Star India batsman Virat Kohli currently holds the record for scoring most runs in the T20. Virat Kohli tops the table with 4,037 runs as he has amassed in 117 T20 matches (109 innings) till date in the shortest format of the game at international level. The India batter has slammed 1 Century and 37 fifties in the T20 and aggregated runs consistently at a healthy average of 51.75.
Virat Kohli is followed by Rohit Sharma and the charismatic India cricketer has scored 3,974 runs in 151 T20 matches and averages 31.79.
Till date, a total of 11 players have scored 2500-plus runs in the T20. The toppers in the list comprise of players from India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Ireland, Australia and England.
Three players from Pakistan (Babar Azam - 3,698 runs in 110 T20 matches, Mohammad Rizwan - 2,981 runs in 91 T20 matches and Mohammad Hafeez - 2,514 runs in 119 T20 matches) feature in the list.
Two cricketers from India (Virat Kohli - 4,037 runs in 117 T20 matches and Rohit Sharma - 3,974 runs in 151 T20 matches) , New Zealand (Martin Guptill - 3,531 runs in 122 T20 matches and Kane Williamson - 2,547 runs in 89 T20 matches) and Australia (Aaron Finch - 3,120 runs in 103 T20 matches and David Warner - 3,099 runs in 103 T20 matches) present in the highest run-getters in the T20.
One cricketer each from Ireland (Paul Stirling - 3,491 runs in 137 T20 matches) and England (Jos Buttler - 2,927 runs in 114 T20 matches) are also in the top 2500- plus runs.
Here is the list of all Most Runs in T20 history:
# | Player | Mat | Inn | Runs | HS | 100s | 50s | Avg |
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1 | Virat Kohli India | 117 | 109 | 4,037 | 122* | 1 | 37 | 51.75 |
2 | Rohit Sharma India | 151 | 143 | 3,974 | 121* | 5 | 29 | 31.79 |
3 | Babar Azam Pakistan | 110 | 103 | 3,698 | 122 | 3 | 33 | 41.55 |
4 | Martin Guptill New Zealand | 122 | 118 | 3,531 | 105 | 2 | 20 | 31.81 |
5 | Paul Stirling Ireland | 137 | 136 | 3,491 | 115* | 1 | 23 | 27.92 |
6 | Aaron Finch Australia | 103 | 103 | 3,120 | 172 | 2 | 19 | 34.28 |
7 | David Warner Australia | 103 | 103 | 3,099 | 100* | 1 | 26 | 33.68 |
8 | Mohammad Rizwan Pakistan | 91 | 78 | 2,981 | 104* | 1 | 26 | 48.86 |
9 | Jos Buttler England | 114 | 105 | 2,927 | 101* | 1 | 22 | 34.84 |
10 | Kane Williamson New Zealand | 89 | 87 | 2,547 | 95 | - | 18 | 33.96 |
11 | Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan | 119 | 108 | 2,514 | 99* | - | 14 | 26.46 |
12 | Glenn Maxwell Australia | 106 | 98 | 2,468 | 145* | 5 | 10 | 30.09 |
13 | Eoin Morgan England | 115 | 107 | 2,458 | 91 | - | 14 | 28.58 |
14 | Shoaib Malik Pakistan | 124 | 111 | 2,435 | 75 | - | 9 | 31.21 |
15 | Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh | 117 | 116 | 2,382 | 84 | - | 12 | 23.82 |
16 | Virandeep Singh MAS | 78 | 77 | 2,320 | 116* | 1 | 16 | 36.82 |
17 | Quinton de Kock South Africa | 80 | 79 | 2,277 | 100 | 1 | 14 | 32.52 |
18 | David Miller South Africa | 116 | 101 | 2,268 | 106* | 2 | 6 | 33.85 |
19 | Lokesh Rahul India | 72 | 68 | 2,265 | 110* | 2 | 22 | 37.75 |
20 | Mahmudullah Bangladesh | 124 | 115 | 2,176 | 64* | - | 7 | 23.65 |
21 | Andrew Balbirnie Ireland | 101 | 97 | 2,170 | 83 | - | 10 | 23.33 |
22 | Suryakumar Yadav India | 60 | 57 | 2,141 | 117 | 4 | 17 | 45.55 |
23 | Brendon McCullum New Zealand | 71 | 70 | 2,140 | 123 | 2 | 13 | 35.66 |
24 | Mohammad Nabi Afghanistan | 121 | 113 | 2,109 | 89 | - | 6 | 22.92 |
25 | Alex Hales England | 75 | 75 | 2,074 | 116* | 1 | 12 | 30.95 |
26 | S Ssesazi Uganda | 78 | 76 | 2,072 | 100* | 1 | 16 | 31.39 |
27 | Mohammad Shahzad Afghanistan | 73 | 73 | 2,048 | 118* | 1 | 12 | 29.25 |
28 | Richard Berrington Scotland | 87 | 79 | 2,040 | 100 | 1 | 10 | 31.87 |
29 | KJ O'Brien Ireland | 110 | 103 | 1,973 | 124 | 1 | 5 | 21.21 |
30 | Syed Aziz MAS | 80 | 78 | 1,962 | 126 | 1 | 15 | 30.18 |
31 | JP Duminy South Africa | 81 | 75 | 1,934 | 96* | - | 11 | 38.68 |
32 | Ross Taylor New Zealand | 102 | 94 | 1,909 | 63 | - | 7 | 26.15 |
33 | Chris Gayle West Indies | 79 | 75 | 1,899 | 117 | 2 | 14 | 27.92 |
34 | Dawid Malan England | 62 | 60 | 1,892 | 103* | 1 | 16 | 36.38 |
35 | Hashan Tillakaratne Sri Lanka | 80 | 79 | 1,889 | 104* | 1 | 13 | 28.19 |
36 | Muhammad Waseem U.A.E. | 51 | 51 | 1,866 | 112 | 2 | 14 | 38.87 |
37 | Sikandar Raza Zimbabwe | 81 | 77 | 1,854 | 87 | - | 13 | 25.39 |
38 | Nicholas Pooran West Indies | 88 | 80 | 1,848 | 82 | - | 11 | 25.66 |
39 | Glenn Phillips New Zealand | 74 | 67 | 1,817 | 108 | 2 | 10 | 33.03 |
40 | Najibullah Zadran Afghanistan | 102 | 91 | 1,808 | 73 | - | 8 | 30.64 |
41 | George Munsey Scotland | 65 | 63 | 1,798 | 132 | 2 | 10 | 30.47 |
42 | Shikhar Dhawan India | 68 | 66 | 1,759 | 92 | - | 11 | 27.92 |
43 | Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh | 78 | 78 | 1,758 | 103* | 1 | 7 | 24.08 |
44 | Litton Das Bangladesh | 77 | 76 | 1,754 | 83 | - | 10 | 23.70 |
45 | CO Obuya Kenya | 75 | 70 | 1,742 | 96* | - | 9 | 30.03 |
46 | Colin Munro New Zealand | 65 | 62 | 1,724 | 109* | 3 | 11 | 31.34 |
47 | Reeza Hendricks South Africa | 56 | 55 | 1,702 | 83 | - | 14 | 31.51 |
48 | Sean Williams Zimbabwe | 79 | 79 | 1,691 | 66 | - | 11 | 23.81 |
49 | Umar Akmal Pakistan | 84 | 79 | 1,690 | 94 | - | 8 | 26.00 |
50 | Akila Dananjaya Sri Lanka | 66 | 65 | 1,677 | 84 | - | 13 | 26.61 |
51 | AB de Villiers South Africa | 78 | 75 | 1,672 | 79* | - | 10 | 26.12 |
52 | Hamilton Masakadza Zimbabwe | 66 | 66 | 1,662 | 93* | - | 11 | 25.96 |
53 | Nizakat Khan Hong Kong | 86 | 83 | 1,657 | 81 | - | 8 | 20.45 |
54 | MP O'Dowd Netherlands | 63 | 61 | 1,651 | 133* | 1 | 11 | 28.96 |
55 | TP Ura P.N.G. | 56 | 55 | 1,618 | 107* | 1 | 14 | 34.42 |
56 | Babar Hayat Hong Kong | 66 | 65 | 1,617 | 122 | 2 | 10 | 29.40 |
57 | MS Dhoni India | 98 | 85 | 1,617 | 56 | - | 2 | 37.60 |
58 | Marlon Samuels West Indies | 67 | 65 | 1,611 | 89* | - | 10 | 29.29 |
59 | Suresh Raina India | 78 | 66 | 1,605 | 101 | 1 | 5 | 29.18 |
60 | DS Airee NEP | 62 | 54 | 1,577 | 110* | 1 | 9 | 38.46 |
61 | Kieron Pollard West Indies | 101 | 83 | 1,569 | 75* | - | 6 | 25.30 |
62 | Fakhar Zaman Pakistan | 81 | 74 | 1,559 | 91 | - | 9 | 21.95 |
63 | Kusal Mendis Sri Lanka | 64 | 64 | 1,554 | 86 | - | 14 | 25.06 |
64 | Faf du Plessis South Africa | 50 | 50 | 1,528 | 119 | 1 | 10 | 35.53 |
65 | R Sandaruwan Kuwait | 54 | 54 | 1,527 | 103 | 1 | 9 | 29.36 |
66 | Lendl Simmons West Indies | 68 | 67 | 1,527 | 91* | - | 9 | 26.78 |
67 | Jason Roy England | 64 | 64 | 1,522 | 78 | - | 8 | 24.15 |
68 | Jonny Bairstow England | 70 | 64 | 1,512 | 90 | - | 10 | 29.64 |
69 | Mushfiqur Rahim Bangladesh | 102 | 93 | 1,500 | 72* | - | 6 | 19.48 |
70 | Muhammad Tanveer Qatar | 50 | 46 | 1,499 | 88* | - | 12 | 45.42 |
71 | Kyle Coetzer Scotland | 70 | 68 | 1,495 | 89 | - | 6 | 22.65 |
72 | Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka | 55 | 55 | 1,493 | 100 | 1 | 9 | 31.76 |
73 | Ahmed Faiz MAS | 73 | 62 | 1,490 | 105* | 1 | 6 | 26.60 |
74 | Ahmed Shehzad Pakistan | 59 | 59 | 1,471 | 111* | 1 | 7 | 25.80 |
75 | Evin Lewis West Indies | 53 | 52 | 1,465 | 125* | 2 | 10 | 29.89 |