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T20 World Cup Most Runs

Sanju Samson’s masterful 89 lifted his T20 World Cup tally to 232 runs, though Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan still leads with 383. Jacob Bethell’s heroic 105 propelled him to fifth on the list, while India’s Ishan Kishan also progressed, raising his total to 263 runs.

Overall, Virat Kohli remains the highest run-getter in T20 World Cups. It has been nearly two years since Kohli retired from T20I cricket, minutes after India’s 2024 T20 World Cup triumph in the USA and Caribbean. Batting in T20s evolved significantly even during his career, with strike rates skyrocketing for many players, yet maintaining a high average remained a challenge. Kohli mastered this, consistently piling up runs in the fast-paced format.

Over six T20 World Cups and 35 matches, Kohli scored 1,292 runs at an astonishing average of 58.72, with a strike rate of 128.81, including 15 fifties. England’s Jos Buttler, with 1,066 runs, is the only player who could challenge Kohli’s record in the ongoing tournament in India and Sri Lanka.

Kohli is also the only player to win back-to-back Player-of-the-Tournament awards, in 2014 (Bangladesh) and 2016 (India). In 2014, he scored 319 runs in six matches at an average of 106.33, including four fifties, though India fell to Sri Lanka in the final. In 2016, Kohli amassed 273 runs in five matches at an average of 136.50. Tamim Iqbal of Bangladesh scored more, but Kohli’s impact on the tournament was unparalleled. His unbeaten 82 off 51 against Australia in the Super-10s is widely regarded as one of the finest knocks in T20 history.

In other editions, Kohli scored 185 runs in five matches in 2012 (average 46.25). The 2021 T20 World Cup was his worst, with just 68 runs in five matches; India also lost to Pakistan for the first time in a World Cup match. In 2022, he rebounded with 296 runs at an average of 98.66. In his final T20 World Cup in 2024, Kohli scored 151 runs in eight games, including a match-winning 76 in the final.

Imagine where his record would be without the setbacks in 2021 and 2024.

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317193990773523018
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235159880100290119
228170881613241015
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Standings are updated with the completion of each game

  • T:Teams
  • Wkts:Wickets
  • Avg:Average
  • R:Run
  • EC:Economy
  • O:Overs
  • SR:Strike Rate
  • BBF:Best Bowling Figures
  • Mdns:Maidens

T20 World Cup Most Runs FAQs

  • Who is the leading run-scorer in the 2024 T20 World Cup?

    Rahmanullah Gurbaz of Afghanistan leads the run charts with 238 runs.

  • Who has scored the most runs in T20 World Cup history?

    Virat Kohli has scored 1141 runs, most by a batter in T20 World Cups.

  • Which batsman has the highest score in the T20 World Cup?

    Brendon McCullum's 123 is the highest score by a batsman in the T20 World Cup.

  • Which Indian batter has the highest score in the T20 World Cup?

    Suresh Raina has scored the highest individual score in the T20 World Cup.

  • Who holds the record for most runs in a single T20 World Cup?

    Virat Kohli holds the record for most runs in a single edition of the T20 World Cup.

  • Who has scored most runs in the T20 World Cup 2024?

    Rahmanullah Gurbaz with 281 runs is the most run scorer.

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