Nicholas Pooran T20I Record and Stats in International Cricket

West Indies’ most-capped T20I player, Pooran signs off with powerful numbers. Check his best innings, leadership stats, and final record.

Published - June 10, 2025 09:12:07
Updated - June 10, 2025 09:12:07

By Anjali Sharma

“This was very difficult, but I have thought long and hard about this. Much love Nicky P.” Those were Nicholas Pooran’s words on Instagram as he officially stepped away from International cricket. He is one of the most explosive left-handed batters of the modern era. Pooran didn’t just play Cricket, he lived it. Across different formats, he has smashed almost 4200 runs, out of which 2275 runs came from the T20Is. But this retirement at such a young age, no one expected that from him, and not this soon, especially when the 2026 T20 World Cup is around the corner.

Whether you are a T20 fan or a Windies fan, or someone who is trying to learn what makes Nicholas Pooran such a great batter in the T20, then this article will help you. We will break down his numbers and what kind of impact he really left behind in Maroon. Let’s discover the Nicholas Pooran T20I Record and Stats in International Cricket and explore his Twenty20 legacy

Nicholas Pooran T20 International Career Overview

Since making his debut in 2016, Nicholas Pooran has evolved into one of the West Indies’ most explosive and dependable limited-over batters. He is a dynamic left-hander known for his fearless hitting. While playing since 2016, he has featured in 97 innings where he accumulated a total of 2275 runs with a strike rate of 136 and an average of 26.15. Though he never got a century, his ability to put a good team total in need and take the match to a controllable, stable innings has proved crucial in the middle order for the team. With 13 fifties and 149 sixes, he played an explosive, fearless T20 cricket.

T20I Batting Stats

Matches Played	Innings Batted	Not Outs	Runs Scored	Highest Score	Bat Avg	50s	Balls Faced	Strike Rate	Fours	Sixes
106	97	10	2275	98	26.15	13	1668	136.39	152	149

T20I Wicketkeeping Stats

Catches (Wicketkeeper)	54
Stumpings	8
Most Catches in an Innings	3
Most Dismissals in an Innings	3

T20I Captaincy Record

Matches as Captain	23
Wins/Losses	8 / 14
Tosses Won	13 (56.52%)
Chose to Field – Won/Lost	8 / 1 / 6
Runs as Captain	438
Average as Captain	23.0

He not only batted well but also took on the leadership of the Caribbean side and has captained in 23 matches, where he amassed a total of 438 runs with 23 as an average and 56% toss winning probability.

Top 10 Best T20Is Innings of Nicholas Pooran

Here is the list of his top 10 best T20I knocks where he was so close to hitting his T20 hundred but missed it somehow.

Rank	Runs	Balls Faced	Strike Rate	Opponent	Ground	Date	Not Out
1	98	53	184.91	Afghanistan	Daren Sammy Cricket Ground	17/06/2024	No
2	82	45	182.22	England	National Cricket Stadium (Grenada)	16/12/2023	No
3	74	39	189.74	Bangladesh	Providence Stadium	07/07/2022	Yes
4	70	43	162.79	England	Kensington Oval	26/01/2022	No
5	67	40	167.50	India	Providence Stadium	06/08/2023	No
6	65	26	250.00	South Africa	Brian Lara Stadium	23/08/2024	Yes
7	64	37	172.97	Pakistan	National Stadium (Karachi)	16/12/2021	No
8	62	41	151.22	India	Eden Gardens	18/02/2022	No
9	62	33	187.88	Pakistan	Providence Stadium	31/07/2021	Yes
10	61	47	129.79	India	Eden Gardens	20/02/2022	No

From game-changing knocks to fearless captaincy spells, Pooran gave fans more than just numbers. He gave them moments, electrifying innings, and most importantly match match-winning hopes. As long as he was at the crease or yet to bat, no matter how bad the score looked, his six-hitting ability kept dreams alive. His impact on T20 was anything but ordinary. He walks away as West Indies’ most capped T20I player with 106 matches and their all-time leading run scorer in the format with 2275 runs- a legacy and not just a record.