Joe Root (England) – 249 runs
Star English cricketer Joe Root performed impressively during the 2016 T20 World Cup and his bat was an important factor for England to reach the final and finish as the runners-up. In that tournament, Root scored 249 runs in six innings with an average of 49.80 and strike-rate of 146.47.
Root hit two half-centuries in that tournament. His first half-century in that tournament was against South Africa at Mumbai on 18th March 2016 during the Super 10 Stage of the tournament where his 83 runs off 44 balls (6 fours and 4 sixes) helped the English team to successfully chase down the 230 runs target in 19.4 overs (230/8).
In the final of that tournament against West Indies, Root scored crucial 54 runs off 36 balls (7 fours). While England scored 155/9 (20 overs) in the first innings of that game, they just missed out to win that trophy as the Caribbean team snatched a thrilling victory in the final over of that game (161/6 in 19.4 overs).