The first T-20 match was held in 2005 and since then there have many players like Brendon McCullum, Chris Gayle, David Warner has scored many runs for their country. T-20 is meant for big hitters, but players having cricket shots have been successful as well in the shortest form of the game.
The batsmen must have the skill of hitting sixes out of the ground, defend and steal singles according to the need of the hour and pace his innings accordingly. Nowadays the batsmen are able to create pressure on the bowlers and any target is easily achievable
The batsmen in T-20 are not afraid of hitting innovative strokes and play fearless cricket. The pitches in T-20 cricket are also favourable for batting which results in big scores. Batsmen are successful in T-20 which can hit innovative strokes like paddle sweep, reverse sweep, uppercut to the fast bowlers, switch hit to the spinners. Here we look at the top 10 batsman with runs in T-20 cricket.
|
S No |
Player name |
Span |
Matches |
Runs |
Highest score |
Average |
Strike rate |
Country |
50/100 |
|
1 |
Brendon McCullum |
2005-2015 |
71 |
2140 |
123 |
35.66 |
136.21 |
New Zealand |
2/13 |
|
2 |
Mahela Jayewardene |
2006-2014 |
55 |
1493 |
100 |
31.76 |
133.18 |
Sri Lanka |
1/9 |
|
3 |
TM Dilshan |
2006-2015 |
64 |
1482 |
104* |
27.96 |
119.61 |
Sri Lanka |
1/9 |
|
4 |
David Warner |
2009-15 |
53 |
1448 |
90* |
28.96 |
138.43 |
Australia |
0/11 |
|
5 |
JP Duminy |
2007-15 |
61 |
1430 |
96* |
35.75 |
121.80 |
South Africa |
0/7 |
|
6 |
Martin Guptill |
2009-15 |
52 |
1414 |
101* |
32.13 |
123.38 |
NewZealand |
1/6 |
|
7 |
Chris Gayle |
2006-15 |
45 |
1406 |
117 |
35.15 |
142.59 |
West Indies |
1/13 |
|
8 |
Kumar Sangakkara |
2006-14 |
56 |
1382 |
78 |
31.40 |
119.55 |
Sri Lanka |
0/8 |
|
9 |
Mohammad Hafeez |
2006-15 |
64 |
1382 |
86 |
23.42 |
115.35 |
Pakistan |
0/7 |
|
10 |
Umar Akmal |
2009-15 |
63 |
1343 |
94 |
26.86 |
123.77 |
Pakistan |
0/6 |