T20 World Cup has gained a long list of fans for the format. The short and sweet matches are over faster, they consume lesser time, and the player are more enthusiastic given the fact that the number of balls to be played are less. The batters are given only 20 overs to show their magic on the crease. Hitting boundaries is one of the best ways to get maximum number of runs. Boundary counts can even help a team win the match in case of a tie.
Let’s have a quick look at the batsmen who scored the maximum number of fours in the T20 World Cup:
Mahela Jayawardene – Scored 111 Fours in 31 Matches
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Mahela Jayawardene has gained the reputation of the best batsman in the history of international cricket. He is unmatched in practically every format. He is the only batter who was able to collect over 1000 runs in the T20 World Cup matches that he has played. He also scored many fours and centuries that become a part of his records formed in the tournament.
Tillakaratne Dilshan – Scored 101 Fours in 35 Matches
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The second position is also attained by a Sri Lankan batsman. Tillakaratne Dilshan is one of the openers for the team and has played a total of 6 World Cups for the team. He accumulated 897 runs by hitting 101 fours and 20 sixes. It also included half centuries. He is one of the best run scorers in the history of T20. He was given credit for the team winning the World Cup in 2014 as well.
Rohit Sharma – Scored 80 Fours in 30 Matches
The third person on the list is Rohit Sharma who played in the last T20 World Cup of 2021. He scored 80 Fours in 30 matches and made the third position on the list. His total score count has been 847 runs with several sixes and half centuries that made the nation proud. He is expected to captain the Indian Team in the 2022 World Cup in T20.
Apart from the above-mentioned players, David Warner scored 80 Fours in 33 matches, Chris Gayle scored 78 Fours in 33 Matches and Virat Kohli scored 78 Fours in 21 Matches.
Keep reading more about the statistics and records on T20 World Cup and the Fastest Century scorers in history.
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