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Most Runs By an Indian Captain In A 5 Match T20I Series

Abhinav Tyagi

Shubman Gill Shines against Zimbabwe- (X.com)Shubman Gill Shines against Zimbabwe- (X.com)

On Sunday, July 14, India beat Zimbabwe by 42 runs in the fifth and final T20I game to win the series 4-1. The Men in Blue lost the first game of the tour but the Second-string side bounced back to win four games in a trot. 

It was a debut series for Shubman Gill as India's captain, and the right-hand batter did a great job with the bat as well. Gill ended the tour as the leading run-getter with 170 runs in five games, which includes two straight fifty-plus knocks in the fourth and fifth T20I. 

With the impressive show against Zimbabwe, Gill entered the history books as he registered his name in the list of the top three Indian captains with the most runs in a bilateral series. 

Let's look at the list of Indian captains with the most runs in a five-match T20I series.

3. Suryakumar Yadav - 144 vs Australia, 2023

Suryakumar Yadav Shone for India vs AUS- (X.com)Suryakumar Yadav Shone for India vs AUS- (X.com)

Right after the heartbreak in the 2023 World Cup, India hosted Australia for a five-match T20I series. It was an easy series for the Men in Blue as they won the series 4-1 under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav.

SKY was excellent with the bat as he scored 144 runs in five matches which included an 80-run knock in the opening game in Vishakhapatnam.

2. Shubman Gill - 170 vs Zimbabwe, 2024

Shubman Gill show vs Zimbabwe- (X.com)Shubman Gill show vs Zimbabwe- (X.com)

Gill surpassed SKY in this series to be placed second on the list of most runs by an Indian captain in a five-match T20I series. The right-hand batter got off to a concerning start in this series with the bat but bounced back with back-to-back fifties in the fourth and fifth matches. 

1. Virat Kohli - 231 vs England, 2021

Virat Kohli's impressive show vs England - (X.com)Virat Kohli's impressive show vs England - (X.com)

Former India captain Virat Kohli tops the list as the RCB star batter is the only Indian skipper to score 200+ runs in a five-match T20I series. 

Virat scripted this feat against England when the Three Lions toured India in March 2021. Surprisingly, Kohli started the series with a duck but then scored three fifty-plus scores. 

His most important inning came in the last T20I when he scored an unbeaten 80 to help India seal the series 3-2.