Top 10 South African Cricketers With Most Runs In T20Is

T20I cricket is the newest form of international cricket. T20 cricket is very fast-paced and entertaining, which is the main reason for its immense popularity. South Africa is one of the nations that have produced the finest batter for the T20 format. Many South African players are aggressive, which is a major strength in T20I cricket. In this article, we are going to look at the 10 players from South Africa with the most runs in T20I cricket.

1. Graeme Smith – 982

Graeme Smith was a muscular and mighty captain for the South African national team. Smith’s batting was direct and upfront. Smith played 33 matches for South Africa in T20Is and scored 982 runs in them, with an average of 31.67. Smith scored five fifties in his career and was unfortunate as he was not able to score a century in his T20Is career.

2. Aiden Markram – 1063

Aiden Markram is a young and talented South African player who has proven himself as a great batter. Markram is a classy and aggressive batter. Markram has played 37 T20Is till now and has grabbed 1063 runs in them. Markram has scored these runs with a fantastic strike rate of 149.50. Markram has scored nine fifties in his t20I career.

3. Rassie van der Dussen – 1071

Rassie van der Dussen is a naturally attacking batter and a very important asset for South Africa in T20I cricket. Rassie has made his name in his nation because of his amazing batting technique in the shortest format. Rassie has played 43 games in T20I and scored 1071 runs in them. Rassie has scored seven fifties in T20I and has also smashed 48 sixes.

4. Hashim Amla – 1277

Hashim Amla is one of the calmest and mature cricketers from South Africa. Amla is a very classy and entertaining batter to watch. Amla had success in Test and ODI cricket, but the T20 format was not of his playing nature. Still, Amla played 44 games and scored 1277 runs in them. Amla scored these runs at a strike rate of 132.05.

5. Faf du Plessis – 1528

Faf du Plessis is a great batter and an amazing fielder for South Africa. Faf was classy, as well as an aggressive batter, whatever the situation was. Faf was a natural leader and was given the captaincy of the South Africa T20I side in 2013. Faf has played 50 games in T20I and scored 1528 runs in them. Faf has scored ten fifties and a century in T20i cricket. Faf scored these runs at a strike rate of 134.28.

6. Reeza Hendricks – 1645 

Reeza Hendricks had made his name as a destructive T20 opener and quickly scored runs whenever needed. Reeza made his T20I debut against Australia in 2014. Reeza has been a part of 54 matches for South Africa in T20I and scored 1645 runs in them. Reeza has 14 fifties in his career till now and has also smashed 32 sixes in these matches.

7. AB de Villiers – 1672

AB de Villiers, also known as the 360-degree player is one of the best aggressive batters for South Africa in limited-overs cricket. AB is one of the fewest cricketers who hold the capability to hit any bowler anywhere in the ground. AB has always been destructive in limited overs. AB has played 78 T20I games and scored 1672 runs in them. AB has ten fifties in T20I cricket.

8. JP Duminy – 1934 

JP Duminy was a classy left-handed batter with a full range of shots. JP was always helpful for South Africa whenever their middle order was collapsing. JP played 81 games for South Africa in T20I and has scored 1934 runs in them. He scored these runs with an average of 38.68 and a strike rate of 126.24. Duminy has scored 11 fifties for South Africa and has smacked 71 sixes for his nation.

9. David Miller – 2216

David Miller has emerged as the best finisher and middle-order batter for South Africa since his debut. Miller is a hard-hitting left-handed batter to clears boundaries on every ball. Miller has played 114 matches for South Africa and scored 2216 runs in them. Miller has a strike-rate of 144.64 in T20I cricket and has also scored two hundreds. Miller has also smashed 106 sixes in T20I cricket.

10. Quinton de Kock – 2277 

Quinton de Kock is a fearless and fantastic keeper which made him being compared to many legends very early in his career. QDK had played 80 matches in the T20I format and has scored the most runs for South Africa in T20I cricket, 2277 runs. QDK has 14 fifties and a century in his career till now. QDK has scored these runs at an average of 32.52.