Most Runs in T20 World Cup 2021 – Check Complete List
Published on: Nov 12, 2021 5:18 pm IST|Updated on: Aug 18, 2022 7:42 pm IST
Most Runs in T20 World Cup 2021 – After 44 games and weeks full of entertainment, the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 has reached one final night. The two semi-finals of the marquee tournament gave fans everything to cheer about. After two enthralling contests, New Zealand and Australia went neck to neck with their opponents and paved their way into the final of the mega event. The summit clash will take place at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 14th November (Sunday).
Most Runs in T20 World Cup 2021
The T20 World Cup 2021 saw many flamboyant performances with bat. Many young players along with some senior batsmen proved their mettle and helped their team go past the line.
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam tops the chart of leading run-scorer with 303 runs to his name in 6 innings. He is followed by Australia’s fierce opener David Warner, who has 289 runs in the 7 innings.
The third batter in the list Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan who scored 281 runs with England’s wicketkeeper Jos Buttler next in the list with 269 runs to his name.
Sri Lanka’s rising start Charith Asalanka is the fifth leading run-scorer in the T20 World Cup 2021 with 231 runs to his name. He is followed by his teammate Pathum Nissanka, who has 221 runs to his name.
The likes of Daryl Mitchell, KL Rahul, Martin Guptill, Rassie van der Dussen, RD Berrington and Rohit Sharma respectively are next on the list with less than 200 runs.
Here are the batsmen with most runs in T20 World Cup 2021
Player | Team | Runs | Average |
Babar Azam | Pakistan | 303 | 60.60 |
David Warner | Australia | 289 | 48.16 |
Mohammad Rizwan | Pakistan | 281 | 70.25 |
Jos Buttler | England | 269 | 89.66 |
Charith Asalanka | Sri Lanka | 231 | 46.20 |
David Wiese | Namibia | 227 | 45.20 |
P Nissanka | Sri Lanka | 221 | 27.62 |
Daryl Mitchell | New Zealand | 197 | 39.40 |
KL Rahul | India | 194 | 48.50 |
Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 180 | 30.00 |
R van der Dussen | South Africa | 177 | 59.00 |
RD Berrington | Scotland | 177 | 29.50 |
Rohit Sharma | India | 174 | 34.80 |
ICC World Cup Point Table
The group stage of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 saw some extraordinary performances. Each team fought tooth and nail but in the end only Australia, England, Pakistan and New Zealand.
The four cricketing heavyweights left no stone unturned and in the end, Australia and New Zealand managed to have the last laugh
Here’s the point table of the Group 1 of the T20 World Cup 2021:
Team | Matches | Wins | Loss | Points | NRR |
England | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | +2.464 |
Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | +1.216 |
South Africa | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | +0.739 |
Sri Lanka | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -0.269 |
West Indies | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1.641 |
Bangladesh | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2.383 |
Point table of the Group 2 of the T20 World Cup 2021:
Team | Matches | Win | Loss | Points | NRR |
Pakistan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | +1.583 |
New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | +1.162 |
India | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | +1.747 |
Afghanistan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | +1.053 |
Namibia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1.890 |
Scotland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -3.543 |