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Most Runs in T20 World Cup Career: Rohit Sharma Replaces Mahela Jayawardene to go 2nd in All-Time List
Rohit Sharma surpassed Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene in the all-time list of Most Runs scored in the T20 World Cup during the all-important India vs Pakistan match in New York on June 8. Also read: Most Runs in T20 World Cup | Most Wickets | Most Sixes | Complete Points Table
Rohit Sharma had a disappointing outing with the bat on the day as he could only score 13 runs but it didn't take him much time to displace Jayawardene as he started the innings just a run behind. Let's take a look at the all-time top 10 list below.
Most runs in T20 World Cup History: Top 10 highest Run-Scorers
| Batter | Runs | Highest score | Innings | 50s | 100s | Fours | Sixes |
| 1. Virat Kohli (IND) | 1146 | 89* | 26 | 14 | 0 | 103 | 29 |
| 2. Rohit Sharma (IND) | 1028 | 79 | 79* | 10 | 0 | 96 | 39 |
| 3. Mahela Jayawardene (SL) | 1016 | 100 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 25 |
| 4. Chris Gayle (WI) | 965 | 117 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 78 | 63 |
| 5. David Warner (AUS) | 901 | 89* | 36 | 7 | 0 | 94 | 36 |
| 6. Tilakratne Dilshan (SL) | 897 | 96* | 34 | 6 | 0 | 101 | 20 |
| 7. Jos Buttler (ENG) | 841 | 101* | 28 | 4 | 1 | 74 | 35 |
| 8. Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 750 | 84 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 23 |
| 9. AB de Villiers (SA) | 717 | 79* | 29 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 30 |
| 10. Kane Williamson (NZ) | 708 | 85 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 14 |
Teamwise Top Run-scorers
Top 5 run-scorers for India
- Virat Kohli - 1146 runs
- Rohit Sharma - 1028 runs
- Yuvraj Singh - 593 runs
- MS Dhoni - 529 runs
- Gautam Gambhir - 524 runs
Top 5 run-scorers for Australia
- David Warner - 901 runs
- Shane Watson - 537 runs
- Glenn Maxwell - 474 runs
- Aaron Finch - 458 runs
- Mike Hussey - 437 runs
Top 5 run-scorers for England
- Jos Buttler - 841 runs
- Kevin Pietersen - 580 runs
- Alex Hales - 568 runs
- Eoin Morgan - 552 runs
- Luke Wright - 439 runs
Top 5 run-scorers for Pakistan
- Shoaib Malik - 646 runs
- Shahid Afridi - 546 runs
- Kamran Akmal - 524 runs
- Mohammad Hafeez - 511 runs
- Umar Akmal - 486 runs
Top 5 run-scorers for Sri Lanka
- Mahela Jayawardene - 1016 runs
- Tilakaratne Dilshan - 897 runs
- Kumara Sangakkara - 661 runs
- Angelo Mathews - 459 runs
- Pathum Nissanka - 435 runs
Top 5 run-scorers for New Zealand
- Kane Williamson - 708 runs
- Brandon McCullum - 637 runs
- Martin Guptill - 617 runs
- Ross Taylor - 562 runs
- Glenn Phillips - 324 runs
Top 5 run-scorers for South Africa
- AB de Villiers - 717 runs
- JP Duminy - 568 runs
- Jacques Kallis - 433 runs
- Quinton de Kock - 430 runs
- Hashim Amla - 376 runs
Top 5 run-scorers for Bangladesh
- Shakib Al Hasan - 742 runs
- Tamim Iqbal - 514 runs
- Mushfiqur Rahim - 402 runs
- Mahmudullah - 379 runs
- Litton Das - 296 runs
Top 5 run-scorers for West Indies
- Chris Gayle - 965 runs
- Dwayne Bravo - 530 runs
- Marlon Samuels - 530 runs
- Johnson Charles - 360 runs
Top 5 run-scorers for Afghanistan
- Mohammad Shahzad - 402 runs
- Najibullah Zadran - 319 runs
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 309 runs
- Mohammad Nabi - 305 runs
- Asgar Afghan - 287 runs
Story first published: Monday, June 10, 2024, 0:54 [IST]
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