Top 5 Players With The Most T20I Runs After 100 Innings
Babar Azam and Virat Kohli (X.com)
The T20I cricket is turning out to be one pinnacle format in modern-day cricket. There are very few players who have been able to reign the shortest format of the game considering the intensity and skill set it requires. And those who have actually been ruling the T20I format ever since they stepped onto the field for their respective nations, are an exclusive set of players.
In the 2024 T20I series against New Zealand, Babar Azam from Pakistan completed 100 T20I innings and has climbed up to the second spot, when it comes to the most runs scored after 100 T20I innings.
With the players making monumental achievements in the shortest form of the game, we at OneCricket bring you the batters who have been creating havoc with their performances for a long time now.
Let's have a look at the top 5 players with the most runs after 100 T20I innings.
Virat Kohli - 3663 Runs
Virat Kohli (X.com)
How can Virat Kohli not be a part of any record which considers runs in international cricket? The right-hander is the only batter to have scored over 4000 T20I runs and is ruling the chart of the most runs in the shortest format as well. And when it comes to most runs in T20Is after 100 T20I innings, Kohli was at 3663 runs, which is the highest and might remain the highest for a long time.
In just 108 T20I innings, Virat has managed to score 4037 runs and is still penalising the bowlers with his performances at the greatest level. Since his debut in 2010, Virat has crossed the fifty-run mark 38 times. Not only he tops the chart, but has also played with a blistering strike rate of 137.71.
Babar Azam - 3608 Runs
Babar Azam (X.com)
Babar Azam is turning out to be one of the greatest batters produced by the Pakistan team. The right-hander is continuing to excel in each format of the game and has made it to the second spot after his 66-run knock which came off in 43 deliveries against New Zealand in his 100th innings. He fell short of a few runs from breaking Virat Kohli's record for most runs after 100 T20I innings.
He has also led the Pakistan team to the final of the T20 World Cup 2021 and the semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2022. Featuring in 106 games for the Pakistan team, Babar has managed to score three centuries and 32 half-centuries in the shortest format and that too with a brisk strike rate of 129.23.
Aaron Finch - 3013 Runs
Aaron Finch (X.com)
Aaron Finch, one of Australia's greatest white-ball batters comes third on the list of batters with the most runs after 100 T20I innings with 3013 runs. Not only did he win matches for the Australian team, but also led the team to win the T20I World Cup 2021. Undoubtedly, he was one of the most fearless batters in the shortest format of the game.
In 103 T20I innings, Finch went on to score 3120 runs throughout his T20I career, including a couple of centuries and 19 half-centuries with a fiery striking rate of 142.53. Finch also holds the record for the highest runs in a T20I innings for his 172-run knock, which came against Zimbabwe in 2018.
Martin Guptill - 2976 Runs
Martin Guptill (X.com)
The Kiwi opener, Martin Guptill was nothing short of a foremost batter on the New Zealand side when it comes to the shortest format of the game. Ever since he made his debut for the New Zealand team, he was a force to reckon with and one of the batters who knows how to play long that too with a high strike rate.
After 100 T20I innings, Guptill had scored 2976 runs in the shortest format with a strike rate of 136.20. The last T20I game he played was his 122nd game and 118th innings. Summing up his T20I career, the right-hander amassed 3537 runs including two centuries and 20 half-centuries with an amazing average of over 31.
Rohit Sharma - 2773 Runs
Rohit Sharma (X.com)
One of the best timers of the ball, Rohit Sharma comes fifth on the list of most runs after 100 T20I innings with 2773 runs. The Indian captain Rohit Sharma recently became the first ever men's cricketer to feature in the 150 T20I games. In the shortest format, Rohit is the second-highest scorer at the international level after Virat Kohli.
With 3853 T20I runs in 150 games so far, Rohit has been a match-winner for the Indian team throughout the course of his career. He also holds the record for smashing the most number of T20I centuries and also the record for smashing the most sixes in the shortest format. In the T20 World Cup 2022, he led the Indian team to the semifinal and will be seen leading at the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 as well.
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