T20 World Cup leaderboard
ICC Men's T20 World Cup — Most Matches Played
JC Buttler leads T20 World Cup all-time matches with 35. Most matches played across all T20 World Cup editions (2007–2024).
All time (T20 WC 2013/14–2025/26)
| # | Player | Matches | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JC Buttlerengland | 35 | |
| 2 | Q de Kocksouth-africa | 31 | |
| 3 | Shakib Al Hasanbangladesh | 29 | |
| 4 | RG Sharmaindia | 28 | |
| 5 | V Kohliindia | 27 | |
| 6 | DA Millersouth-africa | 26 | |
| 7 | SA Yadavindia | 25 | |
| 8 | AK Markramsouth-africa | 24 | |
| 9 | DA Warneraustralia | 24 | |
| 10 | GJ Maxwellaustralia | 24 | |
| 11 | Mahmudullahbangladesh | 24 | |
| 12 | P Nissankasri-lanka | 24 | |
| 13 | HH Pandyaindia | 23 | |
| 14 | MD Shanakasri-lanka | 23 | |
| 15 | KS Williamsonnew-zealand | 22 |
2025/26 edition · top 10
| # | Player | Matches | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HH Pandyaindia | 9 | |
| 2 | Ishan Kishanindia | 9 | |
| 3 | SA Yadavindia | 9 | |
| 4 | Tilak Varmaindia | 9 | |
| 5 | Abhishek Sharmaindia | 8 | |
| 6 | HC Brookengland | 8 | |
| 7 | JC Buttlerengland | 8 | |
| 8 | JG Bethellengland | 8 | |
| 9 | PD Saltengland | 8 | |
| 10 | S Dubeindia | 8 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who leads T20 World Cup all-time matches?
- JC Buttler leads T20 World Cup all-time matches with 35. The top three are: JC Buttler, Q de Kock, Shakib Al Hasan.
- How is T20 World Cup matches calculated?
- Most matches played across all T20 World Cup editions (2007–2024). All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline. Career totals span 6 editions (2013/14–2025/26).
- Which T20 World Cup editions are included?
- 6 editions from Cricsheet's public corpus: 2013/14, 2015/16, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2024, and 2025/26 (230 matches, 687 players). The 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2012 editions are not available in Cricsheet. The all-time table aggregates career totals across all 6 editions. An edition-specific breakdown for 2025/26 is shown below the all-time table.
- What data source powers this leaderboard?
- Ball-by-ball records from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), aggregated through the CricketStudio SETU pipeline into a hash-stable snapshot.
Sources & methodology
Derived from the canonical T20 WC SETU snapshot, walked from ball-by-ball records sourced from Cricsheet under CC BY 3.0.
data/_season-stats-t20wc.json (hash-stable SETU snapshot). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: JC Buttler leads T20 WC all-time matches with 35. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/t20wc/leaderboards/most-matches”