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 was also the first player to score 1,000 runs. 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 is the fastest (52 innings) to reach the 2,000 run mark, surpassing India's Virat Kohli, who achieved the feat in 56 innings.[1] Currently the list of highest run-scorer is topped with Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Babar Azam. As of March 2024, 28 players have scored 2,000 runs in T20Is. Out of these 28 players, 4 players are from India and Pakistan, 3 from New Zealand, England and Australia, 2 from Bangladesh, South Africa, Ireland, and Afghanistan, and 1 from Malaysia, Scotland, and Uganda.

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 intervals and not on a daily basis.

Key edit

  • Mat. – denotes the number of matches played
  • Inn. – denotes the number of innings batted
  • HS – Highest score
  • 2KI – denotes the number of innings the player took to reach 2,000 runs
  • Date – denotes the date on which the player reached the 2,000 run mark
  • Bold text – denotes that the player is still active

Players with 2,000 or more T20I runs edit

Player list and statistics are updated as of April 2024.

2,000 or more runs in T20Is[2][1]
No. Player Country Mat. Inn. Runs HS Avg. S/R 100 50 2KI[1] Date[1] Ref
1 Brendon McCullum   New Zealand 71 70 2140 123 35.66 136.21 2 13 66 29 March 2014 [3]
2 Martin Guptill   New Zealand 122 118 3531 105 31.81 135.70 2 20 68 28 January 2018 [4]
3 Shoaib Malik [a]   Pakistan 124 111 2435 75 31.22 125.64 0 9 92 1 July 2018 [5]
4 Virat Kohli   India 117 109 4037 122* 51.75 138.15 1 37 56 3 July 2018 [6]
5 Rohit Sharma   India 151 143 3974 121* 31.79 139.97 5 29 77 8 July 2018 [7]
6 David Warner   Australia 103 103 3099 100* 33.68 142.67 1 26 73 11 January 2019 [8]
7 Eoin Morgan   England 115 107 2458 91 28.58 136.17 0 14 84 10 November 2019 [9]
8 Paul Stirling   Ireland 137 136 3491 115* 27.92 135.20 1 23 72 15 January 2020 [10]
9 Mohammad Hafeez   Pakistan 119 108 2514 99* 26.46 122.03 0 14 89 30 August 2020 [11]
10 Aaron Finch   Australia 103 103 3120 172 34.28 142.53 2 19 62 4 September 2020 [12]
11 Babar Azam   Pakistan 114 107 3823 122 41.10 129.41 3 34 52 25 April 2021 [13]
12 Mohammad Shahzad   Afghanistan 73 73 2048 118* 29.25 132.12 1 12 68 31 October 2021 [14]
13 Jos Buttler   England 114 105 2927 101* 34.84 144.61 1 22 78 1 November 2021 [15]
14 Kane Williamson   New Zealand 89 87 2547 95 33.96 123.64 0 18 72 14 November 2021 [16]
15 Mahmudullah   Bangladesh 127 117 2211 64* 24.03 118.80 0 7 107 5 March 2022 [17]
16 Glenn Maxwell   Australia 106 98 2468 145* 30.09 155.51 5 10 78 9 June 2022 [18]
17 Shakib Al Hasan   Bangladesh 117 116 2382 84 23.820 122.40 0 12 97 3 July 2022 [19]
18 KL Rahul   India 72 68 2265 110* 37.75 139.12 2 22 58 20 September 2022 [20]
19 Mohammad Rizwan   Pakistan 93 80 3048 104* 49.96 127.42 1 26 52 20 September 2022 [21]
20 David Miller[a]   South Africa 116 101 2268 106* 33.85 144.55 2 6 92 2 October 2022 [22]
21 Quinton de Kock   South Africa 80 79 2277 100 32.52 137.33 1 14 71 4 October 2022 [23]
22 Alex Hales   England 75 75 2074 116* 30.95 138.35 1 12 74 10 November 2022 [24]
23 Richie Berrington   Scotland 87 79 2040 100 31.87 132.20 1 10 77 28 July 2023 [25]
24 Andrew Balbirnie   Ireland 101 97 2170 83 23.33 124.49 0 10 91 21 August 2023 [26]
25 Virandeep Singh   Malaysia 78 77 2320 116* 36.82 125.95 1 16 64 30 October 2023 [27]
26 Suryakumar Yadav   India 60 57 2141 117 45.55 171.55 4 17 56 12 December 2023 [28]
27 Mohammad Nabi   Afghanistan 121 113 2109 89 22.92 138.75 0 6 109 19 February 2024 [29]
28 Simon Ssesazi   Uganda 78 76 2072 100 31.39 123.48 1 16 75 21 March 2024 [30]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Also played for World XI and those records have been included above.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Records / Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records / Fastest to 2000 runs". Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Batting records / Twenty20 Internationals / Cricinfo Statsguru / ESPNcricinfo.com".
  3. ^ "Brendon McCullum". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Martin Guptill". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Shoaib Malik". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Virat Kohli". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Rohit Sharma". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  8. ^ "David Warner". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Eoin Morgan". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Paul Stirling". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Mohammad Hafeez". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Aaron Finch". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Babar Azam". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Mohammad Shahazad". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Jos Buttler". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Kane Williamson". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Mahmudullah". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Glenn Maxwell". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  19. ^ "Shakib Al Hasan". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  20. ^ "KL Rahul". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Mohammad Rizwan". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  22. ^ "David Miller". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  23. ^ "Quinton de Kock". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  24. ^ "Alex Hales". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  25. ^ "Richie Berrington". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  26. ^ "Andrew Balbirnie". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  27. ^ "Virandeep Singh". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  28. ^ "Suryakumar Yadav". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  29. ^ "Mohammad Nabi". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  30. ^ "Simon Ssesazi". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 March 2024.