For Babar Azam, the T20 World Cup 2024 is a tournament he will try to forget as soon as possible. As the entire Pakistan unit failed to perform according to their potential and expectations. As failing to succeed in the group stage.
However, one individual record Babar Azam will carry with him, is the scoring the most runs as a skipper in the T20 World Cup. With his 32 runs in the last group stage match against Ireland in the T20 World Cup. He has now 549 runs in 17 innings, surpassing India’s cricket legend MS Dhoni. Let’s first take a detailed look at the stats and see who, apart from Babar Azam and MS Dhoni, is dominating the list with their top-notch batting performances.
Most runs as captain in T20 WCs:
| Captains | Runs | Innings |
| Babar Azam | 549 | 17 |
| MS Dhoni | 529 | 29 |
| Kane Williamson | 527 | 19 |
| M Jayawardene | 360 | 11 |
| Graeme Smith | 352 | 16 |
MS Dhoni slips to second place
As mentioned, after ruling the list for many years, ICC trophy ‘collector’ MS Dhoni. Who has 529 runs in just 29 games, has now been replaced by Babar Azam. Azam took just 17 innings to surpass the Indian legend. With an average of 34.47 and a relatively low strike rate of 112.64, he has managed to surpass him. It will be interesting to see how long he can sustain his name in the top spot.
Few other greats charming the list
Apart from MS Dhoni and Babar Azam, captains like Kane Williamson, Mahela Jayawardene, and Graeme Smith, who have done wonders for their respective teams by contributing with the bat, are also dominating the list. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is in third place on this list. Williamson has played 19 innings so far in the T20 World Cup and scored 527 runs. Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene is in fourth place. Jayawardene led Sri Lanka and scored 360 runs in 11 innings during the T20 World Cup. At the same time, in fifth place is South Africa’s Graeme Smith, who, as captain, scored 352 runs in 16 innings in the T20 World Cup.
