Most T20 Runs – ICC T20 World Cup 2022 – Virat Kohli smashed a stunning half-century to set the record straight at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday. Coming into the bat early after the loss of Kl Rahul, Kohli stitched a fine partnership with Hardik Pandya to keep India in the game. In the process, the 33-year-old went past Rohit Sharma to become the most prolific run scorer in T20I history. Follow India vs Pakistan Highlights and T20 World Cup LIVE updates on Insidesport.IN
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Most T20 runs: Virat Kohli BREAKS BIG T20I record, goes past Rohit Sharma in style at MCG vs Pakistan to take back CROWN – Check out
Virat Kohli smashed a fine half-century to keep India in the hunt in a stunning fighting innings on Sunday. The 33-year-old took his time initially before taking the attack to the opposition at the MCG. He in the process went past Rohit Sharma’s tally, to become the leading run-getter in the format.
Most runs in T20Is
Player | Span | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 |
V Kohli (INDIA) | 2010-2022 | 110* | 3773 | 122* | 51.68 | 137.95 | 1 | 34 |
RG Sharma (INDIA) | 2007-2022 | 143* | 3741 | 118 | 31.7 | 140.37 | 4 | 28 |
MJ Guptill (NZ) | 2009-2022 | 122 | 3531 | 105 | 31.81 | 135.7 | 2 | 20 |
Babar Azam (PAK) | 2016-2022 | 93* | 3231 | 122 | 43.08 | 129.6 | 2 | 29 |
PR Stirling (IRE) | 2009-2022 | 118 | 3119 | 115* | 28.87 | 134.55 | 1 | 21 |
Most T20 runs: Virat Kohli BREAKS BIG T20I record, goes past Rohit Sharma in style at MCG vs Pakistan to take back CROWN – Check out
In the match, Virat turned back the clock to display shades of his older self, scoring unbeaten 82 off 53 balls with six fours and four sixes. His knock helped his side clinch a memorable win over their arch-rivals. In 110 appearances and 102 innings in the shortest format, Kohli has 3,794 runs at an average of 51.97.
One century and 34 half-centuries have been scored by the batter in this format, with the best score of 122* which came recently in the Asia Cup against Afghanistan. Behind him in the T20I run charts are compatriot and skipper Rohit Sharma (3,741), New Zealand veteran Martin Guptill (3,531), Pakistan star batter Babar Azam (3,231) and Irish veteran Paul Stirling (3,119).