Old Trafford is one of the oldest cricket grounds located in Greater Manchester, England.
Established in 1857, the Old Trafford opened as the home of Manchester Cricket Club and has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1864.
Old Trafford hosted its first international cricket match, an Ashes Test played between arch-rivals England and Australia in July 1884 and became England’s second oldest Test venue. The match ended in a draw.
Almost a century later in 1972, it staged its first One-Day International (ODI) that featured England and Australia. Under the leadership of Brian Close, England won the first-ever ODI at the venue by six wickets.
Old Trafford hosted its first T20 international played between hosts England and New Zealand in Manchester in June 2008. Since then, it has staged more than 10 T20 internationals so far.
With a seating capacity of around 19,000, the stadium is currently known as Emirates Old Trafford due to a sponsorship deal with the Emirates airline.
With that being said, let’s have a look at Old Trafford T20I records and stats.
Old Trafford T20I records and stats
Highest total
The England cricket team holds the record for the highest total at Old Trafford in T20 international cricket. During the second T20I of Pakistan’s tour of England in August 2020, the Eoin Morgan-led hosts posted 199/5 in 19.1 overs while chasing Pakistan’s 195/4 in Manchester. England rode on captain Morgan’s 66, Dawid Malan’s unbeaten 54 and wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow’s quick-fire 44 to record the highest T20I total at the venue during their successful run-chase. While England won the second T20I by five wickets, the three-match series later ended 1-1.
Lowest total
The New Zealand cricket team registered the lowest total at Old Trafford in the T20 international format. Chasing 199, New Zealand were bundled out for 103 in 13.5 overs against England in the second T20I in September 2023. Wicketkeeper-batter Tim Seifert top-scored for New Zealand with 39 while Glenn Phillips added 22. For England, right-arm pacer Gus Atkinson was the wrecker-in-chief with 4/20. Earlier, Jonny Bairstow’s unbeaten 86 off 60 balls and Harry Brook’s 36-ball 67 powered England to 198/4 in their 20 overs. England won the game by 95 runs in Manchester.
Most runs
Former England captain Eoin Morgan has recorded the most runs at Old Trafford in T20 international cricket. Between 2011 and 2021, the flamboyant southpaw amassed 185 runs in nine T20Is at an average of 23.12 and a strike rate of 160.86. Morgan slammed one T20 international fifty at the venue. Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez features second on the list with 156 runs in four matches at a strike rate of 173.33 while also maintaining an average of 78.
Most wickets
England spinner Adil Rashid has picked up the most wickets at this venue in the T20 international format. The star leg-spinner has scalped 11 wickets in eight T20I matches at an average of 19.27 and an economy of 8.15. Rashid’s best T20I bowling figures of 4/35 at Old Trafford came in a win against Pakistan in 2021. The likes of former England fast bowler Stuart Broad and Pakistan’s duo of Shadab Khan and Imad Wasim are second on the list with six wickets each.
Highest individual score
India’s KL Rahul registered the highest individual score at this ground in T20 international cricket. Batting at number three, the swashbuckling right-handed batter slammed an unbeaten 101 off 54 balls against England in the first T20I of a three-match series in July 2018. Chasing 160, Rahul hammered 10 fours and five sixes to guide India to an eight-wicket win in Manchester. Earlier, England posted 159/8 in their 20 overs with the help of Jos Buttler’s 46-ball 69.
Best bowling figures
India’s star spinner Kuldeep Yadav has the best bowling figures at Old Trafford in the T20 international format. The talented left-arm wrist spin bowler recorded match-winning figures of 5/24 against hosts England in the first T20I of a three-match series in July 2018. Kuldeep Yadav dismissed England’s Jos Buttler, Alex Hales, captain Eoin Morgan, Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root to restrict England to 159/8 in their 20 overs. Kuldeep’s incredible spell and Rahul’s brilliant century guided an eight-wicket victory in Manchester.
Highest partnership
England’s Jonny Bairstow and Harry Brook hold the record for the highest partnership at Old Trafford In T20 international cricket. Jonny Bairstow and Harry Brook forged a 131-run stand for the third wicket against New Zealand in the second T20I of a four-match series in September 2023. While Jonny Bairstow slammed an unbeaten 86, Harry Brook smashed 67 to help England post a huge total of 198/4 in their 20 overs. England later bowled out New Zealand for 103 to win the game by 95 runs.
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