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 |