It is the dream of every batsman to end a World Cup as the leading run-scorer of the tournament. Not every batter manages to live up to the expectations, but there have been some great performers in the ICC T20 World Cup history.
The first ICC T20 World Cup happened in 2007, and in that competition, the batsman with the most runs was Australia’s, Matthew Hayden. The left-handed batsman scored 265 runs.
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Speaking of the leading run-scorer in T20 World Cup, the batsman with the most runs in a single edition of the T20 World Cup is India’s Virat Kohli who amassed 319 runs in the 2014 ICC T20 World Cup. Kohli will be one of the contenders for the most runs in T20 World Cup 2021, along with the likes of David Warner and Rohit Sharma.
Rules for Leading run-scorer in T20 World Cup 2022
- The award is given to the top run-scorer of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
- All matches of the ICC T20 World Cup, including the qualifying round, are considered to determine who is the batsman with the most runs.
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FAQs on Leading run-scorer in T20 World Cup 2022
1) Are matches of ICC T20 World Cup 2022 qualifying round counted for most runs?
Yes.
2) Who scored the most runs in ICC T20 World Cup 2021?
Babar Azam was the leading run-scorer in T20 World Cup 2021. He scored 303 runs in six matches in of the mega-event.
Leading run-scorers List for ICC T20 World Cup 2021
| Pos. | Player |
| Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | Babar Azam (PAK) |
| 6 | 303 | 60.6 | 126.25 | 28 | 5 |
| 2 | DA Warner (AUS) |
| 7 | 289 | 48.16 | 146.7 | 32 | 10 |
| 3 | Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) |
| 6 | 281 | 70.25 | 127.72 | 23 | 12 |
| 4 | JC Buttler (ENG) |
| 6 | 269 | 89.66 | 151.12 | 22 | 13 |
| 5 | KIC Asalanka (SL) |
| 6 | 231 | 46.2 | 147.13 | 23 | 9 |
| 6 | D Wiese (NAM) |
| 8 | 227 | 45.4 | 127.52 | 13 | 11 |
| 7 | P Nissanka (SL) |
| 8 | 221 | 27.62 | 117.55 | 19 | 5 |
| 8 | KS Williamson (NZ) |
| 7 | 216 | 43.2 | 115.5 | 20 | 5 |
| 9 | MJ Guptill (NZ) |
| 7 | 208 | 29.71 | 120.93 | 21 | 8 |
| 10 | DJ Mitchell (NZ) |
| 7 | 208 | 34.66 | 140.54 | 15 | 10 |
Leading run-scorers List for ICC T20 World Cup 2016
| Pos. | Player | Innings | Runs | AVG | SR | 4S | 6S |
| 1 | Tamim Iqbal | 6 | 295 | 73.75 | 142.51 | 24 | 14 |
| 2 | Virat Kohli | 5 | 273 | 136.5 | 146.77 | 29 | 5 |
| 3 | Joe Root | 6 | 249 | 49.8 | 146.47 | 24 | 7 |
| 4 | Mohammad Shahzad | 7 | 222 | 31.71 | 140.5 | 23 | 12 |
| 5 | Jos Buttler | 6 | 191 | 47.75 | 159.16 | 13 | 12 |
| 6 | Jason Roy | 6 | 183 | 30.5 | 148.78 | 22 | 7 |
| 7 | Marlon Samuels | 6 | 181 | 36.2 | 112.42 | 26 | 2 |
| 8 | Quinton de Kock | 4 | 153 | 38.25 | 142.99 | 18 | 6 |
| 9 | Sabbir Rahman | 7 | 147 | 24.5 | 123.52 | 17 | 4 |
| 10 | Usman Khawaja | 4 | 143 | 35.75 | 137.5 | 22 | 2 |
Leading run-scorers List for ICC T20 World Cup 2014
| Pos. | Player | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | V Kohli | 6 | 319 | 106.33 | 129.14 | 24 | 10 |
| 2 | TLW Cooper | 7 | 231 | 57.75 | 137.5 | 22 | 10 |
| 3 | SJ Myburgh | 7 | 224 | 32 | 154.48 | 26 | 13 |
| 4 | RG Sharma | 6 | 200 | 40 | 123.45 | 19 | 6 |
| 5 | JP Duminy | 5 | 187 | 62.33 | 140.6 | 14 | 8 |
| 6 | Shakib Al Hasan | 7 | 186 | 37.2 | 129.16 | 15 | 9 |
| 7 | HM Amla | 5 | 185 | 37 | 131.2 | 21 | 3 |
| 8 | Anamul Haque | 7 | 184 | 30.66 | 118.7 | 22 | 8 |
| 9 | AD Hales | 4 | 166 | 55.33 | 158.09 | 19 | 7 |
| 10 | AJ Finch | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 130.57 | 17 | 7 |
Leading run-scorers List for ICC T20 World Cup 2012
| Pos. | Player | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | SR Watson | 6 | 249 | 49.8 | 150 | 19 | 15 |
| 2 | DPMD Jayawardene | 7 | 243 | 40.5 | 116.26 | 29 | 5 |
| 3 | MN Samuels | 6 | 230 | 38.33 | 132.94 | 14 | 15 |
| 4 | CH Gayle | 6 | 222 | 44.4 | 150 | 19 | 16 |
| 5 | BB McCullum | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 159.39 | 20 | 10 |
| 6 | LJ Wright | 5 | 193 | 48.25 | 169.29 | 14 | 13 |
| 7 | V Kohli | 5 | 185 | 46.25 | 122.51 | 20 | 4 |
| 8 | TM Dilshan | 7 | 179 | 25.57 | 120.94 | 17 | 4 |
| 9 | KC Sangakkara | 7 | 170 | 28.33 | 126.86 | 18 | 1 |
| 10 | Mohammad Hafeez | 6 | 164 | 27.33 | 98.2 | 15 | 4 |
Leading run-scorers List for ICC T20 World Cup 2010
| Pos. | Player | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | TM Dilshan | 9 | 500 | 62.5 | 90.74 | 61 | 4 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 9 | 482 | 53.55 | 91.98 | 52 | 8 |
| 3 | KC Sangakkara | 8 | 465 | 93 | 83.78 | 44 | 5 |
| 4 | IJL Trott | 7 | 422 | 60.28 | 80.84 | 28 | 0 |
| 5 | WU Tharanga | 9 | 395 | 56.42 | 83.68 | 52 | 2 |
| 6 | G Gambhir | 9 | 393 | 43.66 | 85.06 | 37 | 0 |
| 7 | V Sehwag | 8 | 380 | 47.5 | 122.58 | 49 | 7 |
| 8 | Yuvraj Singh | 8 | 362 | 90.5 | 86.19 | 39 | 3 |
| 9 | AB de Villiers | 5 | 353 | 88.25 | 108.28 | 31 | 7 |
| 10 | AJ Strauss | 7 | 334 | 47.71 | 93.55 | 34 | 3 |
Leading run-scorers List for ICC T20 World Cup 2009
| Pos. | Player | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | TM Dilshan | 7 | 317 | 52.83 | 144.74 | 46 | 3 |
| 2 | JH Kallis | 5 | 238 | 59.5 | 126.59 | 28 | 4 |
| 3 | CH Gayle | 5 | 193 | 48.25 | 134.02 | 21 | 8 |
| 4 | Kamran Akmal | 7 | 188 | 26.85 | 125.33 | 15 | 7 |
| 5 | AB de Villiers | 6 | 186 | 37.2 | 155 | 16 | 6 |
| 6 | ST Jayasuriya | 7 | 177 | 25.28 | 115.68 | 22 | 5 |
| 7 | KC Sangakkara | 7 | 177 | 35.4 | 108.58 | 15 | 2 |
| 8 | Shahid Afridi | 7 | 176 | 35.2 | 140.8 | 16 | 3 |
| 9 | Younis Khan | 6 | 172 | 57.33 | 139.83 | 11 | 3 |
| 10 | KP Pietersen | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 152.47 | 19 | 4 |
Leading run-scorers List for ICC T20 World Cup 2007
| Pos. | Player | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | ML Hayden | 6 | 265 | 88.33 | 144.8 | 32 | 10 |
| 2 | G Gambhir | 6 | 227 | 37.83 | 129.71 | 27 | 5 |
| 3 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 7 | 218 | 54.5 | 139.74 | 18 | 9 |
| 4 | Shoaib Malik | 7 | 195 | 39 | 126.62 | 15 | 5 |
| 5 | KP Pietersen | 5 | 178 | 35.6 | 161.81 | 17 | 6 |
| 6 | JM Kemp | 5 | 173 | 86.5 | 139.51 | 13 | 10 |
| 7 | AC Gilchrist | 6 | 169 | 33.8 | 150.89 | 17 | 7 |
| 8 | CD McMillan | 5 | 163 | 40.75 | 181.11 | 7 | 13 |
| 9 | Aftab Ahmed | 5 | 162 | 40.5 | 129.6 | 18 | 3 |
| 10 | DPMD Jayawardene | 5 | 159 | 39.75 | 152.88 | 16 | 4 |
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