ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Most Runs and Wickets After the New Zealand vs South Africa Match

The T20 World Cup 2026 has assembled many top cricketers in the tournament. The competition to achieve the most runs and wickets is getting interesting. This is the 10th edition of the T20 World Cup, which is being hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Matches are being played in different venues in the subcontinent.

Canada’s Yuvraj Samra made 110 runs against New Zealand in the group stage of the tournament. It was the highest run-score in the tournament so far. He is the youngest player to achieve a century in the T20 World Cup at the age of 19 years. Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka made an unbeaten 100 against Australia, which was the first century of the tournament.

The player with the highest runs is from Pakistan and is named Sahibzada Farhan. He has 383 runs in 7 games and surpassed Virat Kohli’s record of 319 runs in one edition of the T20 World Cup in 2014. He also hit two centuries in the tournament against Namibia and Sri Lanka. He became the first player to score two centuries in one edition of the T20 World Cup. He is also the second player after Chris Gayle to score multiple centuries in the tournament.

The bowler with the best bowling figures is from the West Indies and is named Romario Shepherd. He took 5 wickets for 20 runs against Scotland. The player with the highest number of wickets is from the USA and is named Shadley van Schalkwyk. He has 13 wickets in 4 games. The race will become even more exciting as more games are played.

ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Most Runs

Rank	Player	Country	Runs	Matches	Innings
1	Sahibzada Farhan	Pakistan	383	7	6
2	Brian Bennett	Zimbabwe	292	6	6
3	Finn Allen	New Zealand	289	8	7
4	Aiden Markram	South Africa	286	8	8
5	Tim Seifert	New Zealand	274	8	7

ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Most Wickets

Rank	Player	Country	Wickets	Matches
1	Shadley van Schalkwyk	USA	13	4
2	Blessing Muzarabani	Zimbabwe	13	6
3	Lungi Ngidi	South Africa	12	7
4	Varun Chakaravarthy	India	12	7
5	Rachin Ravindra	New Zealand	11	8