Shortest T20I Matches
| Winning Team | Losing Team | Overs Bowled in the Match | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | Isle of Man | 9.0 | Cartagena | 26 Feb 2023 |
| Singapore | Mongolia | 10.5 | Bangi | 5 Sep 2024 |
| Austria | Turkey | 11.3 | Ilfov County | 31 Aug 2019 |
| Malawi | Cameroon | 11.4 | Dar-es-Salaam | 25 Sep 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | Cameroon | 12.5 | Benoni | 10 Dec 2023 |
| Ghana | Mali | 12.5 | Dar-es-Salaam | 26 Sep 2024 |
| Kenya | Mali | 13.1 | Kigali | 20 Nov 2022 |
| Botswana | Ivory Coast | 13.1 | Abuja | 26 Nov 2024 |
| Tanzania | Mali | 13.4 | Dar-es-Salaam | 21 Sep 2024 |
| Luxembourg | Turkey | 14.4 | Ilfov County | 29 Aug 2019 |
Note: Table excludes rain-affected T20I matches.
Key Insights – Shortest Completed T20I Matches
Overall Shortest Match & Chase
The 2023 T20I between Spain and the Isle of Man is the shortest completed match (excluding rain-affected games), finishing in just nine overs.
The Isle of Man was bowled out for 10 runs in 8.4 overs, a total that Spain chased down in a record two balls, the fewest by any team to successfully complete a chase in T20I history.
Lowest Team Totals
The Ivory Coast’s total of 7 against Nigeria in 2024 is the lowest team total in men’s T20I history.
The Isle of Man’s total of 10 against Spain in 2023 is the joint second-lowest total, alongside Mongolia, who were also bowled out for 10 against Singapore in 2024.
Rwanda holds the record for the shortest T20I innings, getting all out for 24 runs in just 6.1 overs against Nigeria in 2023.
Full-Member Matches
The 2014 T20 World Cup match between the Netherlands and Sri Lanka is the shortest T20I involving a full-member team, lasting only 15.3 overs.
In this match, the Netherlands’ total of 39 runs is the joint-lowest in T20 World Cup history.
The shortest T20I between two full-member teams was the Zimbabwe vs Pakistan game in Bulawayo in 2024, which finished in 18.1 overs.
Notable Trends
The year 2024 saw the most instances of short matches, with five T20Is ending in less than 15 overs.
Mali has been involved in three matches that lasted for 15 or fewer overs, the most by a single team.
Also Read: Fastest 200+ Run Chases in T20I History
