The nation which founded the sport, England, is one of the dominant nations in the sport. They are the defending champions of the ODI and the T20 World Cup at the same time. This has happened for the first time in the history of World Cups that one team is defending both titles at a time. They defeated England by the barest of margins in the super over during the ODI World Cup final in 2019. Three years later, they defeated Pakistan in the final of the 2022 T20 World Cup. Their batters have dominated for a very long time. In modern-day cricket, batters like Ben Stokes, Joe Root, and Jos Buttler have made immense contributions to their team. This article will be written about the top 10 English batters with the most runs in T20 World Cups.
1. Jos Buttler
Known as the ‘T20 Specialist,’ Jos Buttler is the skipper of the defending champions, England. A wicketkeeper and a versatile batter, Jos bats in the middle-order in the longer formats and plays as an opener in the shortest format. Once set, the batter can demolish even the best of bowling attacks. His range of shits is what makes him special. The batter is known to play down the ground and behind the keeper as well. Under his leadership, England won its second World T20 title in 2022. His ability to attack the bowlers early in the innings has made him one of the best white-ball batters. Jos has scored 799 runs in 27 innings in the T20 World Cups.
2. Kevin Pietersen
Kevin Pietersen is one of England’s legends of the game. The top-order right-handed batter in the white ball formats played like there is no tomorrow. His fearless yet smart batting approach was something that inspired many. Although he was born in South Africa but chose to play cricket for England. His on-side dominance was so much that he could find the gaps easily. The batter used to play grounded shots to maximum efficiency which allowed him to play safe and put a price on his wicket. Pietersen made great contributions to his team, especially, in the 2010 T20 WC campaign which England won eventually. In fifteen T20 WC innings, he scored 580 runs.
3. Alex Hales
Alex Hales was a former opening batter for his nation in the white-ball formats. A player who looks to take on the bowlers barring the situation, Hales became one of England’s most prolific batters in no time. Alongside Jason Roy, the duo demolished many bowling attacks. Even the best bowlers had nothing in their bag of skills when Alex played in full flow. The right-handed opening batter made himself one of the regular inclusions in the squad. He has given England some famous starts. The batter played 20 innings in the T20 WCs and smashed 568 runs.
4. Eoin Morgan
The best white-ball skipper for England, Eoin Morgan, was a former left-handed middle-order batter and a brilliant leader for England. Morgan could hit long sixes and that too, consistently. He had this amazing bat swing which allowed him to whack sixes for fun. The southpaw smashed seventeen sixes in an ODI WC game against Afghanistan in 2019 which is still an unbroken record. Morgan marshaled his troops to the World Cup glory in the same year and became the first-ever skipper for England to win an ODI World Cup. He played 27 innings in the T20 WCs and scored 552 runs.
5. Luke Wright
Luke Wright was one of England’s prolific T20 players. His first break in the international scene came in 2003 after some extraordinary performances in the Under 19 World Cup. A bowling all-rounder who bowled right-arm medium and batted right-handed became a child prodigy for England in no time. He was selected in the 2007 T20 World Cup after his exemplary performance in the domestic T20 circuit. He played 20 innings in the T20 WCs and smashed 439 runs.
6. Jason Roy
The batter who lights up the stadium with his extraordinary batting, the batter who only knows how to dominate the opposition, the batter who hits sixes at will, and a batter who can win you games with his fearless batting. Well, all these qualities are possessed by a single batter, Jason Roy. You won't see a talent like Roy coming into the scene now and then. To be an opening batter in England is a task in itself, and to hit sixes coming down the ground on English pitches is something only Roy Could do. The right-handed attacking batter who opens the innings in the white ball formats has scored 306 runs in 10 T20 WC innings.
7. Craig Kieswetter
The former wicketkeeper and a right-handed middle-order batter, Kieswetter, made his T20I debut against the West Indies in 2010. He was a very efficient Wicketkeeper and piled up runs quickly in the middle order. The player batted in eleven T20 WC innings and scored 261 runs. He retired from T20Is in 2012.
8. Moeen Ali
Moeen Ali is one of England’s best all-rounders in the white-ball cricket. The off-spinner who bats in the middle-order has proven his mettle thus far in his career. he can hit the ball long and is known to give crucial breakthroughs. Ali has scored 254 runs in the T20 World Cups in seventeen innings.
9. Joe Root
One of the best batters sin the world, Joe Root, is a former skipper and a right-handed batter for England. When it comes to the longest format of the game, Root is among the best players. He has played some great career-defining knocks in his career across formats. The batter has scored 249 runs in six T20 WC innings.
10. Ravi Bopara
Ravi Bopara was a former all-rounder for England across formats. The right-arm medium bowler and a middle-order batter was one of the main inclusions in the team. His ability to pick wickets and score runs with the bat made him one of the best T20 players in the nation. Bopara scored 239 runs in the T20 World Cups.
