Star Pakistan batsman Babar Azam currently holds the record for scoring most runs in the T20. Babar Azam tops the table with 4,596 runs as he has amassed in 145 T20 matches (136 innings) till date in the shortest format of the game at international level. The India batter has slammed 3 Century and 39 fifties in the T20 and aggregated runs consistently at a healthy average of 38.95.
Babar Azam is followed by Rohit Sharma and the charismatic India cricketer has scored 4,231 runs in 159 T20 matches and averages 32.05.
Till date, a total of 14 players have scored 3000-plus runs in the T20. The toppers in the list comprise of players from Pakistan, India, England, Ireland, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Malaysia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Three players from India (Rohit Sharma - 4,231 runs in 159 T20 matches, Virat Kohli - 4,188 runs in 125 T20 matches and Suryakumar Yadav - 3,272 runs in 113 T20 matches) feature in the list.
Two cricketers from Pakistan (Babar Azam - 4,596 runs in 145 T20 matches and Mohammad Rizwan - 3,414 runs in 106 T20 matches) and Australia (David Warner - 3,277 runs in 110 T20 matches and Aaron Finch - 3,120 runs in 103 T20 matches) present in the highest run-getters in the T20.
One cricketer each from England (Jos Buttler - 4,037 runs in 155 T20 matches) , Ireland (Paul Stirling - 3,895 runs in 163 T20 matches) , New Zealand (Martin Guptill - 3,531 runs in 122 T20 matches) , United Arab Emirates (Muhammad Waseem - 3,338 runs in 97 T20 matches) , Malaysia (Virandeep Singh - 3,228 runs in 114 T20 matches) , South Africa (Quinton de Kock - 3,095 runs in 110 T20 matches) and Zimbabwe (Sikandar Raza - 3,089 runs in 133 T20 matches) are also in the top 3000- plus runs.
Here is the list of all Most Runs in T20 history:
| # | Player | Mat | Inn | Runs | HS | 100s | 50s | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babar Azam Pakistan | 145 | 136 | 4,596 | 122 | 3 | 39 | 38.95 |
| 2 | Rohit Sharma India | 159 | 151 | 4,231 | 121* | 5 | 32 | 32.05 |
| 3 | Virat Kohli India | 125 | 117 | 4,188 | 122* | 1 | 38 | 48.7 |
| 4 | Jos Buttler England | 155 | 143 | 4,037 | 101* | 1 | 28 | 33.64 |
| 5 | Paul Stirling Ireland | 163 | 160 | 3,895 | 115* | 1 | 24 | 26.32 |
| 6 | Martin Guptill New Zealand | 122 | 118 | 3,531 | 105 | 2 | 20 | 31.81 |
| 7 | Mohammad Rizwan Pakistan | 106 | 93 | 3,414 | 104* | 1 | 30 | 47.42 |
| 8 | Muhammad Waseem United Arab Emirates | 97 | 97 | 3,338 | 112 | 3 | 26 | 36.68 |
| 9 | David Warner Australia | 110 | 110 | 3,277 | 100* | 1 | 28 | 33.44 |
| 10 | Suryakumar Yadav India | 113 | 107 | 3,272 | 117 | 4 | 25 | 36.36 |
| 11 | Virandeep Singh Malaysia | 114 | 107 | 3,228 | 116* | 1 | 23 | 37.1 |
| 12 | Aaron Finch Australia | 103 | 103 | 3,120 | 172 | 2 | 19 | 34.29 |
| 13 | Quinton de Kock South Africa | 110 | 109 | 3,095 | 115 | 2 | 19 | 30.95 |
| 14 | Sikandar Raza Zimbabwe | 133 | 128 | 3,089 | 133* | 1 | 17 | 26.63 |
| 15 | Glenn Maxwell Australia | 130 | 118 | 2,897 | 145* | 5 | 12 | 28.97 |
| 16 | Syed Aziz Malaysia | 120 | 114 | 2,878 | 126 | 1 | 20 | 29.98 |
| 17 | David Miller South Africa | 140 | 123 | 2,804 | 106* | 2 | 9 | 33.78 |
| 18 | Litton Das Bangladesh | 120 | 118 | 2,655 | 83 | 0 | 16 | 23.5 |
| 19 | Pathum Nissanka Sri Lanka | 91 | 90 | 2,648 | 107 | 2 | 19 | 31.15 |
| 20 | Kusal Mendis Sri Lanka | 106 | 106 | 2,622 | 86 | 0 | 20 | 26.22 |
| 21 | Kane Williamson New Zealand | 93 | 90 | 2,575 | 95 | 0 | 18 | 33.44 |
| 22 | Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh | 129 | 127 | 2,551 | 84 | 0 | 13 | 23.19 |
| 23 | Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan | 119 | 108 | 2,514 | 99* | 0 | 14 | 26.46 |
| 24 | Reeza Hendricks South Africa | 90 | 89 | 2,504 | 117 | 1 | 18 | 28.78 |
| 25 | Fakhar Zaman Pakistan | 120 | 110 | 2,494 | 91 | 0 | 14 | 23.98 |
| 26 | Eoin Morgan England | 115 | 107 | 2,458 | 91 | 0 | 14 | 28.58 |
| 27 | Richie Berrington Scotland | 106 | 97 | 2,451 | 100 | 1 | 10 | 31.03 |
| 28 | Mohammad Nabi Afghanistan | 152 | 140 | 2,448 | 89 | 0 | 7 | 22.25 |
| 29 | Mahmudullah Bangladesh | 141 | 130 | 2,444 | 64* | 0 | 8 | 23.5 |
| 30 | George Munsey Scotland | 85 | 83 | 2,436 | 132 | 2 | 14 | 31.23 |
| 31 | Shoaib Malik Pakistan | 124 | 111 | 2,435 | 75 | 0 | 9 | 31.22 |
| 32 | Nizakat Khan Hong Kong, China | 123 | 120 | 2,403 | 81 | 0 | 12 | 21.65 |
| 33 | Andy Balbirnie Ireland | 110 | 106 | 2,392 | 83 | 0 | 12 | 23.45 |
| 34 | Max O'Dowd Netherlands | 91 | 88 | 2,354 | 133* | 1 | 16 | 29.06 |
| 35 | Babar Hayat Hong Kong, China | 103 | 99 | 2,339 | 122 | 2 | 12 | 27.2 |
| 36 | Kusal Perera Sri Lanka | 95 | 93 | 2,335 | 101 | 1 | 16 | 26.24 |
| 37 | Hardik Pandya India | 138 | 109 | 2,288 | 71* | 0 | 9 | 28.25 |
| 38 | Glenn Phillips New Zealand | 97 | 85 | 2,286 | 108 | 2 | 12 | 31.75 |
| 39 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz Afghanistan | 87 | 87 | 2,284 | 100 | 1 | 13 | 26.25 |
| 40 | Tim Seifert New Zealand | 90 | 84 | 2,279 | 97* | 0 | 17 | 31.22 |
| 41 | Nicholas Pooran West Indies | 106 | 97 | 2,275 | 98 | 0 | 13 | 26.15 |
| 42 | KL Rahul India | 72 | 68 | 2,265 | 110* | 2 | 22 | 37.75 |
| 43 | Rovman Powell West Indies | 117 | 103 | 2,261 | 107 | 1 | 10 | 25.99 |
| 44 | Mitchell Marsh Australia | 85 | 80 | 2,220 | 103* | 1 | 13 | 33.64 |
| 45 | Simon Ssesazi Uganda | 88 | 86 | 2,204 | 100* | 1 | 17 | 29 |
| 46 | Brendon McCullum | 71 | 70 | 2,140 | 123 | 2 | 13 | 35.67 |
| 47 | Dipendra Singh Airee Nepal | 94 | 82 | 2,125 | 110* | 1 | 12 | 33.2 |
| 48 | Sami Sohail Malawi | 70 | 66 | 2,102 | 96* | 0 | 13 | 45.7 |
| 49 | Ravija Sandaruwan Kuwait | 80 | 80 | 2,094 | 103 | 2 | 12 | 27.19 |
| 50 | Alex Hales England | 75 | 75 | 2,074 | 116* | 1 | 12 | 30.96 |
| 51 | Mark Chapman New Zealand | 113 | 95 | 2,074 | 104* | 1 | 10 | 25.93 |
| 52 | Mohammad Shahzad Afghanistan | 73 | 73 | 2,048 | 118* | 1 | 12 | 29.26 |
| 53 | Anshy Rath Hong Kong, China | 76 | 75 | 2,010 | 100* | 1 | 10 | 29.56 |
| 54 | Muhammad Tanveer Qatar | 72 | 66 | 1,980 | 88* | 0 | 15 | 39.6 |
| 55 | Brandon King West Indies | 84 | 82 | 1,973 | 85* | 0 | 14 | 25.62 |
| 56 | Kevin O'Brien Ireland | 110 | 103 | 1,973 | 124 | 1 | 5 | 21.22 |
| 57 | Rakep Patel Kenya | 95 | 82 | 1,972 | 120 | 1 | 11 | 30.81 |
| 58 | Aiden Markram South Africa | 77 | 73 | 1,966 | 86* | 0 | 14 | 31.71 |
| 59 | Sohail Ahmed Bahrain | 79 | 74 | 1,960 | 80* | 0 | 16 | 42.61 |
| 60 | Ross Taylor Samoa | 106 | 97 | 1,954 | 63 | 0 | 7 | 26.05 |
| 61 | Ahmad Faiz Malaysia | 106 | 89 | 1,952 | 105* | 1 | 8 | 24.4 |
| 62 | Ryan Burl Zimbabwe | 118 | 109 | 1,948 | 67* | 0 | 4 | 25.3 |
| 63 | JP Duminy South Africa | 81 | 75 | 1,934 | 96* | 0 | 11 | 38.68 |
| 64 | Dasun Shanaka Sri Lanka | 131 | 118 | 1,912 | 76* | 0 | 8 | 20.56 |
| 65 | Chris Gayle West Indies | 79 | 75 | 1,899 | 117 | 2 | 14 | 27.93 |
| 66 | Dawid Malan England | 62 | 60 | 1,892 | 103* | 1 | 16 | 36.38 |
| 67 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 80 | 79 | 1,889 | 104* | 1 | 13 | 28.19 |
| 68 | Brian Bennett Zimbabwe | 58 | 58 | 1,888 | 111 | 1 | 12 | 36.31 |
| 69 | Kushal Bhurtel Nepal | 74 | 72 | 1,885 | 104* | 1 | 13 | 28.56 |
| 70 | Gerhard Erasmus Namibia | 81 | 77 | 1,882 | 100* | 1 | 13 | 30.85 |
| 71 | Daryl Mitchell New Zealand | 104 | 90 | 1,879 | 72* | 0 | 8 | 26.84 |
| 72 | Ibrahim Zadran Afghanistan | 65 | 65 | 1,865 | 95* | 0 | 16 | 33.3 |
| 73 | Meet Bhavsar Kuwait | 76 | 74 | 1,855 | 89 | 0 | 13 | 27.69 |
| 74 | Harry Tector Ireland | 98 | 90 | 1,845 | 96* | 0 | 8 | 24.93 |
| 75 | Devon Conway New Zealand | 69 | 63 | 1,839 | 99* | 0 | 13 | 35.37 |