T20 World Cup Top Scorer: Virat Kohli has won the player of the tournament award of the competition twice, i.e. in 2014 and 2016.
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will take place from June 2 to 29 in the United States of America (USA) and West Indies. With 20 teams participating in the shortest international format, many batting records are expected to be broken in the upcoming competition. On that note, here’s a look at the top 10 runners in tournament history. (Image source: CCI)
1: Virat Kohli: Matches: 27, Innings: 25, Runs: 1141, Highest Score: 89*, Average: 81.50, Strike Rate: 131.30, Centuries: 0, Fifties: 14, Ducks: 0, Balls Faced: 869 , four: 103, six: 28 (Image source: Reuters)
2: Mahela Jayawardene: Matches: 31, Innings: 31, Runs: 1016, Highest Score: 100, Average: 39.07, Strike Rate: 134.74, Centuries: 1, Fifties: 6, Ducks: 1, Balls Faced: 754, four: 111, six: 25. (Image source: CCI)
3: Chris Gayle: Matches: 33, Innings: 31, Runs: 965, Highest Score: 117, Average: 34.46, Strike Rate: 142.75, Centuries: 2, Fifties: 7, Ducks: 1, Faced Balls: 676, four: 78, six: 63. (Image source: CCI)
4: Rohit Sharma: Matches: 39, Innings: 36, Runs: 963, Highest Score: 79*, Average: 34.39, Strike Rate: 127.88, Centuries: 0, Fifties: 9, Ducks: 1, Balls Faced: 753 , four: 91, six: 35 (Image source: Reuters)
5: Tillakaratne Dilshan: Matches: 35, Innings: 34, Runs: 897, Highest Score: 96*, Average: 30.93, Strike Rate: 124.06, Centuries: 0, Fifties: 6, Ducks: 5, Balls Faced: 723 , four: 101, six: 20 (Image source: Reuters)
6: David Warner: Matches: 34, Innings: 34, Runs: 806, Highest Score: 89*, Average: 25.18, Strike Rate: 133.22, Centuries: 0, Fifties: 6, Ducks: 2, Balls Faced: 605 , four: 86, six: 31 (Image source: Reuters)
7: Jos Butler: Matches: 27, Innings: 27, Runs: 799, Highest Score: 101*, Average: 42.05, Strike Rate: 144.48, Centuries: 1, Fifties: 4, Ducks: 1, Balls Faced: 553 , four: 69, six: 33 (Image source: Reuters)
8: Shakib al Hasan: Matches: 36, Innings: 36, Runs: 742, Highest Score: 84, Average: 23.93, Strike Rate: 122.44, Centuries: 0, Fifties: 3, Ducks: 2, Faced Balls: 606, four: 62, six: 23. (Image source: Reuters)
9: AB de Villiers: Matches: 30, Innings: 29, Runs: 717, Highest Score: 79*, Average: 29.87, Strike Rate: 143.40, Centuries: 0, Fifties: 5, Ducks: 0, Balls Faced: 500 , four: 51, six: 30 (Image source: AP)
10: Kane Williamson: Matches: 25, Innings: 24, Runs: 699, Highest Score: 85, Average: 33.28, Strike Rate: 113.84, Centuries: 0, Fifties: 3, Ducks: 1, Faced Balls: 614, four: 68, six: 14. (Image source: Reuters)
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