List of players who have scored 2,000 or more runs in Twenty20 International cricket

Scoring over 2,000 runs in T20I format of cricket is considered a significant achievement. In 2014, New Zealand batsman Brendon McCullum became the first batsman to score 2,000 runs in T20I. He was also the first player to score 1,000 runs. He retired as the most prolific run scorer in Twenty20 International (T20Is), with a total of 2140 runs in June 2015. The record lasted for almost another 3 years until it was broken by his teammate Martin Guptill in February 2018.

For list of players in women's Twenty20 International cricket, see List of players who have scored 2,000 or more runs in Women's Twenty20 International cricket.

In terms of innings, Pakistan's Babar Azam is the fastest (52 innings) to reach the 2,000 run mark, surpassing India's Virat Kohli, who achieved the feat in 56 innings.[1] Currently the list of highest run-scorer is topped with Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Martin Guptill. As of June 2022, sixteen players—from 8 teams that are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) have scored 2,000 runs in T20Is. Out of these 18 players, 3 players are from New Zealand, 2 from England,4 from Pakistan,3from India, and 2 from Australia, and 1 from Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Ireland and South Africa.

This list contains all the players who have scored 2,000 runs in T20I. By default, the list is sorted in order of the day the feat is achieved. Overall career scores of these players will be updated on regular intervals and not on a daily basis.

Key
  • Mat. – denotes the number of matches played
  • Inn. – denotes the number of innings batted
  • HS – Highest score
  • 2KI – denotes the number of innings the player took to reach 2,000 runs
  • Date – denotes the date on which the player reached the 2,000 run mark
  • Bold text – denotes that the player is still active

Players with 2,000 or more T20I runs

Player list and statistics are updated as of 28 July 2023.

2,000 or more runs in T20Is[2]
No. Player Country Mat. Inn. Runs HS Avg. S/R 100 50 2KI[1] Date[1] Ref
1 Brendon McCullum New Zealand7170214012335.66136.212136629 March 2014[3]
2 Martin Guptill New Zealand122118353110531.81135.702206828 January 2018[4]
3 Shoaib Malik [lower-alpha 1] Pakistan12411124357531.22125.6409921 July 2018[5]
4 Virat Kohli India1151074008122*52.73137.96137563 July 2018[6]
5 Rohit Sharma India142140385311831.32139.24429778 July 2018[7]
6 David Warner Australia99992894100*32.88141.301247311 January 2019[8]
7 Eoin Morgan England11510724589128.58136.170148410 November 2019[9]
8 Paul Stirling Ireland1281273376115*29.10135.901237215 January 2020[10]
9 Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan119108251499*26.46122.030148930 August 2020[11]
10 Aaron Finch Australia103103312017234.28142.53219624 September 2020[12]
11 Babar Azam Pakistan10498348512241.48128.403305225 April 2021[13]
12 Mohammad Shahzad Afghanistan70702015118*30.07133.621126831 October 2021[14]
13 Jos Buttler England106982713101*34.78144.07120781 November 2021[15]
14 Kane Williamson New Zealand878524649533.29123.010177214 November 2021[16]
15 Mahmudullah  Bangladesh121113212264*23.57117.30061075 March 2022[17]
16 Glenn Maxwell Australia98902159145*28.40150.97310789 June 2022[18]
17 Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh11711623828423.820122.40012973 July 2022[19]
18 KL Rahul India72682265110*37.75139.122225820 September 2022[20]
19 Mohammad Rizwan Pakistan85732797104*49.07127.301255220 September 2022[21]
20 David Miller[lower-alpha 1] South Africa114992216106*34.09144.6426922 October 2022[22]
21 Quinton de Kock South Africa8079227710032.52137.33114714 October 2022[23]
22 Alex Hales England75752074116*30.95138.351127410 November 2022[24]
23 Richie Berrington Scotland8577203210032.77132.461107728 July 2023[25]

See also

Notes
  1. Also played for World XI and those records have been included above.

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