Top 10 Batsmen With Most Runs In T20Is

Since the inauguration of the T20I format, it was always expected to be exciting and full of theater. Over the years, the batters have evolved their skills to score runs even from the beginning of the inning.

Inside the first six overs, the batters will always get the chance to throw their bat for the big shots around the park, with just two fielders allowed outside the 30-yard circle.

Here are the top 10 batsmen with the most runs in T20Is.

1. Rohit Sharma (India)

The T20 World Cup-winning captain, Rohit Sharma, is the leading run-getter of the format with 4231 runs. In 151 innings, the right-handed batter carried an average of 32.05 and a strike rate of just over 140, with the help of 32 centuries and five centuries, and the best score of an unbeaten 121 runs.

After a struggling 2022 T20 World Cup campaign, he changed his mindset and became more aggressive to aim for the big shots from the beginning.

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2. Babar Azam (Pakistan)

The former Pakistani captain recently became the second-highest run-getter of the format with 4223 runs in 121 innings at an average of around 40 and a strike rate of 129.22, thanks to three centuries and 36 fifties at the best score of 122 runs.

Babar’s form dropped in the format with a struggling 2024 T20 World Cup, and his future is uncertain for the national side.

3. Virat Kohli (India)

For a long time, Kohli shouldered the entire blue brigade in the format, especially in the World Cups. He announced his retirement in the T20Is after winning the T20 World Cup 2024.

Kohli ended with 4188 runs in 117 innings at an average of 48.69 and a strike rate of 137.04, including one century and 38 fifties at the best score of unbeaten 122 runs against Afghanistan.

4. Paul Striling (Ireland)

Ireland’s long-time servant of the game, Paul Stirling, is the fourth leading run-getter in T20Is. In his 16-year-long extended career, the right-handed batter cracked 3656 runs in 147 innings at an average of 26.88 and a strike rate of 134.70, with the help of one century and 24 fifties.

He also led the side for many games in the format and earned success for the national side.

5. Jos Buttler (England)

Over the years, a very few batters lifted their game in the format, like Jos Buttler. The right-handed batter is at fifth on the table with 3535 runs in 123 innings at an average of 35.35 and a strike rate of 146.61, including one century and 26 half-centuries at the best score of unbeaten 101 runs.

Buttler’s career changed once he started to open the innings and got the chance to bat for the full 20 overs.

6. Martin Guptill (New Zealand)

Martin Guptill is New Zealand’s leading run-scorer with 3531 runs in 118 innings at an average of 31.81 and a strike rate of 135.70. He celebrated two centuries and 20 half-centuries with the best score of 105 runs.

Guptill, during the middle of the last decade, enjoyed his T20Is with so many big, successful knocks.

7. Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)

The current Pakistani wicket-keeper batter, Mohammad Rizwan, is the seventh leading run-getter of the longest format in international cricket. He has smashed 3414 runs in 93 innings at an average of 47.41 and a strike rate of 125.37 with one century and 30 fifties.

His struggle in the 2024 T20 World Cup got him out of the national side, and it will be a huge challenge to get back.

8. David Warner (Australia)

The left-handed Australian opening batter, David Warner, finished his T20I career with 3277 runs in 110 innings at an average of 33.43 and a strike rate of 142.47. He also smashed 28 fifties and one century in the format.

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More than his success in international cricket, Warner gained fame in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).

9. Aaron Finch (Australia)

The former Australian captain, Aaron Finch, is the ninth on the list of most runs in T20Is with 3120 runs in 103 innings at an average of 34.28 and a strike rate of 142.53. He scored two centuries and 19 fifties at the best score of 172 runs against England.

His opening stand with Warner was one of the reasons for the national side’s success in T20Is.

10. Virandeep Singh (Malaysia)

The 26-year-old Malaysian all-rounder, Virandeep Singh, is the tenth leading run-getter of the format. He clubbed 2769 runs in 92 innings at an average of 36.92 and a strike rate of 125.69, with the help of 19 fifties and one century.