Since its evolution, T20 cricket has been one in every of cricket’s most watched and liked codecs resulting from its quick tempo and thrilling video games. It has at all times been a batter’s format and the format was by some means made for batters to hit extra boundaries and rating some fast runs. Nonetheless, scoring huge runs has at all times been powerful in T20 cricket because of the variety of balls a batter will get in an inning. Regardless of that, few batters have been in a position to rating an enormous variety of runs in T20 cricket and play some excellent innings.

These innings have helped batters cross milestones. Virat Kohli on Friday throughout the opening sport of IPL 2024 between CSK and RCB, accomplished one other milestone in T20 cricket as a batter. He grew to become the primary Indian and second-fastest batter to finish 12000 T20 runs. On this event, we current you the gamers with probably the most runs in T20 cricket.

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Most runs in T20 Cricket

1. Chris Gayle (WI) – 14,562 runs

Chris Gayle dominates the checklist in T20s, scoring an ample quantity of runs within the format. In 17 years of his profession from 2005 to 2022, Gayle has damaged a number of batting information. The Caribbean legend has scored 14,562 runs in 455 matches. Gayle has hit 22 centuries within the format, probably the most amongst all batters within the historical past of T20 cricket. He additionally tops the six-hitting checklist with 1056 sixes. He’s additionally the quickest batter to finish 12,000 runs within the format and is the one participant with 14,000-plus runs.

2. Shoaib Malik (PAK) – 13,360 runs

Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik performed his first T20 sport in 2005. The 42-year-old was just lately a part of the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) 2024. He has scored 13,360 runs within the format, second amongst all batters within the historical past of the shortest format. The Pakistani legend has scored 83 half-centuries within the format with a career-best knock of 95*. He holds a mean of 36.40 after showing in 542 T20s.

3. Kieron Pollard (WI) – 12,900 runs

Kieron Pollard has at all times batted within the center and decrease order for West Indies and in each different sports activities league. He has scored almost 12,900 runs within the T20 format. Pollard has appeared in 660 t20 matches, probably the most amongst all gamers within the historical past of T20 cricket. The West Indian all-rounder has struck 860 sixes, solely second to Gayle. He has additionally scored 3,412 runs within the Indian cash-rich league after taking part in 13 seasons for five-time champions, Mumbai Indians.

4. Alex Hales (ENG) – 12,319 runs

English opener Alex Hales has amassed 12,319 T20 runs in his profession in 449 matches with a highest knock of 116. He has scored six centuries and 78 half-centuries and is on the verge of finishing 500 T20 sixes (494) in his profession. Hales is the primary English batter to attain a T20I century and has the best particular person rating of an English batter within the format together with his 116 not out in opposition to Sri Lanka within the 2014 ICC World Twenty20. 

5. David Warner (AUS) – 12,065 runs

Australia veteran opener David Warner has at all times been constant for each group he has performed within the T20 format. The damaging left-hander just lately grew to become the fifth batter to cross 12,000 runs, reaching the mark in simply 368 innings. He was the quickest after Gayle to finish the feat however Virat Kohli then obtained previous him.

The previous captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad, David Warner, is the highest run-getter in IPL among the many overseas gamers and comes third general. He has made 6397 runs in 176 matches at a mean of 41.53 and a strike price of 139.91 within the Indian cash-rich league and has scored 3099 runs for Australia in T20 internationals. Total, the batter comes fifth on this checklist with 12,065 runs to his identify.

6. Virat Kohli (IND) – 12,015 runs

India batter Virat Kohli comes sixth on this checklist. Kohli grew to become the second-fastest batter to succeed in 12,000 T20 runs throughout the IPL 2024 opener for Royal Challengers Bangalore in opposition to Chennai Tremendous Kings. He was additionally the quickest to 11,000 T20 runs, having reached the mark in solely 353 matches. The 35-year-old has additionally scored eight T20 a whole bunch, probably the most amongst all Indians, with a career-best knock of 122 not out. King Kohli holds is the main run-getter in T20Is for India (4037) and T20 World Cups (1141). The chase grasp can be the best run-scorer within the IPL, scoring 7,284 runs in 238 matches.