Most Runs in T20

Most Runs in T20 is the definitive metric for evaluating a batter's sustained output and aggressive intent in the high-octane 20-over format. This record is typically analyzed across two categories: All T20s (including global franchise leagues) and T20 Internationals (T20I).
In the all-time global standings, West Indian legend Chris Gayle remains the undisputed king with 14,562 runs, a testament to his raw power and pioneering role in the T20 revolution. In the international arena (T20I), as of 2026, the mantle is held by Indian icons Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, both having surpassed the 4,000-run milestone. This statistic represents more than just longevity; it highlights a batter's ability to manipulate fields and maintain a high strike rate under immense pressure. In the modern era, total runs serve as a benchmark for "batting impact," where consistency meets the relentless demand for boundary-hitting in the shortest format of the game.

RANK 1

Chris Gayle

Runs

14562

AVG

36.22

RANK 2

Kieron Pollard

Runs

14482

AVG

31.62

RANK 3

Alex Hales

Runs

14449

AVG

29.91

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	BF	HS	AVG	SR	Not Out	4s	6s	50s	100s
1	Chris Gayle WI	463	455	14562	10060	175	36.22	144.75	53	1132	1056	88	22
2	Kieron Pollard	735	652	14482	9593	104	31.62	150.96	194	898	982	67	1
3	Alex Hales	528	523	14449	9998	119	29.91	144.51	40	1560	595	92	7
4	David Warner AUS	438	437	14195	10099	135	37.06	140.55	54	1454	501	117	10
5	Jos Buttler ENG	499	470	14051	9604	124	34.95	146.3	68	1287	602	100	8
6	Virat Kohli IND	420	403	13790	10213	122	42.04	135.02	75	1238	443	107	9
7	Shoaib Malik	557	515	13571	10665	95	35.99	127.24	138	1059	422	83	0
8	James Vince	471	459	13118	9664	129	31.83	135.74	47	1478	328	84	7
9	Quinton De Kock SA	442	428	12454	8937	140	31.44	139.35	32	1240	529	82	9
10	Babar Azam PAK	357	344	12390	9621	122	42.72	128.78	54	1293	235	101	12
11	Rohit Sharma IND	467	454	12385	9141	121	30.96	135.48	54	1123	555	83	8
12	Faf du Plessis SA	431	407	12041	8775	120	32.8	137.21	40	1090	457	83	8
13	David Miller SA	563	511	11986	8642	120	35.35	138.69	172	855	547	52	4
14	Colin Munro	463	444	11822	8355	120	30	141.49	50	1018	582	72	6
15	Aaron Finch	387	380	11458	8293	172	33.6	138.16	39	1095	452	77	8
16	Glenn Maxwell AUS	507	471	11011	7146	154	27.39	154.08	69	917	573	58	8
17	Dawid Malan	393	386	10801	8316	117	32.92	129.88	58	1060	351	75	5
18	Jason Roy	421	413	10733	7676	145	27.1	139.82	17	1176	394	70	6
19	Nicholas Pooran	451	424	10453	7111	108	29.52	146.99	70	696	716	63	4
20	Martin Guptill NZ	359	347	9997	7658	120	31.53	130.54	30	866	453	59	6
21	Ravi Bopara	494	453	9948	8063	108	28.1	123.37	99	777	307	50	3
22	Brendon McCullum	370	364	9922	7269	158	29.97	136.49	33	924	485	55	7
23	Rilee Rossouw	398	382	9870	6808	121	29.63	144.97	49	952	424	57	9
24	Shikhar Dhawan	334	331	9797	7816	106	32.98	125.34	34	1108	228	70	2
25	Andre Russell	590	508	9636	5749	121	26.18	167.61	140	635	784	34	2
26	Surya Kumar Yadav IND	367	341	9615	6303	117	34.83	152.54	65	952	423	64	6
27	AB de Villiers	340	320	9424	6277	133	37.24	150.13	67	753	436	69	4
28	Paul Stirling IRE	390	385	9073	6438	119	24.72	140.92	18	1044	375	56	3
29	Mohammad Rizwan PAK	312	281	9039	7226	110	41.08	125.08	61	804	245	71	3
30	Colin Ingram	377	364	9010	6504	127	28.33	138.53	46	818	398	53	4
31	Fakhar Zaman PAK	340	327	8978	6610	115	28.68	135.82	14	893	347	61	4
32	Shane Watson	343	335	8821	6378	124	29.3	138.3	34	785	467	53	6
33	Chris Lynn	306	298	8704	6052	113	32.59	143.82	31	772	459	57	6
34	Sanju Samson IND	337	320	8693	6228	119	30.93	139.57	39	736	411	54	8
35	Suresh Raina	336	319	8654	6296	126	32.17	137.45	50	779	325	53	4
36	Reeza Hendricks SA	302	283	8584	6708	117	34.61	127.96	35	805	254	66	5
37	Andre Fletcher	342	334	8553	6958	118	28.6	122.92	35	728	393	46	5
38	Luke Wright	344	320	8526	5970	153	29.19	142.81	28	904	301	46	7
39	Phil Salt ENG	338	328	8514	5487	141	28	155.16	24	883	358	55	4
40	Johnson Charles WI	333	325	8402	6300	119	26.84	133.36	12	804	421	48	4
41	KL Rahul IND	245	232	8330	6067	132	42.28	137.3	35	715	342	70	7
42	Tamim Iqbal BAN	281	280	8283	6836	141	32.86	121.16	28	868	256	55	4
43	Moeen Ali	429	384	7990	5834	121	23.7	136.95	47	651	416	37	3
44	Mohammad Hafeez	374	348	7946	6426	102	25.79	123.65	40	804	252	43	2
45	Dwayne Smith	337	327	7870	6176	110	26.23	127.42	27	759	375	47	5
46	Shakib Al Hasan BAN	470	429	7805	6251	89	21.2	124.86	61	725	223	34	0
47	Ajinkya Rahane	301	284	7785	6142	105	30.41	126.75	28	774	205	55	2
48	Eoin Morgan	374	350	7780	5912	91	26.02	131.59	51	584	367	38	0
49	Lendl Simmons	292	288	7756	6507	116	29.83	119.19	28	713	345	59	2
50	Sam Billings	405	380	7712	5778	106	24.1	133.47	60	662	249	38	1
51	Liam Livingstone ENG	342	316	7687	5327	103	27.85	144.3	40	490	479	40	2
52	MS Dhoni	405	355	7628	5624	84	37.57	135.63	152	529	350	28	0
53	Ryan ten Doeschate	382	339	7597	5688	121	29.33	133.56	80	463	310	34	2
54	Dinesh Karthik	415	367	7557	5538	97	26.79	136.45	85	729	261	35	0
55	Kane Williamson NZ	293	279	7454	6037	101	31.71	123.47	44	687	193	51	1
56	Tim Seifert NZ	319	294	7431	5444	125	28.8	136.49	36	696	324	38	5
57	Brad Hodge	277	261	7406	5641	106	36.84	131.28	60	709	248	48	2
58	Laurie Evans	351	318	7400	5322	118	29.36	139.04	66	648	287	44	3
59	Devon Conway NZ	241	230	7398	5732	105	39.56	129.06	43	778	185	58	2
60	Glenn Phillips NZ	292	269	7348	5206	116	32.08	141.14	40	549	388	47	5
61	Marcus Stoinis AUS	370	328	7335	5317	147	29.69	137.95	81	603	324	38	2
62	Rassie van der Dussen SA	254	242	7295	5554	112	36.84	131.34	44	508	326	45	5
63	Robin Uthappa	291	282	7272	5464	92	28.18	133.08	24	720	267	42	0
64	Sikandar Raza ZIM	358	333	7230	5329	133	25.63	135.67	51	567	328	38	1
65	Joe Denly	298	290	7107	5756	127	27.02	123.47	27	699	214	35	5
66	Manish Pandey	311	285	7100	5725	129	31.69	124.01	61	584	227	39	3
67	Shaun Marsh	215	212	7050	5485	115	37.9	128.53	26	679	222	57	2
68	Ahmed Shehzad	257	255	7011	5637	113	29.09	124.37	14	820	164	45	5
69	Dwayne Bravo	582	442	6970	5556	70	22.41	125.44	131	447	335	20	0
70	Samit Patel	429	356	6939	5539	90	24.6	125.27	74	627	218	37	0
71	Kumar Sangakkara	267	260	6937	5487	94	29.27	126.42	23	740	139	43	0
72	Mohammad Nabi AFG	484	405	6859	5108	89	21.3	134.27	83	464	343	18	0
73	Shreyas Iyer IND	246	239	6786	4929	147	34.44	137.67	42	562	300	46	3
74	Evin Lewis WI	260	253	6782	4735	125	28.85	143.23	18	553	467	43	6
75	Kamran Akmal	291	274	6775	5066	150	26.56	133.73	19	775	235	45	5
76	Tom Kohler-Cadmore	270	264	6709	4840	127	27.95	138.61	24	570	326	46	1
77	Ross Taylor NZ	302	284	6604	5062	111	30.57	130.46	68	445	317	33	1
78	Shimron Hetmyer WI	328	303	6595	4578	100	26.8	144.05	57	447	381	34	1
79	Steven Smith AUS	281	251	6579	4957	125	32.89	132.72	51	569	203	32	6
80	Ishan Kishan IND	236	227	6557	4570	113	30.92	143.47	15	649	319	37	7
81	Heinrich Klaasen	284	261	6535	4361	105	31.87	149.85	56	426	355	40	3
82	Mahmudullah BAN	359	321	6464	5338	73	25.54	121.09	68	498	221	26	0
83	Gautam Gambhir	251	245	6402	5309	93	28.96	120.58	24	747	90	53	0
84	Jonny Bairstow	265	247	6401	4573	116	30.48	139.97	37	578	288	34	5
85	Jean Paul Duminy	264	248	6397	5215	99	37.19	122.66	76	463	221	42	0
86	Will Jacks ENG	252	235	6395	4084	108	29.47	156.58	18	608	334	42	5
87	Cameron Delport	278	268	6290	4509	129	25.05	139.49	17	628	282	32	5
88	Mushfiqur Rahim BAN	300	276	6248	4979	98	29.47	125.48	64	531	174	35	0
89	Hardik Pandya IND	334	290	6235	4319	91	29.69	144.36	80	466	335	26	0
90	Mitchell Marsh AUS	240	227	6213	4505	117	33.22	137.91	40	494	310	38	4