Most hit-wicket dismissals in Men’s T20 cricket history

Cricket is a sport where class batters put a very high price on their wickets. Once set, they make the opposition earn their wicket and rarely throw it away. Bowlers, in turn, are constantly seen changing strategies, adjusting their fields, and varying their line and length to set up batters. When such plans succeed, the joy is unbounded.

Yet, on rare occasions, batters gift their wicket away in what is arguably the most outrageous dismissal in the game: hit wicket. No batter ever likes getting out, but to be dismissed hit wicket is among the most dreaded ways to depart.

On that note, here are three players who have suffered this unusual fate the most times in T20 cricket:

1. Sai Sudharsan

Sai Sudharsan, the elegant left‑hander who plays for Gujarat Titans, finds himself on this unwanted list. Despite his growing reputation as a class act, Sudharsan has been dismissed hit wicket three times in T20 cricket, all of them in the IPL.

Remarkably, two of those dismissals came in consecutive matches, first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2026, and then against Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2.

2. Shoaib Malik

Joining him is veteran Pakistan all‑rounder Shoaib Malik, who also has three hit‑wicket dismissals to his name in T20s. Twice, he fell victim to this rare mode of dismissal in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), once while representing Islamabad United and once for Peshawar Zalmi. The third instance came in the Lanka Premier League, where he was playing for Jaffna Kings.

3. Andre Russell 

The third player to share this record (joint-most times) is the explosive Andre Russell, popularly known as Dre Russ. His three hit‑wicket dismissals have come across three different tournaments for three different teams, underlining the sheer unpredictability of the mode. He was dismissed in the PSL while playing for Islamabad United, in the Big Bash League while representing Sydney Thunder, and in Major League Cricket while turning out for Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR).

Hit‑wicket dismissals remain one of the rarest and most dreaded ways for a batter to depart. They serve as reminders of cricket’s unpredictability, a sport where even the finest can falter most unexpectedly.