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    Most Runs in T20 World Cup 2021 With Batting Records History

    Most Runs in T20 World Cup 2021: The 2021 edition of ICC T20 World Cup will kick start from October 17 with the final match on November 14 in Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.

    In a short format like T20 setting a massive run, a target will play a huge role in the team’s success. To set the mammoth run target each and every player should contribute with a decent run to the team.

    Following are the details of the players with the most runs in the T20 World Cup 2021:

    Most Runs in T20 World Cup 2021

    Player Mat Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 4s 6s
    Babar Azam (PAK) 6 303 70 60.6 126.25 0 4 28 5
    DA Warner (AUS) 7 289 89* 48.16 146.7 0 3 32 10
    Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) 6 281 79* 70.25 127.72 0 3 23 12
    JC Buttler (ENG) 6 269 101* 89.66 151.12 1 1 22 13
    KIC Asalanka (SL) 6 231 80* 46.2 147.13 0 2 23 9
    D Wiese (NAM) 8 227 66* 45.4 127.52 0 1 13 11
    P Nissanka (SL) 8 221 72 27.62 117.55 0 3 19 5
    KS Williamson (NZ) 7 216 85 43.2 115.5 0 1 20 5
    MJ Guptill (NZ) 7 208 93 29.71 120.93 0 1 21 8
    DJ Mitchell (NZ) 7 208 72* 34.66 140.54 0 1 15 10
    KL Rahul (INDIA) 5 194 69 48.5 152.75 0 3 19 7
    MR Marsh (AUS) 6 185 77* 61.66 146.82 0 2 17 8
    HE van der Dussen (SA) 5 177 94* 59 116.44 0 1 10 6
    RD Berrington (SCOT) 8 177 70 29.5 128.26 0 2 12 8
    RG Sharma (INDIA) 5 174 74 34.8 151.3 0 2 21 7
    Mohammad Naim (BAN) 7 174 64 24.85 110.82 0 2 15 4
    Najibullah Zadran (AFG) 5 172 73 34.4 135.43 0 2 15 8
    Mahmudullah (BAN) 8 169 50 28.16 120.71 0 1 12 6
    AK Markram (SA) 5 162 52* 54 145.94 0 2 9 9
    PBB Rajapaksa (SL) 8 155 53 38.75 143.51 0 1 13 8
    HG Munsey (SCOT) 8 152 29 19 109.35 0 0 18 7
    MG Erasmus (NAM) 8 151 53* 21.57 104.86 0 1 12 3
    Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN) 8 144 57* 20.57 113.38 0 1 11 4
    AJ Finch (AUS) 7 135 44 19.28 116.37 0 0 13 6
    MH Cross (SCOT) 8 135 45 19.28 80.35 0 0 9 2
    Liton Das (BAN) 8 133 44 16.62 94.32 0 0 10 1
    Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) 6 131 46 21.83 109.16 0 0 10 3
    MA Leask (SCOT) 8 130 44 21.66 154.76 0 0 11 7
    DP Conway (NZ) 6 129 46 32.25 108.4 0 0 13 1
    SO Hetmyer (WI) 5 127 81* 31.75 127 0 1 13 4
    Mohammad Nabi (AFG) 5 127 35* 63.5 120.95 0 0 14 2
    MP O’Dowd (NED) 3 123 70 41 116.03 0 2 13 1
    JJ Roy (ENG) 5 123 61 30.75 138.2 0 1 11 5
    MDKJ Perera (SL) 8 123 35 17.57 121.78 0 0 15 2
    PWH de Silva (SL) 8 119 71 23.8 148.75 0 1 15 2
    CG Williams (NAM) 8 119 40 14.87 85 0 0 9 4
    DJ Malan (ENG) 6 116 41 29 119.58 0 0 12 2
    Jatinder Singh (OMA) 3 113 73* 56.5 148.68 0 1 11 5
    Fakhar Zaman (PAK) 6 109 55* 27.25 118.47 0 1 5 6
    E Lewis (WI) 5 105 56 21 129.62 0 1 11 7
    GD Phillips (NZ) 7 105 39* 26.25 111.7 0 0 3 5
    N Pooran (WI) 5 103 46 20.6 135.52 0 0 10 5
    Shoaib Malik (PAK) 6 100 54* 50 181.81 0 1 4 8
    SJ Baard (NAM) 5 97 29 19.4 94.17 0 0 8 2
    CN Greaves (SCOT) 8 97 45 16.16 93.26 0 0 7 2
    MD Shanaka (SL) 8 96 26 32 117.07 0 0 9 3
    Aqib Ilyas (OMA) 3 93 50* 46.5 110.71 0 1 9 3
    MM Ali (ENG) 6 92 51* 46 131.42 0 1 6 4
    Hazratullah Zazai (AFG) 5 92 44 18.4 113.58 0 0 8 6
    T Bavuma (SA) 5 91 46 30.33 108.33 0 0 6 2

    Most Runs in a Single T20 World Cup – Year Wise

    Following are the details of the players with the highest total runs in the single T20 World Cup tournament – year wise:

    Year Player Team Matches Run HS SR 100 50
    2007 Matthew Hayden Australia 6 265 73* 144.8 0 4
    2009 Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka 7 317 96* 144.74 0 3
    2010 Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka 6 302 100 159.78 1 2
    2012 Shane Watson Australia 6 249 72 150 0 3
    2014 Virat Kohli India 6 319 77 129.14 0 4
    2016 Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh 6 295 103* 142.51 1 1
    2021 Babar Azam Pakistan 6 303 70 126.25 0 4

    Most Runs in T20 World Cup

    Most Runs in T20 World Cup 2021: Sofar, Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka is the only player to score 1000+ runs under his name during his participation in the T20 WC tournaments. Playing 31 games Mahela Jayawardene scored 1016 runs with a strike rate of 134.74.

    Following are the details of the players to score the Most Runs in T20 World Cup:

    Player Span Mat Inns Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 4s 6s
    Mahela Jayawardene (SL) 2007-2014 31 31 1016 100 39.07 134.74 1 6 111 25
    Chris Gayle (WI) 2007-2016 28 26 920 117 40 146.73 2 7 75 60
    Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) 2007-2016 35 34 897 96* 30.93 124.06 0 6 101 20
    Virat Kohli (INDIA) 2012-2016 16 16 777 89* 86.33 133.04 0 9 73 19
    AB de Villiers (SA) 2007-2016 30 29 717 79* 29.87 143.4 0 5 51 30
    Rohit Sharma (INDIA) 2007-2016 28 25 673 79* 39.58 127.22 0 6 59 24
    Kumar Sangakkara (SL) 2007-2014 31 30 661 68 25.42 112.22 0 4 63 11
    Brendon McCullum (NZ) 2007-2014 25 25 637 123 28.95 128.42 1 2 67 19
    Yuvraj Singh (INDIA) 2007-2016 31 28 593 70 23.72 128.91 0 4 38 33
    Kevin Pietersen (ENG) 2007-2010 15 15 580 79 44.61 148.33 0 4 60 17
    JP Duminy (SA) 2007-2016 25 23 568 86* 40.57 129.68 0 2 37 23
    Shakib Al Hasan (BDESH) 2007-2016 25 25 567 84 28.35 128.86 0 3 49 20
    Ross Taylor (NZ) 2007-2016 28 25 562 62* 28.1 127.72 0 3 32 23
    Shoaib Malik (PAK) 2007-2016 28 27 546 57 32.11 116.41 0 2 43 9
    Shahid Afridi (PAK) 2007-2016 34 32 546 54* 18.82 154.23 0 2 49 21
    Shane Watson (AUS) 2007-2016 24 22 537 81 28.26 140.94 0 5 41 31
    Marlon Samuels (WI) 2007-2016 20 19 530 85* 31.17 115.72 0 4 49 21
    MS Dhoni (INDIA) 2007-2016 33 29 529 45 35.26 123.88 0 0 36 16
    Gautam Gambhir (INDIA) 2007-2012 21 20 524 75 26.2 118.01 0 4 61 6
    Kamran Akmal (PAK) 2007-2014 30 28 524 73 20.96 115.92 0 3 50 16

     

    Most Runs in a Single T20 World Cup

    Most Runs in T20 World Cup 2021: Following are the details of the players to score the most runs in the T20 World Cup – single edition. The following are the list of cricketers to score the most runs during their participation in a single edition of the T20 WC.

    Indian skipper Virat Kohli leads the list by scoring 319 from playing 6 matches during the 2013-14 edition of T20 WC. Check out the top 10 players to do so:

    Player Team Series Matches Runs Avg SR 100 50 HS
    Virat Kohli India 2013/14 6 319 106.33 129.14 0 4 77
    Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka 2009 7 317 52.83 144.74 0 3 96*
    Babar Azam Pakistan 2021 6 303 60.6 126.25 0 4 70
    Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka 2010 6 302 60.4 159.78 1 2 100
    Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh 2015/16 6 295 73.75 142.51 1 1 103*
    Virat Kohli India 2015/16 5 273 136.5 146.77 0 3 89*
    Mathew Hayden Australia 2007/08 6 265 88.33 144.8 0 4 73*
    Joe Root England 2015/16 6 249 49.8 146.47 0 2 83
    Shane Watson Australia 2012/13 6 249 49.8 150 0 3 72
    Kevin Pietersen England 2010 6 248 62 137.77 0 2 73*
    Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka 2012/13 7 243 40.5 116.26 0 1 65*

     

    Highest Individual Score in T20 World Cup

    Most Runs in T20 World Cup 2021: Following is the list of players to score the highest individual runs in a single match of their entire ICC T20 WC participation. Check out the top 10 players with their highest individual runs:

    Player Team Runs Balls 4s 6s SR Opposition Ground
    Brendon McCullum New Zealand 123 58 11 7 212.06 v Bangladesh Pallekele
    Chris Gayle West Indies 117 57 7 10 205.26 v South Africa Johannesburg
    Alex Hales England 116* 64 11 6 181.25 v Sri Lanka Chattogram
    Ahmed Shehzad Pakistan 111* 62 10 5 179.03 v Bangladesh Dhaka
    Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh 103* 63 10 5 163.49 v Oman Dharamsala
    Jos Buttler England 101* 67 6 6 150.75 v Sri Lanka Sharjah
    Suresh Raina India 101 60 9 5 168.33 v South Africa Gros Islet
    Chris Gayle West Indies 100* 48 5 11 208.33 v England Mumbai
    Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka 100 64 10 4 156.25 v Zimbabwe Providence
    Luke Wright England 99* 55 8 6 180 v Afghanistan Colombo (RPS)
    Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka 98* 56 9 4 175 v West Indies Bridgetown

     

    Most Fifties in T20 World Cup

    Most Runs in T20 World Cup 2021: Most Fifties in T20 World Cup – the players with most half-centuries are listed below. Virat Kohli leads the list with 10 half-centuries with a strike rate of 129.6.

    Player Span Mat Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 50+ 0 4s 6s
    V Kohli (INDIA) 2012-2021 21 845 89* 76.81 129.6 0 10 10 0 78 20
    CH Gayle (WI) 2007-2021 33 965 117 34.46 142.75 2 7 9 1 78 63
    RG Sharma (INDIA) 2007-2021 33 847 79* 38.5 131.52 0 8 8 1 80 31
    DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 2007-2014 31 1016 100 39.07 134.74 1 6 7 1 111 25
    DA Warner (AUS) 2009-2021 30 762 89* 27.21 135.1 0 6 6 2 80 31
    TM Dilshan (SL) 2007-2016 35 897 96* 30.93 124.06 0 6 6 5 101 20
    SR Watson (AUS) 2007-2016 24 537 81 28.26 140.94 0 5 5 1 41 31
    AB de Villiers (SA) 2007-2016 30 717 79* 29.87 143.4 0 5 5 0 51 30
    Babar Azam (PAK) 2021-2021 6 303 70 60.6 126.25 0 4 4 0 28 5
    ML Hayden (AUS) 2007-2007 6 265 73* 88.33 144.8 0 4 4 0 32 10
    KP Pietersen (ENG) 2007-2010 15 580 79 44.61 148.33 0 4 4 0 60 17
    MN Samuels (WI) 2007-2016 20 530 85* 31.17 115.72 0 4 4 0 49 21
    G Gambhir (INDIA) 2007-2012 21 524 75 26.2 118.01 0 4 4 2 61 6
    Yuvraj Singh (INDIA) 2007-2016 31 593 70 23.72 128.91 0 4 4 0 38 33
    KC Sangakkara (SL) 2007-2014 31 661 68 25.42 112.22 0 4 4 2 63 11
    KL Rahul (INDIA) 2021-2021 5 194 69 48.5 152.75 0 3 3 0 19 7
    Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) 2021-2021 6 281 79* 70.25 127.72 0 3 3 0 23 12
    P Nissanka (SL) 2021-2021 8 221 72 27.62 117.55 0 3 3 1 19 5
    SJ Myburgh (NL) 2014-2021 12 302 63 27.45 141.78 0 3 3 2 39 13
    JH Kallis (SA) 2009-2012 15 433 73 36.08 117.66 0 3 3 0 36 13
    HM Amla (SA) 2012-2016 14 376 58 31.33 127.45 0 3 3 1 42 8
    ST Jayasuriya (SL) 2007-2010 18 346 88 21.62 121.4 0 3 3 4 40 12
    Umar Akmal (PAK) 2010-2016 20 486 94 34.71 132.42 0 3 3 3 32 19
    LJ Wright (ENG) 2007-2012 22 439 99* 25.82 142.53 0 3 3 4 35 21
    JC Buttler (ENG) 2012-2021 21 574 101* 41 144.58 1 2 3 0 45 26
    BB McCullum (NZ) 2007-2014 25 637 123 28.95 128.42 1 2 3 2 67 19
    LRPL Taylor (NZ) 2007-2016 28 562 62* 28.1 127.72 0 3 3 1 32 23
    EJG Morgan (ENG) 2009-2021 29 552 71* 26.28 122.12 0 3 3 2 41 20
    Kamran Akmal (PAK) 2007-2014 30 524 73 20.96 115.92 0 3 3 3 50 16
    Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) 2007-2021 31 698 84 26.84 124.64 0 3 3 1 59 23
    Shoaib Malik (PAK) 2007-2021 34 646 57 34 123.28 0 3 3 0 47 17

     

    T20 World Cup – List of Centuries

    Most Runs in T20 World Cup 2021: Scoring a TON in a shorter format is not a piece of cake for everyone. Having a total of 120 balls bowled for an inning, scoring a hundred needs a lot of aggressive shots. West Indies player Chris Gayle is the only person to score 2 century in the T20 World Cup.

    Player Runs Balls 4s 6s SR Team Opposition Ground
    Chris Gayle 117 57 7 10 205.26 West Indies v South Africa Johannesburg
    Jos Buttler 101* 67 6 6 150.75 Australia v Sri Lanka Sharjah
    Suresh Raina 101 60 9 5 168.33 India v South Africa Gros Islet
    Mahela Jayawardene 100 64 10 4 156.25 Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe Providence
    Brendon McCullum 123 58 11 7 212.06 New Zealand v Bangladesh Pallekele
    Alex Hales 116* 64 11 6 181.25 England v Sri Lanka Chattogram
    Ahmed Shehzad 111* 62 10 5 179.03 Pakistan v Bangladesh Dhaka
    Tamim Iqbal 103* 63 10 5 163.49 Bangladesh v Oman Dharamsala
    Chris Gayle 100* 48 5 11 208.33 West Indies v England Mumbai

     

    Most Duck Out in T20 World Cup

    Most Runs in T20 World Cup 2021: This is the list of players who got the most number of duck out in their entire ICC T20 World Cup participation. Pakistan player Shahid Afridi and Sri Lankan Tillakaratne Dilshan lead the list with 5 ducks in their entire T20 WC career.

    Player Span Mat Runs HS Ave SR 0
    Shahid Afridi (PAK) 2007-2016 34 546 54* 18.82 154.23 5
    TM Dilshan (SL) 2007-2016 35 897 96* 30.93 124.06 5
    LMP Simmons (WI) 2009-2021 14 339 82* 26.07 118.53 4
    ST Jayasuriya (SL) 2007-2010 18 346 88 21.62 121.4 4
    AD Russell (WI) 2012-2021 22 158 43* 14.36 139.82 4
    LJ Wright (ENG) 2007-2012 22 439 99* 25.82 142.53 4
    A Nehra (INDIA) 2010-2016 10 0 0 0 0 3
    Tanwir Afzal (HKG) 2014-2016 6 48 31* 12 102.12 3
    CS MacLeod (SCOT) 2009-2021 10 45 16 5.62 58.44 3
    RE van der Merwe (NL/SA) 2009-2021 15 14 6 2 46.66 3
    RD Berrington (SCOT) 2016-2021 11 221 70 27.62 118.18 3
    ADS Fletcher (WI) 2009-2016 11 219 84* 27.37 114.65 3
    AD Hales (ENG) 2012-2016 14 356 116* 27.38 134.84 3
    KJ O’Brien (IRE) 2009-2021 18 238 42* 17 122.05 3
    Umar Akmal (PAK) 2010-2016 20 486 94 34.71 132.42 3
    Kamran Akmal (PAK) 2007-2014 30 524 73 20.96 115.92 3
    Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN) 2007-2021 33 402 57* 17.47 107.48 3
    DJ Bravo (WI) 2007-2021 34 530 66* 21.2 126.79 3

     

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