List of players who have scored 2,000 or more runs in Twenty20 International cricket
Scoring over 2,000 runs in Twenty20 International (T20I) format of cricket is considered a significant achievement. In 2014, New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum became the first batsman to score 2,000 runs in T20I. He retired as the most prolific run scorer in T20Is with a total of 2140 runs in June 2015. The record was broken by his teammate Martin Guptill in February 2018.
In terms of innings, Pakistan's Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are the fastest (52 innings each) to reach the 2,000 run mark, surpassing India's Virat Kohli, who achieved the feat in 56 innings.[1] Currently the list of the highest run scorers is topped with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Babar Azam.
As of July 2024[update], 31 players have scored 2,000 runs in T20Is. Out of these 31 players, 4 players are from India and Pakistan, 3 from Australia, England and New Zealand, 2 from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa, and 1 from Malaysia, Uganda, West Indies and Zimbabwe.
This list contains all the players who have scored 2,000 runs in T20I. By default the list is sorted in order of the day the feat is achieved. Overall career scores of these players will be updated on regular interval and not on daily basis.
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Players with 2,000 or more T20I runs
Player list and statistics are updated as of July 2024.
No. | Player | Country | Mat. | Inn. | Runs | HS | Avg. | S/R | 100 | 50 | 2KI[1] | Date[1] | Ref |
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1 | Brendon McCullum | ![]() | 71 | 70 | 2140 | 123 | 35.66 | 136.21 | 2 | 13 | 66 | 29 March 2014 | [3] |
2 | Martin Guptill | ![]() | 122 | 118 | 3531 | 105 | 31.81 | 135.70 | 2 | 20 | 68 | 28 January 2018 | [4] |
3 | Shoaib Malik [a] | ![]() | 124 | 111 | 2435 | 75 | 31.22 | 125.64 | 0 | 9 | 92 | 1 July 2018 | [5] |
4 | Virat Kohli | ![]() | 125 | 117 | 4188 | 122* | 48.69 | 137.04 | 1 | 38 | 56 | 3 July 2018 | [6] |
5 | Rohit Sharma | ![]() | 159 | 151 | 4231 | 121* | 32.05 | 140.89 | 5 | 32 | 77 | 8 July 2018 | [7] |
6 | David Warner | ![]() | 110 | 110 | 3277 | 100* | 33.43 | 142.47 | 1 | 28 | 73 | 11 January 2019 | [8] |
7 | Eoin Morgan | ![]() | 115 | 107 | 2458 | 91 | 28.58 | 136.17 | 0 | 14 | 84 | 10 November 2019 | [9] |
8 | Paul Stirling | ![]() | 145 | 144 | 3601 | 115* | 27.07 | 134.61 | 1 | 23 | 72 | 15 January 2020 | [10] |
9 | Mohammad Hafeez | ![]() | 119 | 108 | 2514 | 99* | 26.46 | 122.03 | 0 | 14 | 89 | 30 August 2020 | [11] |
10 | Aaron Finch | ![]() | 103 | 103 | 3120 | 172 | 34.28 | 142.53 | 2 | 19 | 62 | 4 September 2020 | [12] |
11 | Babar Azam | ![]() | 123 | 116 | 4145 | 122 | 41.03 | 129.08 | 3 | 36 | 52 | 25 April 2021 | [13] |
12 | Mohammad Shahzad | ![]() | 73 | 73 | 2048 | 118* | 29.25 | 132.12 | 1 | 12 | 68 | 31 October 2021 | [14] |
13 | Jos Buttler | ![]() | 124 | 114 | 3264 | 101* | 35.86 | 146.30 | 1 | 24 | 78 | 1 November 2021 | [15] |
14 | Kane Williamson | ![]() | 93 | 90 | 2575 | 95 | 33.44 | 123.08 | 0 | 18 | 72 | 14 November 2021 | [16] |
15 | Mahmudullah | ![]() | 138 | 127 | 2394 | 64* | 23.70 | 117.81 | 0 | 8 | 107 | 5 March 2022 | [17] |
16 | Glenn Maxwell | ![]() | 113 | 104 | 2600 | 145* | 29.88 | 154.76 | 5 | 11 | 78 | 9 June 2022 | [18] |
17 | Shakib Al Hasan | ![]() | 129 | 127 | 2551 | 84 | 23.19 | 121.18 | 0 | 13 | 97 | 3 July 2022 | [19] |
18 | Mohammad Rizwan | ![]() | 102 | 89 | 3313 | 104* | 48.72 | 126.45 | 1 | 29 | 52 | 20 September 2022 | [20] |
19 | KL Rahul | ![]() | 72 | 68 | 2265 | 110* | 37.75 | 139.12 | 2 | 22 | 58 | 20 September 2022 | [21] |
20 | David Miller[a] | ![]() | 125 | 109 | 2437 | 106* | 33.38 | 140.54 | 2 | 7 | 92 | 2 October 2022 | [22] |
21 | Quinton de Kock | ![]() | 92 | 91 | 2584 | 100 | 31.51 | 138.32 | 1 | 16 | 71 | 4 October 2022 | [23] |
22 | Alex Hales | ![]() | 75 | 75 | 2074 | 116* | 30.95 | 138.35 | 1 | 12 | 74 | 10 November 2022 | [24] |
23 | Richie Berrington | ![]() | 94 | 85 | 2194 | 100 | 32.26 | 132.32 | 1 | 10 | 77 | 28 July 2023 | [25] |
24 | Andrew Balbirnie | ![]() | 110 | 106 | 2392 | 83 | 23.45 | 123.23 | 0 | 12 | 91 | 21 August 2023 | [26] |
25 | Virandeep Singh | ![]() | 78 | 77 | 2320 | 116* | 36.82 | 125.95 | 1 | 16 | 64 | 30 October 2023 | [27] |
26 | Suryakumar Yadav | ![]() | 71 | 68 | 2432 | 117 | 42.66 | 168.65 | 4 | 20 | 56 | 12 December 2023 | [28] |
27 | Mohammad Nabi | ![]() | 129 | 121 | 2165 | 89 | 22.31 | 136.16 | 0 | 6 | 109 | 19 February 2024 | [29] |
28 | Simon Ssesazi | ![]() | 82 | 80 | 2081 | 100* | 29.72 | 123.20 | 1 | 16 | 75 | 21 March 2024 | [30] |
29 | George Munsey | ![]() | 71 | 69 | 2006 | 132 | 31.34 | 143.38 | 2 | 11 | 69 | 15 June 2024 | [31] |
30 | Nicholas Pooran | ![]() | 95 | 87 | 2076 | 98 | 26.61 | 135.86 | 0 | 12 | 84 | 17 June 2024 | [32] |
31 | Sikandar Raza | ![]() | 91 | 87 | 2037 | 87 | 24.84 | 133.31 | 0 | 14 | 86 | 13 July 2024 | [33] |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Also played for World XI and those records have been included above.
References
- ^ a b c d "Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records / Fastest to 2000 runs". Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Batting records / Twenty20 Internationals / Cricinfo Statsguru / ESPNcricinfo.com".
- ^ "Brendon McCullum". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Martin Guptill". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Shoaib Malik". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Virat Kohli". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Rohit Sharma". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "David Warner". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Eoin Morgan". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Paul Stirling". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Mohammad Hafeez". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Aaron Finch". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Babar Azam". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Mohammad Shahazad". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Jos Buttler". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Kane Williamson". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Mahmudullah". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Glenn Maxwell". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Shakib Al Hasan". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Mohammad Rizwan". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "KL Rahul". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "David Miller". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Quinton de Kock". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Alex Hales". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Richie Berrington". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Andrew Balbirnie". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Virandeep Singh". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Suryakumar Yadav". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Mohammad Nabi". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Simon Ssesazi". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "George Munsey". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Nicholas Pooran". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Sikandar Raza". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2024.