 1 0 0 0 100.005 2 3 0 0 40.001 1 0 0 0 100.001 1 0 0 0 100.004 2 2 0 0 50.004 3 1 0 0 75.002 2 0 0 0 100.005 5 0 0 0 100.002 1 1 0 0 50.003 3 0 0 0 100.0015 7 7 0 1 50.001 1 0 0 0 100.007 5 2 0 0 71.424 2 2 0 0 50.0016 9 4 1 2 67.8513 6 7 0 0 46.152 1 1 0 0 50.00Total18878992944.41
First bilateral T20I series wins
Opponent Year of first Home win Year of first Away/Neutral win 2022 — — — YTP 2026 YTP 2026 2011 — YTP YTP 2016 — YTP YTP 2026 — — 2021 2023 Last Updated: 28 June 2026
First T20I match wins
Opponent Home Away / Neutral Venue Year Venue Year Stormont Cricket Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2022 Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2010 YTP YTP — — The Grange Club, Edinburgh, Scotland 2023 Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Muscat, Oman 2022 — — Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 2009 Stormont Cricket Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2008 YTP YTP YTP YTP Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE 2012 — — Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia 2022 YTP YTP Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Muscat, Oman 2022 Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat, Oman 2019 Stormont Cricket Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2026 — — YTP YTP Goldenacre Sports Ground, Edinburgh, Scotland 2023 Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2019 Stormont Cricket Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2008 Mombasa Sports Club, Mombasa, Kenya 2012 YTP YTP Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat, Oman 2019 Stormont Cricket Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2015 — — Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE 2010 YTP YTP — — Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2019 Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat, Oman 2019 Castle Avenue, Dublin, Ireland 2024 - - — — Riverway Stadium, Townsville, Australia 2016 Stormont Cricket Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2008 Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE 2010 — — Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 2024 YTP YTP — — Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh 2014 Central Broward Park, Lauderhill, United States 2021 — — Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 2014 Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason, Northern Ireland 2019 Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh 2014 Last Updated: January 2026
Team scoring records
Most runs in an innings
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date1 Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2 The Grange Club, Edinburgh, Scotland 3 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 4 Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Ireland 5 Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE Last Updated: 14 February 2026
Fewest runs in an innings The lowest innings total scored was by Turkey against Czech Republic when they were dismissed for 21 during the 2019 Continental Cup. The lowest score in T20I history for Ireland is 68 scored against the West Indies in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20.
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date1 Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana 2 Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Ireland 3 Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE 4 Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason, Northern Ireland 5 Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Last Updated: 26 January 2026
Most runs conceded in an innings The 2nd T20I of the Ireland series in India in February 2019 saw Afghanistan score 278/3, the highest total conceded by Ireland.
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date1 Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 2 Bready Cricket Club, Magheramason, Northern Ireland 3 Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida, India 4 Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Ireland 5 The Grange Club, Edinburgh, Scotland Last Updated: 26 January 2026
Fewest runs conceded in an innings The lowest score conceded by Ireland in an innings is 53 when they dismissed Nepal during the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier at Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Rank Score Opposition Venue Date1 Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2 Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 3 Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland 4 Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE 5 Goldenacre Sports Ground, Edinburgh, Scotland Last Updated: 26 January 2026
Highest match aggregates The highest aggregate involving Ireland was 472 runs being scored in Dehradun in the 2nd T20I of the Ireland series in India in February 2019,
Rank Aggregate Scores Venue Date1 (278/3) v (194/6) Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun, India 2 (256/5) v (194/7) Bready Cricket Club, Magheramason, Northern Ireland 3 (225/7) v (221/5) Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Ireland 4 (233/8) v (205) Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida, India 5 (213/6) v (205/9) The Grange Club, Edinburgh, Scotland Last Updated: 26 January 2026
Lowest match aggregates The lowest match aggregate in T20I history for Ireland is 84 scored during the 2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.
Rank Aggregate Scores Venue Date1 (43/7) v (41/8) Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland 2 (59/5) v (47/7) Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala, India 3 (53) v (54/2) Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland 4 (66/9) v (67/2) Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 5 (67) v (72/6) Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland Last Updated: 26 January 2026
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 Czech Republic's victory over Turkey by 257 runs in the sixth match of the 2019 Continental Cup. The largest victory recorded by Ireland was against Austria in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier.
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 128 runs The Grange Club, Edinburgh, Scotland 2 98 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE 3 96 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka 4 68 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 5 66 runs Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat, Oman Last Updated: 14 February 2026
Greatest win margins (by balls remaining) The greatest winning margin by balls remaining in T20Is was Austria's victory over Turkey by 104 balls remaining in the ninth match of the 2019 Continental Cup. The largest victory recorded by Ireland is during the 2019 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier against Nigeria when they won by 8 wickets with 83 balls remaining.
Rank Balls remaining Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 83 8 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2 76 10 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE 3 72 8 wickets Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland 4 63 10 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE 5 58 9 wickets Goldenacre Sports Ground, Edinburgh, Scotland Last Updated: 26 January 2026
Greatest win margins (by wickets) A total of 50 matches have ended with chasing team winning by 10 wickets. Ireland have won a T20I match by this margin on two occasions.
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 10 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE 3 9 wickets Bready Cricket Club Ground, Magheramason, Northern Ireland Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Al Amerat, Oman Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia The Grange Club, Edinburgh, Scotland Goldenacre Sports Ground, Edinburgh, Scotland Last updated: 26 January 2026
Highest successful run chases Australia holds the record for the highest successful run chase which they achieved when they scored 245/5 in response to New Zealand's 243/6. The highest successful chase for Ireland was in the third match of the 2019–20 Ireland Tri-Nation Series against Scotland when they scored 194/6 to win by four wickets.
Rank Score Target Opposition Venue Date 1 194 Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Ireland 2 183 Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat, Oman 3 182 Castle Avenue, Dublin, Ireland 4 177 Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia 5 169 Civil Service Cricket Club Ground, Belfast Last Updated: 26 January 2026
Narrowest win margins (by runs) The narrowest run margin victory is by 1 run which has been achieved in 34 T20I's with Ireland winning such games twice.
Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date 1 1 run Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin, Ireland Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague, Netherlands 3 2 runs Mombasa Sports Club Ground, Mombasa, Kenya Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE 5 3 runs Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague, Netherlands Last Updated: 26 January 2026
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 62 times. Ireland has achieve victory of the last ball on two occasions.