Our Twenty Twenty International (T20I) ratings take into account all matches from the first T20I match on January 5, 1971 till the below mentioned
last update date.
*Note: All T20I Ratings are updated till 2023-01-08
History of Top Run Scorers
In 2010, Brendon McCullum of New Zealand became the first batsman to score 1,000 runs in T20 Internationals. In 2014, he also became the first batsman to cross the 2,000 run mark. His record of 2140 runs was broken by his team-mate Martin Guptill. Currently, there is on ongoing tussle between Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Martin Guptill for becoming the leading T20I run scorer.
TOP 10 RUN SCORERS IN T20I CRICKET
| RANK | BATSMAN | NAT | FP | LP | INNS | NO | 100s | RUNS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V Kohli | IND | 2010 | 2022 | 107 | 31 | 1 | 4008 |
| 2 | RG Sharma | IND | 2007 | 2022 | 140 | 17 | 4 | 3853 |
| 3 | MJ Guptill | NZ | 2009 | 2022 | 118 | 7 | 2 | 3531 |
| 4 | Babar Azam | PAK | 2016 | 2022 | 94 | 13 | 2 | 3355 |
| 5 | PR Stirling | IRE | 2009 | 2022 | 120 | 9 | 1 | 3181 |
| 6 | AJ Finch | AUS | 2011 | 2022 | 103 | 12 | 2 | 3120 |
| 7 | DA Warner | AUS | 2009 | 2022 | 99 | 11 | 1 | 2894 |
| 8 | Mohammad Rizwan | PAK | 2015 | 2022 | 69 | 15 | 1 | 2635 |
| 9 | JC Buttler | ENG | 2011 | 2022 | 95 | 20 | 1 | 2602 |
| 10 | Mohammad Hafeez | PAK | 2006 | 2021 | 108 | 13 | 0 | 2514 |