Runs Scored by Top 5 Batters in an edition of a T20 World Cup | Check Out Names


5 batters most WCT20 Runs: David Warner was awarded the Man of the Series in T20 World Cup 2021, for scoring 289 runs! Here are top 5 batters with most runs scored in a single edition of the T20 World Cup!

#5 – Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh)

The southpaw from Bangladesh scored 295 runs in the 2016 edition, averaging 73.75 and striking at 142.51 while doing so!

#4 – Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)

The Sri Lankan legend went on an absolute tear in the 2010 edition, scoring 302 runs in 6 innings. He averaged 60.40 and had a strike rate of 159.79 to go with it!

#3 – Babar Azam (Pakistan)

The current skipper of Pakistan has had a brilliant tournament in the 2021 edition. He amassed 303 runs in 6 innings, averaging 60.60 while doing so!

He would have loved the trophy with this feat, but it wasn’t meant to be.

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#2 – TM Dilshan (Sri Lanka)

Another Sri Lankan appears on this list. Dilshan amassed 317 runs in the 2009 season in 7 innings. His average was 52.83 and a strike rate of 144.75 to go with it!

The team fell short at the final step to Pakistan.

#1 – Virat Kohli (India)

Kohli scored 319 runs in 6 innings of the 2014 edition! His average was a whopping 106.33 and his strike rate of 129.15 was a pretty healthy one as well.

However, India lost in the final to Sri Lanka.

So these are the 5 batters with most runs in a single edition of the T20 World Cup!