T20 International cricket started in the year 2005; since then, the highest run scorer in this format is India’s Rohit Sharma (4231 runs), who has now retired from the shortest format of cricket at the international level. Apart from this, India’s Virat Kohli, who is in second place in this matter, has also now said goodbye to this format.
Among the currently active batsmen, the highest run scorer in T20 international cricket is Babar Azam of Pakistan, who has scored more than 4000 runs. Apart from this, if we look at the list of the current batsmen, no one has achieved this feat. Here we are going to tell you about those current batsmen who have scored the most runs in T20 cricket.
Glenn Maxwell
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Australia’s experienced middle-order batsman Glenn Maxwell started his T20 international career in the year 2012. Since then, he has played a total of 113 matches, in which he has scored 2600 runs in 104 innings at an average of 29.88 and a strike rate of 154.76. During this, 5 centuries and 11 half-centuries have come out of his bat with a best innings of 145* runs.
Jos Buttler
England’s experienced opening batsman and limited overs team captain Jos Buttler started his T20 international career in the year 2011. Since then, he has played a total of 124 matches, in which he has scored 3264 runs in 114 innings at an average of 35.86 and a strike rate of 146.30. During this, 1 century and 24 half-centuries have come out of his bat with a best innings of 101* runs.
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Mohammad Rizwan
Pakistan opener Mohammad Rizwan started his T20 International cricket career in the year 2016. Since then, till 2024, he has scored 3313 runs in 89 innings of 102 matches at an average of 48.72 and a strike rate of 126.45. During this, 1 century and 29 half-centuries have come out of his bat with the best innings of 104* runs.
Paul Stirling
Ireland’s experienced opener and T20 team captain Paul Stirling started his T20 International career in the year 2009. Since then, he has played a total of 118 matches, in which he has scored 3531 runs at an average of 31.81 and a strike rate of 135.70. During this period, 2 centuries and 20 half-centuries have come from his bat with the best innings of 115* runs.
Babar Azam
Pakistan opener and limited overs captain Babar Azam is currently the most active run-scorer in T20 international cricket. Azam, who started his T20 International career in 2016, has scored 4145 runs in 116 innings of 123 matches till 2024 at an average of 41.03 and a strike rate of 129.08. During this period, 3 centuries and 36 half-centuries have come from his bat with the best innings of 122 runs.
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